Fort Wayne Museum of Art has announced their regional award winners of the 2024 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.
Presented by the nonprofit organization the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, the 101st Scholastic Art & Writing Awards are the country’s longest-running and most prestigious scholarship and recognition program for creative students in grades 7–12. This year, nearly 100,000 teens from across the United States and Canada submitted their best art and writing.
From northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio, 506 teens received regional honors, including Gold Keys, Silver Keys, Honorable Mention, and American Visions & Voices nominations, from local Scholastic Awards Affiliate, Fort Wayne Museum of Art.
The following students received the top regional honor, the American Visions & Voices nomination, signifying their work as best-in-show.
Gold Key and American Visions Nomination for their artwork:
Sawyer Carl, Grade 8, Riverview Middle School. Photography.
Michelle Chupp, Grade 11, Carroll High School. Mixed Media.
Gillian Davies, Grade 11, Bryan Middle High School. Painting.
Lauren Finley, Grade 10, Carroll High School. Fashion.
Monica Wojewuczki, Grade 12, Canterbury High School. Painting.
Gold Key and American Voices Nomination for their writing:
Isabella Ambrose, Grade 12, Homestead High School. Journalism.
In celebration of this year’s regional award winners, Fort Wayne Museum of Art will host an Open House Celebration on Sunday, Feb. 18, from noon-5 p.m.
The exhibition of awarded works will be on display through April 7. This exhibition will be closed to the public Feb. 26–March 4 for the ARTrageous Gala and Auction fundraiser as well as March 31 for Easter.
Brides-to-be flock to Grand Wayne Center
The 17th annual Bridal Extravaganza will be held at Grand Wayne Convention Center on Sunday, Feb. 18, from noon-4 p.m.
Meet with area wedding professionals to help plan your wedding day; see the latest trends in cakes, flowers, décor; and register to win giveaways valued at $500.
The first 250 registered brides-to-be will receive a tote bag with a bridal planner and a copy of Fort Wayne Magazine Weddings.
Admission is $12 in advance and $15 at the door. Register at EventBrite.com.
Reception set for concurrent Artlink exhibits
A reception will be held for two concurrent exhibits at Artlink from 5-8 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 15.
Conversations: Shared and Reflected is a solo exhibition by Robert Schroeder that includes metalsmithing reliquaries fabricated as furniture shaped metal boxes, accompanied with corresponding framed collages of drawings and preparatory materials reflecting and explaining the ideas and processes behind the creation of each sculpture.
The other exhibition is Influences, a group exhibit that was juried by artist and educator Trevor Campbell and explores the connection between high school educators and their students.
The two exhibitions run through March 10. For more information, go to artlinkfw.org/upcoming.
Still time to catch Color Purple, Ragtime
Fort Wayne theater groups are offering a number of theatrical productions to honor Black History Month which continue this weekend.
Fort Wayne Civic Theatre is presenting the musical The Color Purple through Sunday, Feb. 18, at Arts United Center.
This musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel (and the popular 1985 Steven Spielberg film) spotlights Celie, a downtrodden young woman whose personal awakening over the course of 40 years forms the arc of this epic story. With a joyous score featuring jazz, ragtime, gospel, African music, and blues, The Color Purple is a story of hope, a testament to the healing power of love, and a celebration of life. For tickets, go to fwcivic.org.
At the University of Saint Francis’ Robert Goldstine Performing Arts Center, Genesis Outreach is producing Ragtime the Musical.
The show tells multiple stories of immigration, racial barriers, capitalism, and women finding their voice —all topics that are as relevant today as they were in 1906, when the musical is set.
For tickets for Ragtime, go to showtix4u.com and search “Genesis.”
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