Scholastic Art Awards Honor 20 Pace Students, Much Wins Top Prize

Each year, the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards partners with more than 100 visual and literary-arts organizations across the country to bring the awards to local communities.

Teens in grades seven through 12 can apply in 28 categories of art and writing for the chance to earn scholarships and have their works exhibited or published. Luminaries in the visual and literary arts judge the submissions and look for works that best exemplify originality, technical skill and the emergence of a personal voice or vision.

In each region, five works receive the designation “American Visions Nominee.” These works are exhibited at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and online and are featured in the Gold Key Ceremony program. Pace junior Rachel Much is one of this year’s five American Visions Nominees for her painting “Melting.” All best-of-show works are nationally adjudicated, and one of the five in each region will be selected at the national level.

This year, the following Pace ceramics students received Scholastic Art Awards:

Gold Key, American Visions Nominee

Rachel Much, painting

Gold Key

Morgan Brewton-Johnson, photography portfolio

Richie Everett, drawing

Mary Liles Fiveash, ceramics (2)

Jason Malik, ceramics

Rachel Much, painting

Jillian Paul, ceramics

Silver Key

Mackenzie Attridge, photography

Juliana DeRosa, ceramics

Jason Malik, mixed media

Nicole Shafer, ceramics

Emma St. Amand, ceramics

Honorable Mention

Anna Brown, painting

Kelly Brown, digital art

Arden Carlton, photography (3)

Katie Duval, photography portfolio

Maggie Inman, photography

Mackenzie Kelly, photography and sculpture

Hope Lennox, painting

Jaclyn Lund, ceramics

Jason Malik, mixed media

Rachel Much, drawing and painting (3) 

Carolyn Propst, painting

Kevin Silverstein, ceramics portfolio and ceramics (2)

Elle Stang, mixed media and painting