Lancaster County Young Artists Awards
Solanco 2024 Lancaster County Young Artists Awards Online Exhibition
Please note: We look forward to announcing the 2024 Scholastic Art Awards winners when results are announced in late March.
Solanco award-winning artists have an outstanding showing in this year’s Young Artists Awards Exhibition winning 2 Portfolio Awards: 1 Gold Portfolio Award, and 1 Silver Portfolio Award; 6 Special Awards, 6 Gold Awards, 7 Silver Awards, and 14 Honorable Mention Awards!Visual arts professionals served as jurors selecting works based on originality, technical skill, and the emergence of a personal voice. The Young Artists Awards results announced here will be updated in late March to include the winners in the Scholastic Art Awards competition when results are announced.
Exhibition Dates, Locations, Hours:
March 9 to April 7, 2024
Opening Reception: March 8, 2024, 5 to 8 p.m., Lancaster Museum of Art
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 will be on exhibition at the Lancaster Museum of Art located at 135 North Lime Street, Lancaster, PA. The Pennsylvania College of Art and Design is located at 204 N. Prince Street, Lancaster, PA. The exhibition opening reception will be held Friday, March 8, 2024 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Lancaster Museum of Art. The exhibition runs through Sunday, April 7, 2024. Exhibition hours at the Lancaster Museum of Art are: M, T, TH, F, S from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday noon to 4 p.m. Closed Monday and Wednesday
Congratulations to the 2024 Solanco Lancaster County Young Artists Awards Winners!
Ava Kurtz, Fine China, digital painting | Gold Portfolio Award (from the series: The Asian-American Experience) | Gold Award
Ava Kurtz, Fresh Mandarin Oranges and Green Apple, pastel on paper | Portfolio Award (from the series: Abundance) | Special Award: Leonardo da Vinci Award | Gold Award
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: 18 Awards!
2 Portfolio Awards: 1 Gold Portfolio Award, 1 Silver Portfolio Award
3 Special Awards: Echo Valley Excellence in Technique Award, Lancaster Italian Cultural Society Leonardo da Vinci Award, Foxduck Digital Award
4 Gold Awards
4 Silver Awards
5 Honorable Mention Awards
Maggie Poole:
1 Special Award: Echo Valley Sculpture Award
1 Gold Award
Avery Caldwell:
1 Gold Award
Hannah Chen:
1 Silver Award
Brooklynn King:
1 Silver Award
Addison Boyd:
1 Silver Award
Lila Good:
2 Special Awards: PA College of Art and Design 9th Grade Award, Marietta Arts Alive Award
1 Honorable Mention Award
Justice Felizzi:
2 Honorable Mention Awards
Emma Reinhardt:
1 Honorable Mention Award
Blake Jenkins:
1 Honorable Mention Award
SMITH MIDDLE SCHOOL:
Wesley Bard:
2 Honorable Mention Awards
Emma Gilman:
1 Honorable Mention Award
Daphny Kylar: 1 Honorable Mention Award