Top 2017 Mid-South Scholastic Art Awards Winners

The Mid-South Scholastic Art Awards is an annual juried student exhibition presented by the Brooks and the Brooks Museum League. The Awards honors regional students, in grades seven through 12, for exemplary artworks by recognizing their outstanding achievements in a competitive annual exhibition.

Local and prominent figures in the visual arts look for works that exemplify three core values: originality, technical skill, and the emergence of personal voice or vision. Click here to meet this year's judges.

Gold-key winning artwork continues on to national adjudication in New York City with the potential to earn national awards.  For their efforts, students are awarded cash prizes and scholarship opportunities. Since the inception of the competition students have been awards millions of dollars in scholarship money for college.

See all the gold-key winners exhibited at the Brooks through February 26.

2017 Mid-South Scholastic Art Awards Winners

Senior Best-in-Show, Tram Le, Under Pressure, White Station High School

Middle Best-in-Show, Karson Mount, Torn, Briarcrest Christian High School

Junior Best-in-Show, Elizabeth Wood, Georgie, Hutchison School

Senior Portfolio Award, Bailee Ross, Progression, Briarcrest Christian High School

Personal Vision Award, Bhakti Patel, Hardships, Oxford High School

Senior Painting Award, Lyrikal Jenkins, Marnesha, Overton High School

Middle Painting Award, Gerrett Mayfield, Postal Code, Desoto Central High School

Glass & Ceramics Award, Karsyn Laufenberg, Cucumber, Lewisburg High School