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New York, June 15, 2007. Supporters of emerging artists and
writers joined Scholastic Chairman, President and CEO Richard
Robinson for a benefit dinner for The Alliance for Young
Artists & Writers at the Mandarin Oriental.
The dinner followed an inspiring ceremony at Carnegie Hall,
which featured Broadway stars Blair Brown and Amy Ryan; Chuck
Palahniuk, bestselling author of Fight Club and Choke; and 500
talented teenagers and their teachers and family. The
Scholastic Art & Writing Awards (www.artandwriting.org)
recognizes student artists and writers, grades 7-12, from
across the country. The 84-year old institution has offered
artistic validation to such talented teenagers as Richard
Avedon, Andy Warhol, Joyce Carol Oates, John Lithgow, Sylvia
Plath and Robert Redford
“For eighty-four years, The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
have honored the talent of young artists and writers from
around the country for their outstanding achievements,” said
BJ Adler, executive director of the Alliance for Young Artists
& Writers. “We look forward to celebrating the accomplishments
of The Award Recipients of 2007 with our distinguished guests
and to broadening their horizons through a workshop series,
giving them the confidence and encouragement to pursue careers
in the creative industries.”
Since Scholastic founded the program in 1923, The Awards have
honored distinguished past recipients such as Richard Avedon,
Truman Capote, Robert Indiana, John Lithgow, Bernard Malamud,
Joyce Maynard, Joyce Carol Oates, Sylvia Plath, Robert
Redford, Andy Warhol and Sherley Anne Williams, who received
recognition when they were in high school.
Scholastic Art & Writing
Awards Celebration 2007
Each year, the Alliance receives thousands of works of art and
writing, submitted through 82 regional affiliate programs
across the nation for consideration in 25 categories of art
and writing. The submissions are evaluated locally and
nationally by a panel of jurors comprised of renowned artists,
authors, educators and arts professionals. Notable past and
current jurors include Elizabeth Bishop, Judy Blume, Billy
Collins, Robert Frost, Frank McCourt, Philip Pearlstein,
George Plimpton, Faith Ringgold, Andy Rooney, KiKi Smith and
William Saroyan.
About The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards and the Alliance
The Awards program continues to provide a platform for
creative expression for millions of students across the
country. The Alliance brings outstanding visual art and
writing created by teenagers to a national audience and
encourages their creative journey and career development. In
addition to awarding annual scholarships to top portfolio
award recipients, the Alliance collaborates with colleges
across the country that make an additional $1.5 million in
financial aid available to award recipients with exceptional
promise.
The Awards program and the work of the Alliance are made
possible through the support of Scholastic Inc., the Title
Sponsor. Presenting Sponsors include The New York Times
Company, Accenture, Command Web Offset, The Diller - von
Furstenberg Family Foundation, CDW-G and Hewlett Packard.
Generous leadership support is also provided by The Maurice R.
Robinson Fund, the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation and The Jacques
and Natasha Gelman Trust.
For more information, visit
www.artandwriting.org |