Art Showcase
Art Showcase is a competition that recognizes both the best individual artists and best art programs in North Carolina schools. An unlimited number of students in each school may participate in the school-level competition. Students are presented with a prompt and given about one month to create their submission. Media categories include painting, drawing, collage, photography, and other creative efforts. Electronic copies of submissions are sent to NCASA and forwarded to judges. Submissions from top teams and students from each category advance to the State Finals and are evaluated by judges in a live exhibition.
2024-2025 Prompt: What does The Sound of Silence look like? Create a work of art inspired by the song The Sound of Silence written by Paul Simon. You may use the original version released in 1965 by Simon and Garfunkel or the version released by Disturbed in 2015.
Art Showcase challenges artists of different media from different schools in a judged competition that awards both individual and group prizes. Media categories are shown below. Students create their artwork and enter the competition by submitting digital images of their work. Top students' works from each category progress to the statewide competition and are evaluated by judges in-person.
NEW in 2024-2025:
- A Google Form will be used to send all team details and works to be submitted to the judges. The form will be shared with all registered coaches.
- Rules have been overhauled to provide additional details for each media. See below for rules link.
- Film and Animation is a new media type open to middle and high school students.
2024-2025 Prompt:
What does The Sound of Silence look like? Create a work of art inspired by the song The Sound of Silence written by Paul Simon. You may use the original version released in 1965 by Simon and Garfunkel or the version released by Disturbed in 2015.
Key Dates for 2024-2025
Oct 7 - Registration Opens
Oct 30 - Prompt Release
Jan 9 - Submissions Due
Jan date TBD - Live Announcement of Elementary School Results via ZOOM
Feb 1 - State Finals, Atkins High School
Media Categories:
- Painting
- Drawing
- Print Making
- Mixed Media
- Collage
- Digital Media (middle school and high school only)
- Photography (middle school and high school only)
- Sculpture
- NEW in 2024-2025 - Film and Animation (middle and high school only)
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State Champion Computer Generated by Isaiah Willis of Sedgefield Middle School of Charlotte
The State Finals of Art Showcase were held February 9 at Northwest Guilford High School. 35 schools showed their works. Final results are shown below.
Shown below are the results from the 2019 Art Showcase Regionals. All schools listed below advanced to the February 9 State Final hosted by Northwest Guilford High School.
Best in Show by R Hutcheson of Ligon Middle School of Raleigh
The State Finals of Art Showcase were held December 3 at Hillside High School of Durham. 25 schools showed their works. Final results are shown below.
Best in Show Drawing by Ethan Hall of Atkins High School
The State Finals of Art Showcase were held May 14 at UNC Greensboro. More than 20 schools showed their works. Final results are shown below.
Shown below are the results from the 2018 Art Showcase Regionals. All schools listed below advanced to the February 17 State Final hosted by Durham School of the Arts.
