Alfred University SOAD adjudicates Western New York Scholastic Art Awards competition; three regional artists graduate to national competition
Alfred University’s School of Art and Design recently served as adjudicator for the Western New York Scholastic Art Awards competition, which received more than 400 entries from 230 high school-age students living in the 13 counties of western New York.
Alfred University’s School of Art and Design recently served as adjudicator for the Western New York Scholastic Art Awards competition, which received more than 400 entries from 230 high school-age students living in the 13 counties of western New York: Seneca, Yates, Ontario, Monroe, Orleans, Genesee, Wyoming, Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Livingston, and Niagara.
Thirty-three “Gold Key” winners and five “American Visions” winners will next compete the national competition of the Scholastic Art Awards.
“We are so proud to be selecting our own region’s artists to go forward to the national level of competition,” said Dan Napolitano, Associate Dean of the Arts at Alfred University, adding this is the first year Alfred University has served as the western New York adjudication partner. “We truly believe Western New York’s talent can compete with any other region around the country.”
Napolitano noted three winners from the western New York competition will compete nationally against other young artists for a $10,000 Portfolio Gold Key scholarship, which is awarded to just ten high school seniors. He identified those students as: Brianna Bernas of South High School in Williamsville; Jenny Li of the Pittsford-Mendon High School, in Pittsford; and Ana Nowicki of Clarence Senior High School in Clarence.