Scholastic Art & Writing Awards: New York City Regional Exhibition

This exhibition features more than six hundred works of art and writing by New York City teens who received the highest regional recognition in the 2019 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards—the Gold Key Award. Presented by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, the Scholastic Awards are the longest-running and most prestigious recognition program for creative teens in the United States. The Met is honored to again host this year's exhibition and celebrate the creativity of these young artists.

This year more than 3,500 students in grades 7 through 12 submitted over 12,500 works to the New York City Region of the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, representing nearly three hundred schools in all five boroughs. In addition, more than one hundred literary and visual arts professionals served as judges, selecting works based on originality, technical skill, and emergence of a personal voice or vision.

The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers' mission is to identify students with exceptional artistic and literary talent and present their visionary work to the world through recognition, exhibition, publication, and scholarships. Established in 1923, the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards bring the work of young people to regional and national audiences. Former recipients include artists Andy Warhol, Cy Twombly, Kay WalkingStick, and John Baldessari—all represented in The Met collection—and writers Sylvia Plath, Truman Capote, and Joyce Carol Oates.

Learn more about the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers and the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards and connect @artandwriting #goldkey. For more information contact info@artandwriting.org.

See a complete list of 2019 New York City Scholastic art award recipients and writing award recipients.

The NYC Scholastic Awards are administered by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers in collaboration with The New School's Open Campus, Parsons School of Design, and Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts. The 2019 New York City Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Exhibition at The Met is presented, in part, with generous support from Scholastic Inc., the New York Times, Blick Art Materials and Utrecht Art Supplies, Robert Lehman Foundation, and American Eagle Outfitters Foundation, and public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.