The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers
The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, a national nonprofit organization, was established in 1994 with the mission to provide guidance and support for the next generation of artists and writers. The Alliance tracks the creative development of teenagers across the country each year through the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards program. The Alliance seeks to identify emerging artists for college scholarship consideration but also invests in the critical role of creative development for youth beginning in 7th grade.
The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers
Each year more than 77,000 students grades 7—12 participate in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. The process begins across the country as young artists and writers submit more than 100,000 creative works of art and writing to a network of Regional Affiliates that locally present the Awards. The most outstanding works of art and writing from each region are forwarded to New York City to be assessed on a national level. Panels of professional jurors review approximately 8,000 works of art and 2,000 manuscripts to select the 1,200 national award recipients. Graduating seniors who submit a body of work in the Portfolio categories compete for local and national scholarships bestowed by Regions, the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, and a network of art institutes, colleges and universities. Since 1923 the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards have encouraged more than 13 million students, recognized more than 2.5 million young artists and writers, and distributed more than $25 million in awards and scholarships.
Local and national exhibitions and annual catalogs/ anthologies serve as a record of student achievement since the late 1920s, chronicling early work from some of our nation's most accomplished artists and writers including Richard Anuskiewicz, Richard Avedon, Harry Bertoia, Mel Bochner, Truman Capote, Paul Davis, Frances Farmer, Red Grooms, Robert Indiana, Bernard Malamud, Joyce Maynard, Joyce Carol Oates, Phillip Pearlstein, Peter Beagle, Sylvia Plath, Robert Redford, Jean Stafford, Mozelle Thompson, Ned Vizzini, Andy Warhol, John Currin, and Charles White.
