The 2021 Regional Scholastic Art Awards program has awarded Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) students in grades 7-12 a total of 540 awards including Gold Key, Silver Key, Honorable Mention awards, and American Visions Nominations. Judges recognized FCPS students among 2,500 submissions in a variety of categories including drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, ceramics, sculpture, digital art, design, architecture, fashion, film and animation, mixed media, and art portfolios.
The Gold Key and Silver Key artworks will be included in an online exhibition that will launch on March 3 in conjunction with a virtual award ceremony. Updates with ceremony details will be posted to the affiliate website for the Fairfax County Art Region.
Gold Key award-winning works will be judged at the national level against other gold key work from regions across the country. National awards include Gold and Silver medals as well as monetary awards and scholarships. National awards will be announced in April.
Winners from Fairfax High School:
Arian Asadzadeh - Silver Key
Teri Chung - Gold Key (three awards)
Kaia Collins - Gold Key
Anisa Cox - Gold Key
Austin Eilbert - Honorable Mention
Quinn Hassan - Gold Key (two awards), Silver Key, American Visions Nominee
Abirami Krishnan - Gold Key
Sophia Mesa-Morales - Honorable Mention
Cecilia Seok - Gold Key, Honorable Mention (two awards)
Sienna Williams - Gold, Silver Key