CALLING YOUNG ARTISTS!!

NWAA is looking for artwork from talented artists from grades 6-12 to be featured in the Young Artist Showcase on our website. Artwork can be submitted by student, parent or teacher. To submit your work for consideration in this exhibit- mail us images of your best 1-3 artwork in high resolution .jpg files. Also email a released form signed by a parent or guardian. Click HERE for release form. We expect to display a variety of different types of young artist's work, so not all art will be exhibited. Some may be not shown due to space restraints or content. We will try to feature as many artists as possible. If you have any questions, email info@nwartalliance.org

Christina Yang

Kathy Jin

Kathy Jin is a 13-year old 7th grader from Tyee Middle School in Bellevue, Washington. Her teacher is Laing Wei.

Sand Grains of the 1900s: This was it. Finally, through the first test of my time machine I could tread in the world of the past, as momentarily as it was. I raced into the street with my oversized green sweater and navy jeans, improper clothing for the old days, heroic glory gushing through my veins... so much so that a flying rock the size of a ping-pong ball just barely grazed my ponytail. Before I could yank my head up from the sudden duck, I was met with a brash honk. Jumping back, I gazed up as a historic yellow school bus passed by. Behind it, a single silo perched atop a building in front of several taller structures. A lone pipe connected the silo to one of them.

This success seemed so fantastical; I truly was in the 1900s, where lots of it-depletion of lush forests and natural plants, shrinking salmon runs of states like Washington, first births of industry pollution- started. And I was determined to purify the future. Perhaps I could free us all from when the air in Shanghai was so ashen gray that it gave you trips to the hospital, when people marveled at unnatural pink or yellow or red waters, when the sea eventually became plastic soup … when dealing with Martian weather was ultimately deemed easier than facing the consequences of a trashed Earth. I smiled sadly, drinking in the sand-grains of the 1900s slowly dropping by, even if only for a moment, before I’m forced to blockade roads just to clear the future.

“Sand Grains of the 1900s”- Graphite pencils, a paper stump (and a piece of paper)

Moment’s Hesitation: Cemetery Avenue, a road nestled in the Cemetery Mountains… Just from the name, most would know not to venture there on such a peculiar day. However, the driver of the red truck was not “most”. I relentlessly chased after them, screaming, “Sir, halt! Turn back while you still can!” Perhaps ghosts chatter falls inaudible to humans, and their eyes unable to see spirits, because the truck did not bother to slow down, nor alter its course. I sped up my floating; My droplets of time trickled by swiftly, but I would not, could not allow another to suffer my consequences. Even if it meant I had to dive headfirst into Cemetery Avenue, without a moment’s hesitation to lose.

“Moment’s Hesitation”- Graphite pencils (and a piece of paper)

2022 SCHOLASTIC ART AWARDS EXHIBITION

Schack Art Center has announced the regional award recipients of the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. Presented by the nonprofit organization the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, the 99th Scholastic Art & Writing Awards are the country's longest-running and most prestigious scholarship and recognition program for creative students in grades 7–12. The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards were founded in 1923 and, for nearly a century, have inspired bold ideas in creative teens throughout the country. This is the 27th year the Schack Art Center has been hosting the Scholastic Art Awards for teens in Snohomish County. The Schack Art Center is the only affiliate in WA State giving access to Snohomish County Students to an exhibition, scholarships, opening reception and virtual ceremony. This program year, nearly 340,000 works of art and writing were submitted to more than 100 Affiliate Partners across the country. 465 creative teens from the Snohomish County Art Region submitted for a chance to win Gold Keys, Silver Keys, Honorable Mentions, or American Visions nominations, from local Art Affiliate Schack Art Center. These Teens join the ranks of notable Scholastic Award Winning alumni such as Andy Warhol, Zac Posen, Stephen King, Lena Dunham, John Lithgow, Luis Jimenez, and Robert Redford.

Gold Key Winner Silver Key Winner Silver Key Winner

Grace Zhou- Jerrilyn Brower- Kameda Toko -

“Waiting for the Train” “The Light Slips Through” “The Moment of Change”

Sophia Hill

Sophia Hill is a 16 year, 11th grader at Bothell High School.

Image #1- “Pen Animal” I used the Precise V7 and V5 pens only and used a numbered grid technique. I started with the legs then moved on to the ears and head making sure I moved from left to right to avoid the possibility of smudging the progress I made.

Image #2- “Teapot” I used a bowl as an outline and used the coil pot technique and compressed the clay a lot to build the base and body of the teapot. Then continued inward to make a space for the lid. Once I attached the spout and the handle, I added small coils to the body to make them extend out off the pot a little ways. I used underglazes to paint the teapot and made smooth transitions from one color to another.

Image #3- “Wax Resist Plate” I used a kitchen plate for an outline and used a slab of clay to shape my plate. I compressed the clay until it was the right thickness then waited for it to dry. I put wax on the underglaze paint that I wanted on top first which were the little lines, circle, and the frayed oval on the top. I made sure to use different shades for the distinct shapes to give the impression that they are semi transparent. I made sure to use the wax in the correct order for which I wanted the layering to be.

Austin Picinich

Austin Picinich is a 16 year old, 11th grade at Juanita High School in Kirkland, WA. Austin also has a website at Austin’s Awesome Art

Image #1- “View of Vernazza” 16” x 20” acrylic on canvas.

Image #2- ““Spirit of the Bear” 12”x 12” acrylic on plywood.

Image #3- “Sea King” 18” x 24” acrylic on canvas.

Wren Lane

Wren Lane is a 12th grader from Nathan Hale High School in Seattle. Her teacher is Erin Shafkind.

Image #1- “Self Portrait” Drawn digitally and red applied over image to invoke an emotional response. The body is a self-portrait of the artist.

Image #2- “Red Sea” Composed with heavy water-color layering. This image represents the journey through discovering and coping with dealing with pain on an internal level.

Image #3- “Pages Bleed” Art created with brush pen. The image is based off the artist’s original quote which is found on the left in the image.

Feature below added July 2020

National Scholastic Art & Writing Awards

Last year, the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, the nation's longest-running (since 1923) and most prestigious recognition program for creative teens in grades 7-12, received nearly 320,000 works of art and writing for adjudication from regional affiliates, including the Schack Art Center in Everett. 

This program gives thousands of students throughout America the opportunity to broaden their creative horizons while earning local and national recognition. The objective is to foster the confidence of young artists and give them the opportunity to be recognized for their creative achievements by the world at large. The Scholastic Awards also partners with art institutes, colleges, and universities to earmark scholarships for college-bound Scholastic Awards recipients.  

Unfortunately, the physical ceremony at Carnegie Hall in NY was cancelled due to Covid-19, but they did end up holding a virtual ceremony on that day. The National exhibit was also cancelled for this year. Because of this, The Northwest Art Alliance would like to feature these talented students on our first “Young Artists Showcase” exhibit. 

Congratulations to the three Snohomish County students who received National Medals for their entries in the 2020 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards:

Sophia Rennert, Snohomish High School, won a Gold Medal and American Visions Medal in Photography for her piece, Eggs.
Sophia was also a Regional American Vision Nominee.

Tessa Fleming, Edmonds-Woodway High School, won a Silver Medal in Sculpture for her piece Involuntary Consumer.

Angie Kim, Kamiak High School, won a Silver Medal in Art Portfolio for her portfolio, Displays with Emotion.

And congratulations to the Regional American Vision Nominees: