Solanco 2024 Scholastic Art Awards and Lancaster County Awards Online Exhibition
Solanco award-winning artists have an outstanding showing in this year’s Scholastic Art Awards and Lancaster County Young Artists Awards Exhibition winning an impressive 64 awards! Awards include 4 Portfolio Awards: 2 Portfolio Gold Awards, 2 Portfolio Silver Awards: 1 American Visions Nominee Award, 6 Special Awards, 14 Gold Awards, 17 Silver Awards, and 22 Honorable Mention Awards! Scholastic Art Awards works honored with 10 awards have been forwarded to New York for national adjudication, which include: 1 Portfolio Gold Award, 1 American Visions Nominee Award, and 8 Gold Key Awards.
Solanco High School senior, Ava Kurtz, won a record-breaking 37 awards, which represents the most awards won by a Solanco High School artist in the regional Scholastic Art Awards and Lancaster County Young Artists Awards! Kurtz additionally holds the record for the most regional Scholastic Art Awards won by a Solanco High School artist that have advanced to national adjudication. Most impressively, Ava Kurtz has won four regional Portfolio Awards, including two Portfolio Gold Awards, which has never been achieved in the history of the Scholastic Art Awards and Lancaster County Young Artists Awards by any student artist in the entire Lancaster County region!
Established in 1923, the Scholastic Art Awards, presented by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, is the longest-running and most prestigious recognition program for creative teens in grades 7 to 12 in the United States. Visual arts professionals serve as judges, selecting works based on originality, technical skill, and the emergence of a personal voice or vision. The mission of the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers is to identify students with exceptional artistic and literary talent and present their visionary work to the world through recognition, exhibition, publication, and scholarships.
The Lancaster Museum of Art and the Pennsylvania College of Art and Design in Lancaster are honored to host this annual regional exhibition to celebrate the creativity of young artists from Lancaster County. Solanco award-winning work in the Lancaster County Young Artists Exhibition was on exhibition from March 8 through April 7, 2024 at the Lancaster Museum of Art located at 135 North Lime Street, Lancaster, PA. Solanco award-winning work in the Scholastic Art Exhibition is on view from April 12 through May 31, 2024 in the 2024 Scholastic Art Awards Online Exhibition on the Lancaster Museum of Art website.
Congratulations to the 2024 Solanco Scholastic Art Awards and Young Artists Awards Winners!
Ava Kurtz, Fine China, digital painting | Gold Portfolio Award (from the series: The Asian-American Experience) | 2 Gold Awards
Ava Kurtz, Fresh Mandarin Oranges and Green Apple, pastel on paper | Gold Portfolio Award (from the series: Abundance) | American Visions Nominee Award | Special Award: Leonardo da Vinci Award | 2 Gold Awards
Ava Kurtz: Lemons, Limes, and Pears, pastel on paper | Gold Portfolio Award (from the series: Abundance) | Silver Portfolio Award (from the series: Abundance) | Gold Award | Silver Award
Avery Caldwell, Ocean Life Tea Set, earthenware, glaze | 2 Gold Awards
Maggie Poole, Sea Urchin Tea Set, earthenware | Special Award: Echo Valley Sculpture Award | Gold Award
Solanco Award-winning Artists Featured in the Exhibition
SOLANCO HIGH SCHOOL
Ava Kurtz
37 Awards!
(Record-breaking for the most awards won by a Solanco High School artist in the regional Scholastic art Awards and Lancaster County Young Artists Awards!)
9 Scholastic Art Awards advanced to national adjudication
(Record-breaking for the most regional Scholastic Art Awards won by a Solanco High School artist that advanced to national adjudication)
4 Portfolio Awards!
(Record-breaking! Winning four regional Portfolio Awards, including two Gold Portfolio Awards, has never been achieved in the history of the Scholastic Art Awards and Young Artists Awards by any student artist in the entire Lancaster County Region!)
- 1 Gold Portfolio Award: Scholastic Art Awards
(Forwarded to N.Y. for national adjudication)
- 1 Gold Portfolio Award: Lancaster County Young Artists Awards
- 1 Silver Portfolio Award: Scholastic Art Awards
- 1 Silver Portfolio Award: Lancaster County Young Artists Awards
1 American Visions Nominee Award: Scholastic Art Awards
(Awarded to the top five works in the region—forwarded to N.Y. for national adjudication)
3 Special Awards:
Echo Valley Excellence in Technique Award, Lancaster Italian Cultural Society Leonardo da Vinci Award, Foxduck Digital Award: Lancaster County Young Artists Awards
11 Gold Awards:
- 7 Gold Key Awards: Scholastic Art Awards (Forwarded to N.Y. for national adjudication)
- 4 Gold Awards: Lancaster County Young Artists Awards
8 Silver Awards:
- 4 Silver Key Awards: Scholastic Art Awards
- 4 Silver Awards: Lancaster County Young Artists Awards
10 Honorable Mention Awards:
- 5 Honorable Mention Awards: Scholastic Art Awards
- 5 Honorable Mention Awards: Lancaster County Young Artists Awards
Maggie Poole:
1 Special Award:
Echo Valley Sculpture Award: Lancaster County Young Artists Awards
1 Gold Award: Lancaster County Young Artists Awards
1 Silver Key Award: Scholastic Art Awards
1 Honorable Mention Award: Scholastic Art Awards
Avery Caldwell:
1 Gold Key Award: Scholastic Art Awards (Forwarded to N.Y. for national adjudication)
1 Gold Award: Lancaster County Young Artists Awards
Hannah Chen:
1 Silver Award: Lancaster County Young Artists Awards
1 Silver Key Award: Scholastic Art Awards
1 Honorable Mention Award: Scholastic Art Awards
Brooklynn King:
1 Silver Award: Lancaster County Young Artists Awards
1 Silver Key Award: Scholastic Art Awards
Addison Boyd:
1 Silver Award: Lancaster County Young Artists Awards
1 Silver Key Award: Scholastic Art Awards
Lila Good:
2 Special Awards: PA College of Art and Design 9th Grade Award, Marietta Arts Alive Award: Lancaster County Young Artists Awards
1 Silver Key Award: Scholastic Art Awards
1 Honorable Mention Award: Lancaster County Young Artists Awards
Justice Felizzi:
2 Honorable Mention Awards: Lancaster County Young Artists Awards
1 Honorable Mention Award: Scholastic Art Awards
Blake Jenkins:
1 Silver Key Award: Scholastic Art Awards
1 Honorable Mention Award: Lancaster County Young Artists Awards
Emma Reinhardt:
1 Honorable Mention Award: Lancaster County Young Artists Awards
SMITH MIDDLE SCHOOL:
Wesley Bard:
2 Honorable Mention Awards: Lancaster County Young Artists Awards
Emma Gilman:
1 Honorable Mention Award: Lancaster County Young Artists Awards
Daphny Kylar:
1 Honorable Mention Award: Lancaster County Young Artists Awards