The Salvador Dalí Museum is proud to host this year’s Pinellas County Region's “Scholastic Art & Writing Awards” exhibition. The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards are the largest, longest-running and most generous recognition programs of their kind in the United States. This Pinellas County regional exhibition is part of the national competition for art and writing by middle and high school art students from both public and private institutions.

The judges for visual arts were Marjorie Greene, artist and instructor at St. Petersburg College, Christopher Still, award winning artist, and Christopher Weeks, artist and instructor at St. Petersburg College. Out of 490 art entries, the judges selected 138 works. From this group they selected 24 gold keys winners, 34 silver awards, 80 honorable mentions and 21 art portfolios, all of which will be sent to New York City for national judging.

The Scholastic Arts & Writing Awards are administered by the Alliance of Young Artists & Writers, Inc., located in New York City, which oversees all national jurying.

This exhibition is sponsored by the St. Petersburg Festival of States, General Dynamics, Raymond James Financial, Inc., Verizon, and the Salvador Dalí Museum.