Archmere Freshman Emily Lugg Wins National Writing Award
After winning a Gold Key Award for her Personal Essay/Memoir submission of Instructions For A Portrait, Archmere Academy freshman Emily Lugg has been named a National Medalist in the 2016 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards by the nonprofit Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, the nation’s longest-running and most prestigious recognition program for creative teens in grades 7–12. Nearly 320,000 works of art and writing were submitted by students in grades 7–12 this year. Receiving a National Medal places Emily within the top 1% of all submissions.
All works are evaluated through a series of blind adjudication, first on a regional level by more than 100 local affiliates of the Alliance and then nationally by an impressive panel of creative-industry experts. This past year’s group of distinguished jurors included artist Andres Serrano, poet Nikki Giovanni, Warhol Museum Director Eric Shiner, artist Wangechi Mutu and comic artist Dash Shaw.
“By tapping into the imaginations of teenage artists and writers and encouraging them to share their visions, we are fostering the next generation of great influencers in the arts and beyond,” said Virginia McEnerney, Executive Director of the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers. “The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards provide a national platform to recognize and celebrate the deeply personal, innovative and thought-provoking creative work of today’s teenagers. Time and again, we hear that seeing the work gives viewers hope about the future of the arts.”
Emily will be recognized at the National Ceremony at Carnegie Hall on Thursday, June 2.
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All works are evaluated through a series of blind adjudication, first on a regional level by more than 100 local affiliates of the Alliance and then nationally by an impressive panel of creative-industry experts. This past year’s group of distinguished jurors included artist Andres Serrano, poet Nikki Giovanni, Warhol Museum Director Eric Shiner, artist Wangechi Mutu and comic artist Dash Shaw.
“By tapping into the imaginations of teenage artists and writers and encouraging them to share their visions, we are fostering the next generation of great influencers in the arts and beyond,” said Virginia McEnerney, Executive Director of the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers. “The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards provide a national platform to recognize and celebrate the deeply personal, innovative and thought-provoking creative work of today’s teenagers. Time and again, we hear that seeing the work gives viewers hope about the future of the arts.”
Emily will be recognized at the National Ceremony at Carnegie Hall on Thursday, June 2.
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grades 9-12 founded in 1932 by the Norbertine Fathers.
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