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High School Visual Arts Competition & Exhibition

For over 40 years, Future Choices has recognized and celebrated the talent and passion of our region’s high school students.

  • For students in grades 9 -12, who live or attend school in one of SAA's 24 designated towns

  • Students may submit in Ceramics, Drawing, Mixed Media, Painting, Photography, Prints, Sculpture, Digital Art and/or Video

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Submission Rules

  • Art submission dates: TBA

  • Each artist must submit a digital application by TBA

  • Submission Fee: $7 per piece. Maximum of three pieces per student per category. A payment link is provided in the application form, or a check can be brought in on the day of submission.

  • Please view the full submission instructions here.

Benefits for the Artist

  • Work is reviewed by a panel of professional artists

  • Accepted work is exhibited in a professional gallery space

  • Opportunity to assist with the exhibition

  • Catalogs are produced with complete listings of the artwork, students, high schools, grades, and teachers

  • Artists’ Reception, hosted by Shoreline Arts Alliance, for students, family members, and teachers

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Five painters will receive special invitations to apply for the Jeffrey Dobbs Scholarship for Excellence in Painting as part of Shoreline Arts Alliance's Scholarships in the Arts. These five painter's submission fees will be waived should they choose to apply.

Exhibition & Award Information

Exhibition Dates & Award Reception:  TBA

Shoreline Arts Alliance offers the following awards:

Best In Show 

First, Second, and Third Place in each category 

The Ruth Baxter Award

The Judy Streeter Award to the Outstanding High School Art Department 

Earl Grenville Killeen Founder's Award, recognizing the teacher of the Best in Show award recipient

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