Portfolio awards
ListedCompetition
- Award
- $12,500 Gold Medal Portfolio; $2,000 Silver Medal Portfolio. Detailed current payment/use conditions are not public.
- Timeline
- Oct 1, 2026Entries open . Regional art/writing deadlines vary from December 1, 2026 to as late as January 4, 2027
- Jan 27, 2027Use official Region Locator for your school/home region. Regional results
- Mar 31, 2027National awards .
- How to apply
- Graduating seniors enter a cohesive six-work Art or Writing Portfolio with distinct 100-500-word artist/writer and personal statements. Respect each work category's upload/word limits. Up to two art and two writing portfolios, with no repeated works across portfolios. $40/portfolio or hardship waiver. Create a portal account; student and parent/guardian must electronically agree to participation terms.
- What you'll need
- A portfolio
- Entry through a local chapter or club
- An application fee
- Who can apply
- Graduating high-school seniors only. General rule: grades 7-12, age at least 13 on entry, attending school and residing in U.S./territories/military bases or Canada excluding Quebec; qualifying home/virtual schools permitted. Awards are individual, not collaborative.
- Good to know
- Sixteen Gold portfolios (eight art/eight writing), with additional Silver awards. Individual works may also be separately entered; portfolios considered automatically. No AI-generated final work or statements; qualified brainstorming assistance allowed. Students keep copyright but grant broad nonexclusive promotion/exhibition license; original artwork may be retained for two years if requested.
- Details
- ArtsWriting