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.

 

 

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.

2023-2024 Prompts:

HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL: "Mending Wall" by Robert Frost

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost

Key Dates for 2023-2024

Sept 18 - Registration Opens

Nov 9 - Prompt Release (see above for prompt)

Jan 3 - Registration Closes

Jan 10 - Submissions Due

Jan date TBD - Live Announcement of Elementary School Results via ZOOM

Feb 10 - State Finals hosted by Triton High School in Erwin

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

Competition Rules

Visit the Art Showcase section of our site.

 

 

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.

 

State Champion Painting by Claire Shi of Jay M Robinson Middle School of Charlotte

The State Finals of Art Showcase were held February 17 at Durham School of the Arts. 33 schools showed their works. Final results are shown below.

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.