2018 National Gold Portfolio Recipient
Senior visual artist Alia Bringas-Brand won a Gold Medal for her portfolio, “Ephemeral Works.” Entrants in the portfolio category submit a series of eight works that communicate a single cohesive idea. The category is open to graduating seniors only. The Gold Medal Portfolio is given to only 16 students: eight creative writers and eight visual artists. The award comes with a $10,000 scholarship and special recognition.
Scholastic Art & Writing Awards 2018 National Gold Portfolio recipient: Ephemeral Works by Alia Bringas-Brand
“My work is about time and change. I make time-based sculptures with nontraditional materials. In my work I explore sugar and other easily changed materials as a stand in for myself as I change and explore the artistic growth process. It is important to me to always have a sense of experimentation when making because it has pushed me the furthest and has made me evolve and think the most as I grow and change.”
2015 Regional Gold Key Recipient
Students receiving Gold Keys, Silver Keys, Honorable Mentions, or American Visions & Voices Nominations are celebrated within their communities through local exhibitions and ceremonies. Gold Key works are then judged nationally by an impressive panel of creative–industry experts to receive National Medals, including Gold, Silver, American Visions & Voices, Portfolio Silver with Distinction or Portfolio Gold Medals and Special Achievement Awards.
Interlochen Center for the Arts Awards
Interlochen was founded in 1928 and is located in beautiful northwest lower Michigan. Each year, thousands of artists and arts patrons come to Interlochen to experience world-class educational and cultural opportunities. Students study music, theatre, visual arts, film, creative writing and dance. Over the course of my enrollment I received the following awards.
President's Choice Award
Distinguished Artist Award