The GHS Visual Arts Department is proud to announce that we have THREE Gold Key award winners in this year’s Scholastic Arts & Writing Awards. These awards are the country's longest-running and most prestigious scholarship and recognition program for creative students in grades 7–12.
This year, more than 2,000 artworks were submitted by teens across Eastern Kansas. 611 creative teens from Eastern Kansas received regional honors, including Gold Keys, Silver Keys, Honorable Mentions, and American Visions & Voices nominations, from local Scholastic Awards Affiliate Mark Arts. Award recipients’ work was recognized by a panel of creative professionals as the most outstanding work submitted among your peers. Gold Key-awarded entries are automatically considered for national awards, including Gold Medal, Silver Medal, and scholarship awards.
GHS is proud of these talented artists.
GOLD MEDAL AWARDS
Nik Packard received a Gold Key in Drawing and Illustration
Kalin Chesney received a Gold Key in Mixed Media
Aspen Walker received a Gold Key in Sculpture
HONORABLE MENTION AWARDS
Lexi Dade in Painting
Brooklynn Davis in Painting
Laekin Weaver in Portfolio
Aurora Wollard in Photography
Atlas Oakes in Painting
Nik Packard in Drawing and Illustration
SCHOLASTIC ART AWARDS EXHIBITION: The Eastern Kansas Scholastic Art Awards Exhibition will be on view at Mark Arts in Wichita, KS at 1307 N. Rock Road from February 9 through March 23. Galleries are open to the public 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Admission is free. Please note that only American Vision nominees, Gold Key and Silver Key Award recipients will be on view at Mark Arts.