We are thrilled to kick off the new school year with exciting updates and resources as you plan this Fall. Colorado Art Awards Inc. is now the official Colorado Art Affiliate of the Scholastics Art & Writing Awards. Over the summer, the volunteer team collaborated with the community, educators, and artists to form the Colorado Art Awards Inc., a Nonprofit Corporation, to better serve you and your students. What might this mean to you? More resources, student programming, and

By the January 6th National deadline, 1,650 students completed over 3,000 submissions in the Colorado Art Region of the Scholastic Art Awards. Of the 16 categories, 12th grade students uploaded a whopping 1447 submissions. Photography had the most submissions with 979 individual images of art! This is fantastic data to share as educators and students continue to move forward with the arts during these challenging times. Overall, the jurors noted that the artwork this year was

Monday, January 3 1-3:30pm on Zoom Join us on zoom if you need assistance with entering artwork for the Colorado Art Region of the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. The deadline is Thursday, January 6th. During the zoom session we can answer your questions, help with artwork photo edits or help process payments, fee waivers, and correcting signatures on forms. Registration is required to access the zoom link but is free and open to all students, educators and parents. #colorad

I came across this amazing article by journalist, Teju Cole, on Sept. 23, 2020. His writing touched that raw spot inside of me that was struggling with the challenges we are facing today and how to interpret it through visual art. Caravaggio painted in Italy from 1590-1610 using strong lights and darks, limited color and complex compositions with figures that are filled with emotions. Teju Cole takes us on a journey with him to Italy on a quest to follow Caravaggio as he pai

Education may never look the same. With mixed feelings, school is returning this Fall, in many different forms, and with new hurdles to educating our emerging creatives. The NEW Colorado Scholastic website hopes to alleviate some of the stress for educators, students and families as we navigate this Fall. Art Education will face lots of challenges this Fall. We hear your concern and want to help support your students entering Scholastics this year. Here's How: We are fundrais