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| June 2017 |
 Announcing the 2017 Golden Educators For the third year in a row, the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards have partnered with Golden Artist Colors to offer our educators the Golden Educators Residency, a two-week artists residency in upstate New York! Three educators were chosen for this residency, and it is our honor to announce this years residents. Meet the residents. |
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NOW.AFTER NOW.AFTER is a Group Exhibition presented by the Alumni Council of the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers. Art and writing from Alumni Council members are on exhibit at FRONT art space in New York City. The works will be on display until July 1. Learn more. |
 Meet the 2017 Gedenk Award for Tolerance Recipients The Gedenk Award for Tolerance is given to students whose works examine their personal role in cultivating tolerance. Through our partnership with the Gedenk Movement, six students were recognized for their works reflecting on the importance of increasing tolerance. Meet the recipients. |
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2017 National Events Students, educators, and their guests came to New York City for our annual National Events—three days of celebration for the 2017 National Medalists. Even the Empire State Building was lit in gold in their honor! Relive the best moments from National Events by checking out our recap. See the fun. |
 Announcing the 2017 Best-in-Grade Awardees The Scholastic Awards partner with Bloomberg Philanthropies to present the Best-in-Grade Award, a special award given to creative students in grades 7–12. Two writers and two artists in each grade level are selected for this award, and all students who submit to the Scholastic Awards are eligible for this special recognition. Meet the Best-in-Grade recipients. |
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2017 Film Reel Grab some popcorn and relax while watching a film reel of select student works that received 2017 Scholastic Awards National Medals in the Film & Animation category. Innovative and thought-provoking, these films are guaranteed to entertain. Watch the film reel. |
 2017 National Ceremony at Carnegie Hall On June 8, 2017, hundreds of students, educators, and their guests filled Carnegie Hall for our annual National Ceremony. Special guests Amy Schumer, Michelle Obama, Ellie Kemper, Paul Chan, and Allison Williams addressed the 2017 National Medalists, their families, and educators. Watch the Ceremony. |
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| Image Credits: octopus by Margaret Minardi, Colored Pencil, 12×16, 2015; No Girls Allowed, Painting by Nasim Dalirifar, Grade 12, Age 17, Hebron High School, Carrollton, TX; Rendezvous at the Vertices, Photography by Kyra Mo, Grade 9, Age 14, Horace Mann School, Bronx, NY; Sylva, Film & Animation by Nik Henderson, Grade 12, Age 17, Strafford High School, Strafford, MO |
