The nationally run and recognized art competition, Scholastics Arts and Writing Awards, has announced their winners at the state level. KMHS has an amazing showing this year with 3 Gold Keys, 2 Silver Keys and 5 Honorable Mentions. The Gold and Silver Key winners will have their artwork displayed at the Milwaukee Art Museum. The Gold Keys will continue on to the national competition in NYC. This is a very competitive art competition and a huge honor for all the artists. The Scholastic Art Awards: Wisconsin Exhibition will be on-view from February 24 through April 7, 2024, in Schroeder Galleria at the Milwaukee Art Museum. We hope you can find time to go down to the museum and see the show, it truly is an impressive show of Wisconsin student's work.
All students that received an Honorable Mention, Gold Key, or Silver Key are invited to attend the annual Scholastic Art Awards – Wisconsin Awards Day March 2nd. Families, educators and administration are encouraged to attend the ceremony to celebrate their artists. Admission the day of the ceremony is free. Ceremony details are laid out below. They are split up into different times, but please be aware that if you are unable to make one time you can go to another ceremony to receive your key.
Zuma Effland Gold Key Award – Illustration, Title - Man’s Best Friend
Emily Gerber Gold Key Award – Ceramics, Title - Mind Games
Ashtyn Witt Gold Key Award – Ceramics, Title - Oil Spill
Sadie Groskreutz Silver Key Award – Comic Art. Title - A couple reasons I love you
Taylor Mooney Silver Key Award – Drawing and Illustration, Title - My friends drawing drawing
Zuma Effland Honorable mention – Ceramics, Title - Mockingbird
Taylor Mooney Honorable Mention – Comic art, Title - Knight Comic
Mia Wolf-Abubakar Honorable Mention – Ceramics, Raku Series
Syd Putz Honorable Mention Title - handing out candy on Halloween
Ozzy Davis Honorable Mention Title - Color reality
