Scholastic Art Awards

Carson High Students Named Scholastic Art and Writing Contest Winners for 2023
Posted on 03/08/2023
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Last month, 13 students from Carson High School were honored at the Scholastic Art and Writing Contest awards ceremony in the Nightingale Concert Hall at the University of Nevada, Reno, where they were presented with prestigious awards.

Of note, Autumn Holst, 18-year-old senior in Mr. Matthew Theilan’s Photography class, received a Gold Key Award for her photograph "Semicolon" as well as an Honorable Mention for her piece "School Life," and Tarrah Borrowman, 16-year-old junior in Mrs. Alisa Kuniya’s Ceramics class, received a Gold Key Award for her ceramic piece called "Thoughts in Form." Mayra Hernandez, 18-year-old senior in Mrs. Kuniya’s Ceramics class, and Malaina Hutson,16-year-old junior in Mr. Theilan's Photography class, were also recognized with Silver Key Awards for their respective pieces entitled "Quetzalcóatl" and "Awakening."

Additionally, the following students were recognized for earning Honorable Mention Awards (alphabetically by last name):

  • Michelle Bonilla, 17-year-old senior in Mrs. Kuniya’s Ceramics class, for "Broken Beauty"
  • Victoria Dao, 16-year-old junior in Mrs. Karen McCraw's Art class, for "Nighttime Snack"
  • Madelyn Monson, 17-year-old junior in Mrs. McCraw's Art class, for "Dixie Doodle"
  • Ryah Newton, 15-year-old sophomore in Mrs. Adriane Wacker's Art class, for "Relaxing Swim"
  • Madeline Roberts, 17-year-old junior in Mrs. McCraw's Art class, for "Grieving Heart"
  • Emily Sanchez, 17-year-old senior in Mrs. Kuniya’s Ceramics class, for "Flora Cruz"
  • Sandra Sullivan, 17-year-old junior in Mrs. McCraw's Art class, for "School of Fish"
  • Allie Tiearney, 17-year-old senior in Mrs. Kuniya’s Ceramics class, for “Mushroom and Frog"
  • Mabel Wacker, 15-year-old freshman in Mrs. McCraw's Art class, for "Copenhagen's Water"

“We are very proud of the hard work, dedication, and contributions our talented students at Carson High School make to the arts,” McCraw said of the ceremony. “It is an exciting time for artists here in Carson City.”

Here is the link with all of the photos. Gold Key Art was exhibited at Sheppard Contemporary gallery at the University of Nevada, Reno located in the Church Fine Arts building. American Visions Nominated Art was exhibited at Nevada Museum of Art. You can view the winners on the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwSyKEHrBfo

The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards were founded in 1923 and, for nearly a century, have inspired bold ideas in creative teens throughout the country. Entries are selected for awards by some of the foremost leaders in the visual and literary arts without knowledge of the student’s gender, age, ethnicity or hometown. Jurors look for works that exemplify the Awards’ core values: originality, technical skill, and the emergence of a personal voice or vision. The awards are presented by the alliance for young artists & writers. The alliance is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to identify students with exceptional artistic and literary talent and present their remarkable work to the world through the scholastic art & writing awards. The awards give students opportunities for recognition, exhibition, publication, and scholarships. In 2022, students across the United States and Canada entered more than 260,000 original works in 28 different categories of art and writing. More information available at artandwriting.org.