Eleven Interlochen Arts Academy students were honored in the 2011 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. The competition attracted 185,000 submissions in 30 different writing and arts categories. Nearly 1,500 students from 45 states in the U.S., as well as students in American schools abroad, were chosen to receive national medals. Of the eleven Arts Academy students honored, three students received two awards. The award recipients are:
Nicole Acton - junior, silver medal in poetry
Delali Ayivor - senior, gold medal in poetry
Min Jeong Cho - junior, gold medal in drawing
Kelly Clare* - junior, silver medals poetry and short story
Rebecca Cornwall - senior, arts portfolio silver medal
Sophia Fisher - junior, gold medal in poetry
Justine Jaffe* - senior, gold medals in poetry and silver writing portfolio medal
Jeff Kasanoff - senior, gold medal in film
Danielle Katz - senior, silver medal in mixed media
Jessica Loper - senior, American Visions Medal in sculpture
Mihyun Ryu* - junior, gold medals in mixed media and sculpture
*Received multiple awards
The student works were first adjudicated locally and then nationally by panels of judges comprised of renowned artists, authors, educators and arts professionals. The works were judged on originality, technical skill, and the emergence of personal vision or voice. The nonprofit Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, which administers the awards, will honor national winners at a special ceremony at Carnegie Hall in New York City on May 31.