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LSA Sophomore Anthony Anderson Wins Best In Nation Art Award
La Salle Academy sophomore Anthony Anderson of Richmond, Rhode Island has won a Gold Medal (best artwork in nation) by the National Scholastic Art and Writing Awards for his entry, a self portrait, and he also has been named an American Visions Award Nominee and he will be honored at Carnegie Hall in New York City on June 1, 2012. Earlier this year Anthony’s entry had been selected as a Gold Key winner.
Five works are selected out of all Gold Key works (across all categories) as the "Best of Show" for each region and become the American Visions Award Nominees. Anthony is a member of the sophomore Visual Studies class at La Salle.
Anthony Anderson's self portrait is an interesting piece in that it deals with theme of "bullying" and it will be eligible for an additional award in this thematic category.
La Salle Academy sophomore Anthony Anderson of Richmond, Rhode Island has won a Gold Medal (best artwork in nation) by the National Scholastic Art and Writing Awards for his entry, a self portrait, and he also has been named an American Visions Award Nominee and he will be honored at Carnegie Hall in New York City on June 1, 2012. Earlier this year Anthony’s entry had been selected as a Gold Key winner.
Five works are selected out of all Gold Key works (across all categories) as the "Best of Show" for each region and become the American Visions Award Nominees. Anthony is a member of the sophomore Visual Studies class at La Salle.
Anthony Anderson's self portrait is an interesting piece in that it deals with theme of "bullying" and it will be eligible for an additional award in this thematic category.
The Scholastic Art and Writing awards continue to be the longest-running, most prestigious recognition program for creative teens in the U.S., and the largest source of scholarships for young artists and writers.
His painting will be exhibited in a NYC art gallery. Anthony and his family, as well as his La Salle Art Teacher Bill Connors, are invited to the Carnegie Hall ceremony and scheduled activities.
Anthony has been a regional key winner each year since his seventh grade year in La Salle’s Pegasus7/8 program.
National Awards
- Gold Medal: The most outstanding works in the nation.
- Silver Medal: Works demonstrating high honors on the national level.
- American Visions & Voices Medal: An esteemed panel of jurors selects the best of the five American Voices & Visions Nominees from each region to receive national recognition with the American Visions & Voices Medal.
EXHIBITION
The 2012 National ART.WRITE.NOW NYC Exhibition, showcasing National Gold Medalist work, will be on display in New York City in June 2012 coinciding with the national celebration at Carnegie Hall on June 1, 2012. Approximately 300 works of art and more than 50 works of writing from the National Award winners will be included in the exhibition. The Alliance also holds ongoing exhibitions at the U.S. Department of Education and the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities and in cities across the country via the ART.WRITE.NOW national touring exhibition.
La Salle Academy is a high school rich in history and grounded in the person and teachings of Jesus and the Catholic faith, which are core to the school's life and culture. The De La Salle Middle School provides a strong holistic foundation for students to transition into high school. The high school and middle school provide students of diverse ethnic, economic, and religious backgrounds, a community to foster growth in the tradition of St. John Baptist de La Salle’s ideals of faith, service, and community.
