Green Apple Art Center proudly celebrates another milestone at the 2025 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, bringing home 2 Golds and 2 Silvers across categories including painting, mixed media, and jewelry design. These awards reflect our students’ dedication, creativity, and artistic growth—recognition not by chance, but by consistent effort and excellence.
GAAC—where world-class art journeys begin.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR OUTSTANDING STUDENTS
Since 1923, the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards have been the most prestigious and longest-running creative recognition program in the U.S. for students in Grades 7–12. Each year, over 300,000 works are submitted across 29 categories, judged by leaders in the arts.
Notable past winners include Stephen King and Andy Warhol, proving just how powerful this platform can be.
GAAC Awards Situation
A total of 45 winning pieces from GAAC: 10 Gold Keys, 13 Silver Keys, 22 Honorable Mentions.
To date, GAAC has been awarded 18 National Gold Medals, and 17 National Silver Medals, as well as.a total of 549 Scholastic awards, including 121 Gold Keys, 187 Silver Keys, 241 Honorable Mentions,
Despite the competition reaching new heights this year, GAAC continues its legacy as the top-award-winning art institute in British Columbia, with students dominating in both quality and creativity.
These awards are not just lucky wins—they’re the result of our students’ daily commitment to creating, thinking critically, and refining their skills. Their outstanding work moved jurors across the U.S. and made a strong statement of international artistic impact.
Gold Keys
In particular, congratulations to Kassie, whose Fashion Design was nominated for the American Visions Award—an honor given to only 8% of national finalists.
Unearth the Top Creative Talents Among Young People
The original purpose of the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards in the United States is to provide a platform for creatively talented young people from around the world to showcase their works, gain recognition, and offer them opportunities for scholarships, publication, and participation in major exhibitions. It aims to help them achieve a higher starting point in their future artistic endeavours.
All submissions to this national-level art competition undergo initial regional judging, including the categories of Gold Key, Silver Key, and Honourable Mention. The Gold Key recipients from each region have a selection rate of less than 5% and then advance to the national-level judging, competing for the less than 1% of national-level art gold and silver medals.
Moreover, after the competition, a star-studded awards ceremony is held in New York, inviting professionals in the field of art and design for exchange and guidance, while also paying tribute to hundreds of students and teachers.
The competition offers nearly $250,000 in scholarships to award-winning students each year. Winners not only receive recognition at the annual awards ceremony held at Carnegie Hall in New York but also have their artworks exhibited across the United States as part of the ART.WRITE.NOW Tour. In this journey, over 600 pieces of artwork from national award recipients are showcased.
The project includes two exhibitions throughout the year. The Academic Art and Writing Award winners' exhibition begins in August and rotates every two to three months, providing valuable opportunities for educational professionals who wish to showcase student works. It also adds glory to the resumes of exceptionally talented young creators.
Appreciation of Award-Winning Work
This year’s competition has already started. Contact us to learn about and participate in more international competitions, laying a solid foundation for students' further education.
