Exhibit of young artists’ work opens Feb. 6
The Everhart Museum of Natural History, Science & Art, in affiliation with the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers, is proud to announce the 2026 Scholastic Art Awards American Vision Nominees, Gold Key Award winners, Silver Key Award winners, and Honorable Mentions for the Northeastern PA Region, listed below. An exhibition of all award-winning work takes place at the Museum Feb. 6 through March 1.
The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, established in 1923, is the nation’s longest-running and most prestigious art and writing recognition program for students in Grades 7 through 12. The Everhart has hosted the arts portion of the competition for the Northeastern PA Region since 2018, judging entries and holding an exhibition for award recipients. For 2026, the Museum received over 500 submissions of artwork from junior and senior high school students from over 40 schools within a 15-county area, exceeding previous years’ totals.
“The Scholastic Art Awards honor the remarkable creativity and diligence of young artists across Northeastern Pennsylvania. It is a testament not only to the passion and persistence of the students, but also to the care and commitment of the families, schools, teachers, mentors, and supporters who help them along the way,” said Camille Dantone, Everhart Museum Director of Education and facilitator of the Awards for the Everhart. “It’s incredibly rewarding to be part of these students’ journeys, and to watch individuals who submit year after year hone their crafts as they head toward graduation.”
The awards in order of prestige are American Vision Nominee, Gold Key, Silver Key, and Honorable Mention. All Regional Gold Key Award recipients move on to the national competition to compete for a National Gold Key Award. Five of the Northeastern PA Region Gold Key Award recipients are recognized as American Visions Nominees, which automatically advances them to the national competition to compete for an American Visions Award for their region.
The Alliance for Young Artists and Writers is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to identify students with exceptional artistic and literary talent and present their remarkable work to the world. Through the Awards, students receive opportunities for recognition, exhibition, publication, and scholarships.
2025 Scholastic Art Award Recipients
American Vision Nominees
Kody Hanor, Who I Am Depends on Where I Stand, Ceramics & Glass, Grade 11, Wallenpaupack Area High School
Casper Karr, Casper’s Blue Period, Drawing, Grade 11, Northwest Area Jr Senior High School
Jacob Layland, jewelry store, Photography, Grade 12, Scranton Preparatory High School
Miranda Luggo, peep, Painting, Grade 11, Hazleton Area Arts & Humanities Academy
Maya Zhivkovich, Dinner Table, Painting, Grade 12, Delaware Valley High School
Gold Key Awards
Aurora Carey, Sam & Ella, Painting, Grade 12, Wilkes-Barre Area High School – CAPAA
Grace Emery, Magical WoW! Attack, Mixed Media, Grade 12, North Pocono High School
Kody Hanor, Who I Am Depends on Where I Stand, Ceramics & Glass, Grade 11, Wallenpaupack Area High School
Casper Karr, Casper’s Blue Period, Drawing, Grade 11, Northwest Area Jr/Sr High School
Casper Karr, Let Yourself Grow, Drawing, Grade 11, Northwest Area Jr/Sr High School
Jacob Layland, jewelry store, Photography, Grade 12, Scranton Preparatory High School
Miranda Luggo, peep, Painting, Grade 11, Hazleton Area Arts & Humanities Academy
Violet Martin, Bear Swimmin’, Mixed Media, Grade 12, Scranton High School
Violet Martin, Bear Teeth, Painting, Grade 12, Scranton High School
Violet Martin, Board, Illustration, Grade 12, Scranton High School
Nora Moeslein, Mom’s Big Day, Drawing, Grade 12, Hazleton Area Arts & Humanities
Addison Nat, Still Life’s, Portfolio, Grade 12, Pocono Mountain West High School
Khloe Newlander, Do You Know How I Look?, Drawing, Grade 9, Pocono Mountain West High School
Isabella Paulton, Puffin, Drawing, Grade 10, Lakeland Jr/Sr High School
Amelia Porcelli, Winner Winner Lobster Dinner, Ceramics & Glass, Grade 12, Wallenpaupack Area High School
Rashell Quiterio, Summer Breeze, Illustration, Grade 11, Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County
Mabel Reish, Tugging At My Heartstrings, Painting, Grade 12, Stroudsburg High School
Sawyer Snipes, Baby Chickens, Painting, Grade 9, Lakeland Jr/Sr High School
Jaslene Toro, Twin Keepers, Ceramics & Glass, Grade 12, Wallenpaupack Area High School
Lily Urban, Catch of the Day, Drawing, Grade 11, Forest City Regional Jr/Sr High School
Julianna Williams, Cedar waxwing with berry, Drawing, Grade 11, Wallenpaupack Area High School
Evie Yanaitis, Mrs. Raven’s Enigma, Painting, Grade 12, Wilkes-Barre Area High School – CAPAA
Maya Zhivkovich, Dinner Table, Painting, Grade 12, Delaware Valley High School
Silver Key Awards
Elena Benitez, Immigration Culture, Portfolio, Grade 12, Stroudsburg High School
Jake Callanan, Endangered Mariner, Ceramics & Glass, Grade 11, Wallenpaupack Area High School
Grace Emery, Creation of Grace Emery, Painting, Grade 12, North Pocono High School
Jonathan Fluhr, Trail_cam_002, Painting, Grade 12, Wallenpaupack Area High School
Megan Frey, Just The Thought, Mixed Media, Grade 12, Delaware Valley High School
Nicholas Graham, Rotten Fruit, Illustration, Grade 12, Wallenpaupack Area High School
Amelia Inglis, Triumph, Painting, Grade 12, Danville Area High School
Arimeya Janov, Silenced, Painting, Grade 10, Wilkes-Barre Area School District – CAPAA
Ava Jensen, Untitled, Drawing, Grade 12, Wallenpaupack Area High School
Audrey Jones, She asked for it, Mixed Media, Grade 12, North Pocono High School
Juliet Lee, 1000 Year Drought, Ceramics & Glass, Grade 11, Delaware Valley High School
Claire Lombardi, Blue, Drawing, Grade 11, Forest City Regional Jr Senior High School
Miranda Luggo, oh hello, Digital Painting, Drawing & Collage, Grade 11, Hazleton Area Arts & Humanities Academy
Miranda Luggo, retriever, Painting, Grade 11, Hazleton Area Arts & Humanities Academy
Kaylana Mejias, Spooky Light, table lantern, Ceramics & Glass, Grade 12, Wallenpaupack Area High School
Khloe Newlander, Sleep Well, Dear Shop Keeper. Your Mask is Off, You are Free., Illustration, Grade 9, Pocono Mountain West High School
Daisy Olivio Heller, The Classism Paradox, Painting, Grade 10, Delaware Valley High School
Daisy Olivio Heller, Twisted Views, Drawing, Grade 10, Delaware Valley High School
Yuvraj Patel, Light Through the Eternal Dance, Mixed Media, Grade 9, Scranton High School
Jenish Prajapati; Ganpati, Lakhsmi, Sarasvati; Drawing; Grade 12; West Scranton High School
Kenley Roberts, Highland Cow, Ceramics & Glass, Grade 9, Honesdale High School
Adelene Rogai, Her World, Illustration, Grade 12, Abington Heights High School
Nathan Santa Reyes, The Royal Thief, Comic Art, Grade 12, Mid Valley Secondary School
Luciana Santarelli, Reminisce, Illustration, Grade 11, Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County
Emily Shick, Emerald and Green Dragon, Ceramics & Glass, Grade 12, Wallenpaupack Area High School
Isabella Stipp, The Monkeys Climb, Drawing, Grade 9, North Pocono High School
Anjali Udeshi, Visualizing Potential, Drawing, Grade 11, Delaware Valley High School
Kayla Vaughn, Rushing Water, Photography, Grade 11, Scranton High School
Kaitlyn Walsh, A Cat’s Eye, Painting, Grade 12, Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County
Kaitlyn Walsh, Can Death Be Peaceful, Illustration, Grade 12, Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County
Honorable Mentions
Celeste Alanya, sequences of parentification, Drawing, Grade 12, Stroudsburg High School
Johan Andrews, A quiet conversation of light, Illustration, Grade 9, Scranton Preparatory High School
Benjamin Benykowski, That Constant Feeling of Ecstasy and the Un-Ending Happiness of the Fair, Photography, Grade 11, Delaware Valley High School
Amanda Borsheski, Sanctuary, Painting, Grade 12, Forest City Regional Jr Senior High School
Amanda Borsheski, Where Water Touches Wings, Painting, Grade 12, Forest City Regional Jr Senior High School
Emelle Cacao, Inside (my) Mind, Experimental Photography, Grade 11, Scranton High School
Joshua Caro Esposito, A Man’s Best Friend, Drawing, Grade 10, Scranton High School
Kate Cikota, Pinkie Pie, Painting, Grade 12, North Pocono High School
Johannah Coleman, Cactus Vase, Ceramics & Glass, Grade 12, Mid Valley Secondary Center
Johannah Coleman, Is It Clay?, Ceramics & Glass, Grade 12, Mid Valley Secondary Center
Avery Connors, Dragon Eye, Drawing, Grade 7, Lackawanna Trail Jr Senior High School
Millie Crespo, Art Supplies, Drawing, Grade 11, Dunmore High School
Janyah Currie, The Red Chapel, Painting, Grade 12, West Scranton High School
Hannah De Vrieze, Oil Study, Painting, Grade 12, Honesdale High School
Serenity Drew, Layered, Painting, Grade 11, Wilkes-Barre Area School District – CAPAA
Owen Edwards, Home for the Holidays, Vintage Inspired Ceramic Christmas House, Ceramics & Glass, Grade 12, Wallenpaupack Area High School
Katryn Feuerstein, Happiness, Painting, Grade 11, Pocono Mountain West High School
Freyja Fisher, Dinner Party, Drawing, Grade 10, Lackawanna Trail Jr Senior High School
Jonathan Fluhr, Self Portrait with Teeth, Ceramics & Glass, Grade 12, Wallenpaupack Area High School
Jonathan Fluhr, Window, Painting, Grade 12, Wallenpaupack Area High School
Clare Fofi, Elephants at Sunset, Printmaking, Grade 11, Dunmore High School
Molly Gilroy, Clay Koi Pond Tic Tac Toe Board, Ceramics & Glass, Grade 9, Lackawanna Trail Jr Senior High School
Sophia Golanoski, Beach Day, Painting, Grade 10, Dallas Senior High School
Sophia Golanoski, The Lost Dog, Drawing, Grade 10, Dallas Senior High School
Nicholas Graham, Camels, Painting, Grade 12, Wallenpaupack Area High School
Nicholas Graham, Camping, Illustration, Grade 12, Wallenpaupack Area High School
Nicholas Graham, Heavy Lifting, Self Portrait, Illustration, Grade 12, Wallenpaupack Area High School
Nicholas Graham, Home Run, Illustration, Grade 12, Wallenpaupack Area High School
Nicholas Graham, Self Reflection, Self Portrait, Painting, Grade 12, Wallenpaupack Area High School
Kody Hanor, Against the Current, Ceramics & Glass, Grade 11, Wallenpaupack Area High School
Adelyn Hirschler, Trapped in This Body, Painting, Grade 9, West Scranton High School
Lukas Iannone, The Screaming Man, Sculpture, Grade 12, Scranton Preparatory High School
Emma Jacobs, Behind Closed Curtains, Photography, Grade 12, Delaware Valley High School
Ava Jensen, Hallow, Painting, Grade 12, Wallenpaupack Area High School
Ava Jensen, Swans, Painting, Grade 12, Wallenpaupack Area High School
Audrey Jones, Silenced, Illustration, Grade 12, North Pocono High School
Livya Kwee, My Self Portrait, Drawing, Grade 9, Scranton High School
Jacob Layland, Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Photography, Grade 12, Scranton Preparatory High School
Jacob Layland, Upset Man at Lincoln Center, Photography, Grade 12, Scranton Preparatory High School
Sam Lenahan, Harvard Afternoon, Illustration, Grade 12, Abington Heights High School
Sam Lenahan, Harvard Square, Photography, Grade 12, Abington Heights High School
Sam Lenahan, Self Portrait, Mixed Media, Grade 12, Abington Heights High School
Sam Lenahan, Shark’s Joker, Mixed Media, Grade 12, Abington Heights High School
Anthony Lin, Lil Uzi Vert, Drawing, Grade 12, Wallenpaupack Area High School
London Lisk, Growing Up Without Letting Go, Mixed Media, Grade 10, Lackawanna Trail Jr Senior High School
Ellie Lombardo, The World Beneath Our Gaze, Photography, Grade 10, Hazleton Area Arts & Humanities Academy
Liana Lucchese, Chicken and the Bottle, Drawing, Grade 12, Wallenpaupack Area High School
Liana Lucchese, Fishing in Pudong, Printmaking, Grade 12, Wallenpaupack Area High School
Liana Lucchese, Vase, Drawing, Grade 12, Wallenpaupack Area High School
Miranda Lugo, Cobalt, Digital Painting, Drawing & Collage, Grade 11, Hazleton Area Arts & Humanities Academy
Violet Martin, Bubblegum in a Dish, Illustration, Grade 12, Scranton High School
Violet Martin, Guitar, Sculpture, Grade 12, Scranton High School
Orliemily Medina Padron, Sloth Dance Party, Painting, Grade 9, Wilkes-Barre Area School District – CAPAA
Kaylana Mejias, Love On The Run, Butter Dish, Ceramics & Glass, Grade 12, Wallenpaupack Area High School
Nora Moeslein, My Childhood Home, Painting, Grade 12, Hazleton Area Arts & Humanities Academy
Tarynn Murray, Fungal Tea Pot, Sculpture, Grade 10, Honesdale High School
Myiah O’Brien, Hometown, Photography, Grade 10, Delaware Valley High School
Angela Olsen, Bounded by Religion, Painting, Grade 12, Delaware Valley High School
Jaria Ortiz, Metamorphose, Painting, Grade 12, Hazleton Area Arts & Humanities Academy
Annallise Ortiz, The Proper Way To Play, Film & Animation, Grade 10, Pocono Mountain West High School
Angel Parada-Viera, My Animation and other related Arts Portfolio, Portfolio, Grade 12, Berwick Area High School
Angel Parada-Viera, One Stop Closer, Film & Animation, Grade 12, Berwick Area High School
Noah Perry, Muskie, Drawing, Grade 9, Lackawanna Trail Jr Senior High School
Patrick Petrucci, The Mechanic, Sculpture, Grade 11, Mid Valley Secondary Center
Fiona Piazza, Mom, Printmaking, Grade 12, Dallas Senior High School
Yekatherina Poletayeva, Diverge, Mixed Media, Grade 12, Delaware Valley High School
Emily Porcoro, The Sweetest Slice, Ceramics & Glass, Grade 12, Mid Valley Secondary Center
Jenish Prajapati, Ganesh Ji, JEXPERT ART, Drawing, Grade 12, West Scranton High School
Luciana Santarelli, An Irish Iguana Imagines Ingesting an Italian Inchworm in Front of His Igloo Home in a Field of Irises, Illustration, Grade 11, Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County
Adrienne Seiwell, Birthday, Painting, Grade 12, Hazleton Area Arts & Humanities Academy
Addison Sislo, Wooden Sculptures, Sculpture, Grade 8, Wayne Highlands Middle School
Leigha Smith, Nana Puddin, Sculpture, Grade 12, Wallenpaupack Area High School
Natasha Soto, Village Diner, Photography, Grade 12, Delaware Valley High School
Prudence Spak, Centipede, Mixed Media, Grade 11, Delaware Valley High School
Julia Temperino, Flowers, Printmaking, Grade 12, Dunmore High School
Madison Tulloch, Circus Act, Portfolio, Grade 12, Pocono Mountain West High School
Levi Walski, I’m Sorry, Your Book Is Overdue., Painting, Grade 12, Wilkes-Barre Area School District – CAPAA
Eleanor Williams, Family Treasures, Painting, Grade 11, Valley View High School
Jessica Zelenski, Tulips, Photography, Grade 12, Scranton High School
Maya Zhivkovich, Maya Zhivkovich’s Portfolio, Portfolio, Grade 12, Delaware Valley High School