We are pleased to announce that FSI had 11 student winners in this year’s WNC Regional Scholastic Art Competition! The Scholastic Art Awards are very competitive across the Western Carolina region. This year there were 540 total entries and 190 artworks/portfolios were given awards. This is an extraordinary honor for these students! The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards is the nation’s longest running (over 100 years), most prestigious recognition program for creative teens.  Gold and Silver Key winners will have their artwork on display at the Asheville Art Museum along with Honorable Mention recipients’ work displayed on a digital rotation from January 24th – March 7th.  

Gold Key:

Julianne Lally (12th grade) Drawing & Illustration: Sink or Swim Together

Silver Key: 

Adella Stiglet’s (12th grade) Digital Art Portfolio: Froggy Life

Sonny Church (11th grade) Painting: Vampiress

Mila Mazur (9th grade) Drawing & Illustration: Jellyfish

Lila Kneile (7th grade x 2 Silver Key awards!) Drawing & Illustration: Mountain Night, Painting: Red Sun

Honorable Mention:

Kayley Pruitt (12th grade) Painting: Arches in Moab, Utah

Lily Moffitt (12th grade) Digital Art: A Rendition of Elizabeth Elliot

Hannah Quittner (11th grade), Drawing & Illustration: A Lot on My Mind

Stella Budai (11th grade), Ceramics & Glass: Symbolic Skull (Calavera)

Freya McCormick (9th grade), Drawing & Illustration: Wendigo Trail

Oliver Edwards (9th grade) Photography: Shoe Pole