The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, a nonprofit organization, identifies teenagers with exceptional artistic and literary talent and brings their remarkable work to a national audience through The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.Tumblr (3.0; @awawards)http://awawards.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/88532616b2988691f042e117b3a7af54/tumblr_molv2rXkHy1qixtito1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A big THANK YOU to these art handlers who put together this year’s stunning #AWawards exhibitions at #Parsons and #PrattManhattan!</p>http://awawards.tumblr.com/post/53300350618http://awawards.tumblr.com/post/53300350618Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:18:27 -0400parsonsawawardsprattmanhattan<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f97e0aa1e32c07971eb31a447dd94f99/tumblr_moljgbY4Tv1qixtito1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>We celebrated #JohnBaldessari ‘s 82nd Birthday yesterday! He was an #AWawards winner in 1948.</p>http://awawards.tumblr.com/post/53283306418http://awawards.tumblr.com/post/53283306418Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:07:22 -0400johnbaldessariawawards<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f249e24c02d19e2331679e5c741e7b64/tumblr_mok8f2Fikp1qdnng7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://reekloose.tumblr.com/post/53243274390/happy-birthday-john" target="_blank">reekloose</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>happy birthday john</p> </blockquote>http://awawards.tumblr.com/post/53277304363http://awawards.tumblr.com/post/53277304363Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:14:35 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f089fd6d381e66577c708819245433b7/tumblr_mok2bxSPeG1qixtito1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span class="userContent">Happy Birthday to 1948 <strong>Scholastic Awards winner</strong>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/johnbaldessari?directed_target_id=0" target="_blank">John Baldessari</a>! <br/><br/> Learn more about this amazing artist on our blog: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2Fit5G48&h=vAQEH1o0r&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"><a href="http://bit.ly/it5G48" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/it5G48</a></a></span></p>http://awawards.tumblr.com/post/53221866442http://awawards.tumblr.com/post/53221866442Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:59:00 -0400John Baldessariconceptual artconceptual artistsartistsartScholastic Awards alumniScholastic Awards AlumHappy Birthday<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/119feb5835769f04488047bc1e1376cb/tumblr_mognobUwm41qixtito1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span class="userContent">Today is your final chance at winning our special 90th anniversary book, The Great Encouragement. <br/><br/> Enter here: <a href="http://asm.ly/AWA90" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"><a href="http://asm.ly/AWA90" target="_blank">http://asm.ly/AWA90</a></a></span></p>http://awawards.tumblr.com/post/53063831977http://awawards.tumblr.com/post/53063831977Sat, 15 Jun 2013 20:50:35 -0400writingwritetipwriting tipswriting advicethe great encouragementscholastic awardsscholastic art and writing awards90th anniversary2013 scholastic art and writing awardsHolley Gerthcourageinspiration<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7a6f69660020eaa50025588532b20cd9/tumblr_mogkpivTN51qixtito1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Amazing paintings and drawings by 2013 #AWawards Portfolio Gold Medal winner @taintedyouth at #Parsons! #studentart #teenart</p>http://awawards.tumblr.com/post/53060020711http://awawards.tumblr.com/post/53060020711Sat, 15 Jun 2013 19:46:30 -0400studentartteenartparsonsawawards<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2e1e7d023d45d76ef1bd32258c4fd5f5/tumblr_moecce4Z6x1qixtito1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span class="userContent">Tomorrow is your last chance to see <strong><a href="http://www.artandwriting.org/" target="_blank">Scholastic Award</a></strong>-winning art and writing by talented teens across the country at both <a href="http://www.newschool.edu/parsons/exhibitions-and-events.aspx" target="_blank" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=169754843080027&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A0%7D">Sheila C. Johnson Design Center at Parsons</a> and <a href="http://www.pratt.edu/about_pratt/exhibitions/pratt_manhattan_gallery/" target="_blank" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=41004637031&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A0%7D">Pratt Manhattan Gallery</a>! <br/></span></p> <p><span class="userContent">Don’t miss this unique exhibition!<br/></span></p>http://awawards.tumblr.com/post/52967394164http://awawards.tumblr.com/post/52967394164Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:01:30 -0400Scholastic AwardsArt.Write.NowNational ExhibitionArt.Write.Now.2013 National Exhibition2013 Scholastic Art and Writing AwardsScholastic Art and Writing Awardsteen artteen writingteen artiststeen writersstudent artstudent writersyoung artistsyoung writersAWN2013AWNAWawardsParsonsPrattPratt ManhattanSheila C. Johnson<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/de75d96d8e7a6efb0eb5817f534a3a57/tumblr_moe5zer8De1qixtito1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Usher</strong> surprised nearly <strong>1,000 <a href="http://www.artandwriting.org/" target="_blank">Scholastic Award</a>-winning teens</strong> at our Awards Ceremony recently! He encouraged young artists and writers to:</p> <p>“<em>Identify your passion and let that lead you thru life</em>” <a class="twitter-hashtag pretty-link js-nav" href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23AWAwards&src=hash" data-query-source="hashtag_click" target="_blank">#<strong>AWAwards</strong></a> <a class="twitter-timeline-link" href="http://t.co/dFklm96o18" data-pre-embedded="true" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/dFklm96o18</a></p>http://awawards.tumblr.com/post/52954319775http://awawards.tumblr.com/post/52954319775Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:33:14 -0400UsherScholastic Awards2013 Scholastic Art and Writing AwardsScholastic Art and Writing AwardsNational Awards CeremonyAWawardshowuseeittwitpicteen artiststeen writersyoung artistsyoung writersstudent art<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0be823683bac023cc79e7ea78f761c71/tumblr_mocnopGW6k1qixtito1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption"><span class="hasCaption">Let’s hear from you! Why are art and writing important in your life? <a href="http://asm.ly/AWA90" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"><a href="http://asm.ly/AWA90" target="_blank">http://asm.ly/AWA90</a></a></span></span></p>http://awawards.tumblr.com/post/52904952532http://awawards.tumblr.com/post/52904952532Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:45:11 -0400ArtBelieve in ArtImportance of Artwhy art is importantimportance of writingthe great encouragementcontestsbook giveawaygiveawaysscholastic awards<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4b8f5a40d847bb800e15deed50a23185/tumblr_moclhv9edF1qixtito1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>More #teenart from this year’s #AWawards at #Parsons (66 Fifth Ave) in #NYC! Open for viewing now until Saturday.</p>http://awawards.tumblr.com/post/52889943029http://awawards.tumblr.com/post/52889943029Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:13:06 -0400nycteenartparsonsawawards<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5757d4304b824d55cc66692d9bb3f1c8/tumblr_moaebxC2ll1qixtito1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Just a few of the many incredible #AWawards winning student works at #PrattManhattan. Check it out before the exhibit closes on June 15! #teenart #studentart</p>http://awawards.tumblr.com/post/52794056565http://awawards.tumblr.com/post/52794056565Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:43:09 -0400studentartteenartawawardsprattmanhattan<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ce9a936f18f38866f54cbbbedfadd2ba/tumblr_mo8m4cEH8j1qixtito1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><span class="userContent">We’re proud to present the <strong><a href="http://blog.artandwriting.org/2013/06/08/a-constitutional-rite/" target="_blank">2013 M.R. Robinson National Constitution Center American National Tree Award</a></strong>!<br/><br/> If you earned a Gold Key in the 2013 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards and you’re going to be in 8th to 12th grade in September, you can <strong>enter to win a $1,000 scholarship</strong>. Details here: <a href="http://asm.ly/r1q" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"><a href="http://asm.ly/r1q" target="_blank">http://asm.ly/r1q</a></a></span></p>http://awawards.tumblr.com/post/52715810526http://awawards.tumblr.com/post/52715810526Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:36:00 -0400National Constitution CenterAmerican National Tree2013 Scholastic Art and Writing AwardsScholastic AwardsScholastic Art and Writing AwardsGold Keyscholarshipsawardswriting awardswriting conteststeen writers<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4dfa45b097dee86ee45d9741690c41e0/tumblr_mo8fw3zYG91qixtito1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Tell us why art matters to you here: <span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" data-ft='{"type":45}'><span class="hasCaption"><a href="http://asm.ly/AWA90" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"><a href="http://asm.ly/AWA90" target="_blank">http://asm.ly/AWA90</a></a> And you could win a FREE copy of our 90th Anniversary publication, <em><a href="http://www.artandwriting.org/thegreatencouragement/" target="_blank">The Great Encouragement</a></em>!<br/></span></span></p>http://awawards.tumblr.com/post/52708819958http://awawards.tumblr.com/post/52708819958Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:30:27 -0400The Great EncouragementArt MattersArtWritingimportance of artimportance of writingcontest90th anniversaryScholastic AwardsScholastic Art and Writing Awards<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/672d73eeeeb63abddd784a909c5f2a60/tumblr_mo7685tHOV1qixtito1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#AWawards Alumni readings tonight at #PrattManhattan #NYC Join us!</p>http://awawards.tumblr.com/post/52657060292http://awawards.tumblr.com/post/52657060292Mon, 10 Jun 2013 17:55:17 -0400nycawawardsprattmanhattan<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a03c9ca0cb42c43cf453194207099de9/tumblr_mo73p4GKu01qixtito1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Still reeling over our 90th #AWawards Ceremony! Here’s our 2013 Portfolio Gold Medalists w/ #SarahJessicaParker and @Zac_Posen! #regram from @scholasticinc</p>http://awawards.tumblr.com/post/52652927793http://awawards.tumblr.com/post/52652927793Mon, 10 Jun 2013 17:00:40 -0400regramsarahjessicaparkerawawards<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2dbbd754bd90ff182c02119b95ac4023/tumblr_mnzwfkAUd01qixtito1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span><span class="fsl"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/416021261839165/" target="_blank"><strong>Words & Lines: An Evening of Art and Readings</strong></a><br/></span></span></p> <p><span><span class="fsl">Join us on <strong>June 10</strong> for an exclusive night of readings with Scholastic Awards alumni and Special Guest </span></span><span><span class="fsl"><a href="http://www.poetrysociety.org/psa/poetry/crossroads/new_american_poets/aracelis_girmay/" target="_blank">Aracelis Girmay</a>!<br/><br/></span></span>You’ll hear poetry and prose, enjoy refreshments, and have the unique opportunity to peruse our <span><span class="fsl"><a href="http://www.artandwriting.org/exhibitions/art-write-now-2013-national-exhibition/" target="_blank">2013 National Exhibition</a>, which features top student art and writing from the 2013 Scholastic Awards.<br/><br/><strong>This is a FREE event, but </strong></span></span><span><span class="fsl"><strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/416021261839165/" target="_blank">RSVP</a> is required: so please do so <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/416021261839165/" target="_blank">right here</a></strong>. See all you readers and writers there! <br/></span></span></p>http://awawards.tumblr.com/post/52336729930http://awawards.tumblr.com/post/52336729930Thu, 06 Jun 2013 19:40:32 -0400readingseventswriting eventsScholastic AwardsScholastic Awards AlumniScholastic Awards AlumsAracelis GirmayNational ExhibitionArt.Write.Nowteen writersteen poetsyoung poetsyoung writerspoetry events<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cd9373c705aaa48760b305b2b2b0f8de/tumblr_mnzpiprvRA1qixtito1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Thank you @Zac_Posen, Usher (@howuseeit) and Sarah Jessica Parker for your inspiring words at our #AWawards ceremony and for supporting #creativeteens! #regram of @scholasticinc</p>http://awawards.tumblr.com/post/52325886463http://awawards.tumblr.com/post/52325886463Thu, 06 Jun 2013 17:11:13 -0400regramawawardscreativeteens<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a9a98e0614a393990f02871a9b928247/tumblr_mnvqjd7hQ11rjd1voo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://nationalstudentpoets.tumblr.com/post/52150920461/did-you-catch-the-national-student-poets-present" target="_blank">nationalstudentpoets</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Did you catch the National Student Poets present during the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Saturday Student Showcase?</p> </blockquote>http://awawards.tumblr.com/post/52160292291http://awawards.tumblr.com/post/52160292291Tue, 04 Jun 2013 16:02:28 -0400national student poetsnational student poets programstudent showcasepoetryteen poetsstudent poetsScholastic Art and Writing Awards2013 Scholastic Art and Writing AwardsScholastic Awards<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a3b776f82ef4e37cfc8d7ed47702a34d/tumblr_mnq1dcG0d11qixtito1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Come down to the Student Showcase at Parsons today to see some great #teenart!</p>http://awawards.tumblr.com/post/51888334188http://awawards.tumblr.com/post/51888334188Sat, 01 Jun 2013 11:51:12 -0400teenart<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/745218b377030986f62f2f94908fcd82/tumblr_mno7uwuEOu1qixtito1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span class="userContent">Visiting Times Square today? Be sure to snap a pic in front of the Scholastic Awards screen at 1515 Broadway using <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23AWLandmarks&src=hash" target="_blank">#AWLandmarks</a>! <a href="http://instagram.com/p/Z-yUWqL-5m/" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"><a href="http://instagram.com/p/Z-yUWqL-5m/" target="_blank">http://instagram.com/p/Z-yUWqL-5m/</a></a></span></p>http://awawards.tumblr.com/post/51812603315http://awawards.tumblr.com/post/51812603315Fri, 31 May 2013 13:00:40 -0400AWLandmkarsTimes SquareScholastic Awards