Resources & Events:
Architecture, etc
Student Resources related to Architecture, Engineering and related fields including free student software and descriptions of related careers.
Google SketchUp
www.sketchup.com
Google’s 3D modeling software, available for free download.
MoMA Online for Teens
Learn how to make art online, collect and share pieces from MoMA’s online collection, stay up-to-date on MoMA teen programs.
NAACP ACT-SO
New York City Academic, Cultural, Technological, & Scientific Olympics
A competition for 9th-12th graders of African American or Latino/Hispanic descent. Categories available in Visual Arts, as well as Performing Arts, Sciences, Humanities and Business. Awards are cash prizes, scholarships, laptops and certificates. The NAACP ACT-SO mission iis to overcome the vicious cycle of low scholastic expectations and achievement that plagues Black underserved minority youth throughout New York City; to strengthen Black high school students’ academic skills and inspire the confidence they will need to succeed as adults; and, to offer individualized academic mentorship and diverse enrichment activities, of which there is short supply in the New York City public high schools.
270 West 96th Street, New York, NY 10025
212.666.9348
actsoinfo@actso.org
National Portfolio Day
National Portfolio Day is an annual event that provides an opportunity for those who wish to pursue an education in the visual arts and design to meet with representatives from colleges accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design. Representatives will be available to review your artwork and give you feedback before you officially apply to college while discussing their programs and answering questions about professional careers in art. High school students, parents, teachers, guidance counselors and college transfer students are encouraged to attend. All Portfolio Day events are free, open to the public and do not require pre-registration. You do not have to wait until senior year to attend! The NPD website contains a list of art and design-related majors with colleges & universities where they are offered.
Scholastic Awards
The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, a nonprofit organization, identifies teenagers with exceptional artistic and literary talent and brings their remarkable work to a national audience through The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. The Awards have an impressive legacy dating back to 1923 and a noteworthy roster of past winners including Andy Warhol, Sylvia Plath, Truman Capote, Richard Avedon, Robert Redford and Joyce Carol Oates.
The Awards are an important opportunity for students to be recognized for their creative talents. Teens in grades 7 through 12 can apply in 28 categories of art and writing for the chance to earn scholarships and have their works exhibited or published. Free to apply for students who qualify for Free & Reduced Lunch.
info@artandwriting.org
Scott Larner
718-589-2230
slarner@casitamaria.org
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