2026 AWARDS CEREMONY
All exhibitions are free and open to the public though tickets are required for the Denver Art Museum (DAM) to track attendance on all days other than the awards ceremony.
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NO TICKETS ARE NEEDED FOR THE AWARDS CEREMONY!
ALL STUDENTS WITH AWARDS SHOULD PLAN TO ATTEND -
THIS INCLUDES HONORABLE MENTION.
Denver Art Museum
Saturday, February 28, 2026
Located in the Martin Building
in the Sturm Room (Upstairs)
100 W 14th Pkwy
Denver, 80204
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All students receiving awards (Gold Key, Silver Key, Honorable Mention, Special Awards) should plan to attend the ceremony in which their school is listed based off the alpha list below.
Parents, siblings, friends, and educators welcome.
On this date, exhibitions at Denver Art Museum and 40 West Gallery are open for all of Scholastics ceremony attendees. 40 West Gallery opens at 12pm.
Students - you will come up on stage for your highest award (not repeat) and say: 1. Your Name 2. Your School Name 3. Your Teachers Name 4. Category of Award(s).
Snapping pics? Make sure to tag us!
#ColoradoArtAwards @ColoradoArtAwards #artandwriting
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10 -10:50am
Schools
Gre - Pe
11:30 - 12:20pm
Schools
Pi - Z
1:30 - 2:20pm
Schools
A - Denver Pub
3:00 - 3:50pm
Schools
Denver Sch - Gra
Greeley Central High School
Gunnison High School
Hoehne School
Home School
Horizon High School
Kent Denver School
Kinard Core Knowledge Middle School
Legend High School
Leman Academy of Excellence
Liberty High School
Littleton High School
Logan School for Creative Learning
Longmont High School
Lutheran High School
Meeker High School
Merit Academy
Middle Park High School
Monarch High School
Mountain Range High School
Mountain Vista High School
Niwot High School
Northfield High School
Options High School
Overland High School
Pagosa Springs High School
Palisade High School
Palmer High School
Palmer Ridge High School
Parker Performing Arts
Peak To Peak Charter School
Pine Creek High School
Pinnacle Charter High School
Pomona Senior High School
Ponderosa High School
Poudre High School
Prairie View High School
Ralston Valley Senior High School
Rangeview High School
Renaissance Secondary School
Rock Canyon High School
Rocky Mountain High School
Rocky Top Middle School
Salida High School
Severance High School
Silver Creek High School
Skyline High School
Skyview Academy
Smoky Hill High School
South High School
St Mary's Academy
Stargate School
Steamboat Springs High School
Strasburg High School
Summit Middle Charter School
The Potter's School
Thomas Jefferson High School
Vail Mountain School
Valor Christian High School
Vanguard 4-12 School
Vista Peak Preparatory School
Warren Tech Central Center
Watershed School
Abraham Lincoln High School
Air Academy High School
Arapahoe High School
Artios Academies
Artistic Fox Art & Design Academy
Aspen High School
Astravo Online Academy
Aurora Central High School
Boulder High School
Broomfield High School
Campus Middle School
Castle View High School
Centaurus High School
Charles Burrell Visual and Performing Arts Campus
Chatfield Senior High School
Cherokee Trail High School
Cherry Creek High School
Cheyenne Mountain High School
Classical Academy
Colorado Academy
Colorado Early Colleges Aurora High School
Colorado Rocky Mountain School
Columbia Middle School
Columbine Senior High School
Coronado High School
D'evelyn Jr Senior High School
Dakota Ridge Senior High School
Denver East/East High School
Denver Public School Online
Denver School Of The Arts
Doherty High School
Dominic Art Studio
Durango High School
Douglas Co High School
Eaglecrest High School
Erie Middle School
Fairview High School
Falcon High School
Fort Collins High School
Fossil Ridge High School
Fountain Valley School
Fountain-Ft Carson High School
Frontier Academy 6-12
Fruita Monument High School
Gateway High School
George Washington High School
Golden Senior High School
Grand Junction High School
Grandview High School
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PARKING AND ARRIVAL:
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DAM Webpage PLAN YOUR VISIT
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Park 30 minutes before your ceremony time.
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There is street meter parking and several garages in the area. The Cultural Center Garage is the closest:
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65 West 12th Avenue, Denver, CO 80204
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The entrance is located on 12th Avenue between Broadway and Acoma Street.
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Pay when you leave the event
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Use stairs/elevator on the north west side closest to the DAM. Walk north across the street to Martin building entrance.
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All students and educators will check in at the entrance of the Martin Building - look for the Scholastics table.
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