Arts in Western Education

presents

the Third Annual Art & Poetry Contest!

Submissions accepted October 1-30, 2024

  • Open to all K-12 students from Brownsville, Crozet, Ivy, Murray, Henley, and WAHS.

  • Work will be judged by local professional artists and writers, based on three age categories: elementary, middle, high school.

  • Winners announced December 1, 2024.

  • Winners' work will be featured in the AWE newspaper distributed to all Western Albemarle families!

We are thrilled that submissions will be judged by local artists and writers!

ART Judy McLeod

Beth Wiseman

POETRY Aran Donovan, Assistant Director, Virginia Center for the Book

Madisen Kuhn, Local Poet and author of Bad at Existing, Eighteen Years, Almost Home, and more

Emily Thiede, Local Author of Vicious Grace and This Cursed Light

Rules:

  • One original submission per student (not AI-generated!)

  • Choose either art or poetry.

  • Try your best to take good photographs of your artwork! Review these helpful tips here.

  • Art will be judged based on: Creativity; Effort; Technique; and Impact. Poetry will be judged on: Creativity; Expression; Structure; Language/Style; and Impact. A copy of the Judging Rubrics may be found on the AWE Website.

Click here for the entry form!

Judging Rubric