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2026 Scholastic Art Regional Award Winners Announced
2026 Scholastic Art Regional Award Winners Announced
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Each year, students across the country submit writing and art pieces to the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards program, the nation’s longest-running, largest, most prestigious recognition program for creative teens. For over 100 years, the awards have recognized and encouraged artists and writers such as Andy Warhol, Robert Redford, Ken Burns, Zac Posen, and countless others.
Several student artists from South Hills Middle School, North Hills Middle School, Bloomfield Hills High School, and International Academy Okma campus received regional recognition for their artwork. There are thousands of entries submitted to the Southeast Michigan and Thumb region for judging. Approximately 20% of all entries are juried into the exhibit and those that make it into the exhibit receive one of three regional awards: Gold Key, Silver Key, and Honorable Mention. All regional Gold Key winning portfolios and individual artworks are sent to New York to compete for national awards. National winners will be announced later this spring.
Gold Key
BHHS: Addison Montgomery, Grade 11, Infinity (Photography)
BHHS: Ashley Shulkin, Grade 11, The Jester's Mourning (Photography)
IA Okma: Dheeyanksha Vishnu Sundherram, Grade 11, Interwoven Moments (Drawing)
IA Okma: Josette Nelson, Grade 11, The Burgeoning (Photography)
Silver Key
BHHS: CJ Finerty, Grade 10, Eye to Eye (Photography)
BHHS: Addison Montgomery, Grade 11, Expression through the Tip (Photography)
BHHS: Ellamarie Gordhamer, Grade 12, Blacksmith (Drawing)
BHHS: Jared She, Grade 11, Endless (Photography)
BHHS: Brooke Shulkin, Grade 11, Paper Tree (Photography)
BHHS: Ashley Shulkin, Grade 11, Dripping Confrontation (Photography)
IA Okma: Josette Nelson, Grade 11, Concrete Dream (Photography)
Honorable Mention
BHHS: Raegan Bewick, Grade 11, Crime and Punishment (Drawing)
BHHS: Jordyn Goldstein, Grade 11, Vintage Inspired Denim Set (Fashion)
BHHS: Lillian Bujoll, Grade 12, What Have We Become (Digital Painting & Collage)
BHHS: Lillian Bujoll, Grade 12, We Are All Wolves (Digital Painting & Collage)
BHHS: Ashley Shulkin, Grade 11, A Painted Prison (Photography)
BHHS: Brooke Shulkin, Grade 11, A Misplaced Pace (Photography)
BHHS: Cole Whiting, Grade 12, Gate's Enchantment (Art Portfolio)
NHMS: Sophie Shen, Grade 8, Sunset Lion (Sculpture)
SHMS: Kenneth Thompson, Grade 8, My Eye on Nature (Photography)
SHMS: Lewis Bedell, Grade 7, New York City Skyline (Drawing)
SHMS: SongHyeon Lee, Grade 8, Warped Genius (Painting)
IA Okma: Keya Kansara, Grade 9, Serving Myself to My Ideals (Painting)
IA Okma: Dheeyanksha Vishnu Sundherram, Grade 11, The Library Beyond the Trees (Drawing)
Congratulations to these creative artists and their teachers Jackie Alizadeh, Christina Rayburn, Tessa Basirico, Peg Pasternak, and Laura Harris on their regional awards.
The Southeast Michigan and Thumb Regional Scholastics Art Exhibit will run from February 9 - February 27, 2026 at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit. The exhibit is open from 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and 12:00 - 5:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. An award ceremony was held at the historic Detroit Film Theater at the Detroit Institute of Arts on Monday, February 9, 2026.