Regional Scholastic Art and Writing Awards

• Regional Awards Announcement: Friday, January 17, 2025
• Drop-off Awarded Artwork and Writing: January 27 – January 31, 2025
• Installation by AAC Staff: February 3-6, 2025
• Deinstallation by AAC Staff: February 18-19, 2025
• Pick-up Awarded Artwork and Writing: February 20-21 & 24-25, 2025
• Exhibition at the Art Academy of Cincinnati: February 7 – February 16, 2025
  • SAVE THE DATE: Exhibition Opening Reception: Friday, February 7, 2025 5pm-8pm
  • More information will be delivered about the exhibition (installation, opening reception, deinstallation, etc.) to all awarded students and their educators following the Regional Awards Announcement on Friday, January 17, 2025.

For questions, please reach out to Linnea Fitterer, Director of the Office of Engagement, linnea.fitterer@artacademy.edu

Exhibition Timeline

January 27-31, 2025: 

Artwork drop off between 8am and midnight. All educators, students, and/or

parents can drop off art and creative writing work to be on display in the exhibition at the front desk of

the Art Academy of Cincinnati (AAC).

AAC staff will be installing all work for the exhibition. All work dropped off MUST include an label

(provided in attached PDF). All artwork must be ready to hang. Digital art must be printed by student or

educator and dropped off ready to hang.

Any work dropped off without a filled out label, not ready to hang, or after January 31st will NOT be

included in the exhibition.

Friday, February 7, 2025, from 5pm – 8pm: 

OPENING RECEPTION Event – YOU’RE INVITED!

This event is the kickoff to the exhibition run of the Regional Scholastic Art and Writing Awards.

Award recipients will pick up their awards packets at this event!

An Open Mic event will occur during the Opening Reception for the creative writing award recipients to

read their work in the Lecture Hall from 6pm – 8pm.

If a student or educators is not able to attend the event, they must fill out this form to receive their key

pins: https://forms.office.com/r/wY6jPBNjzZ?origin=lprLink

Following the Opening Reception, the exhibition will be on view to the public from Saturday,

February 8 – Sunday, February 16, 2025. During this time there may be scheduled field trips by

middle and high school classes in the building to view the exhibition. All field trips must be scheduled

and confirmed by an AAC staff member. If educators are interested in scheduling a field trip, contact

Danielle Mays, Associate Director of Admissions.

Deinstall will occur on Tuesday, February 18 and Wednesday, February 19th. Artwork pick-up is

available from February 20-25, 2025.