Hutchison Girls Win Big at 2026 Regional Scholastic Art Awards
Twenty-two Hutchison girls won 42 Mid-South Scholastic Art Awards this year, with 8 Gold Keys, 10 Silver Keys, and 24 Honorable Mentions.
It’s always inspiring to see what our student artists create, and it’s even more rewarding when their work is celebrated by professionals in the field.
The Mid-South Scholastic Art Awards is an annual juried student art contest representing students from over 100 schools in East Arkansas, West Tennessee, and North Mississippi. This competition offers the girls a chance to compete on a regional and national level and be recognized for their talent and creativity. It also offers the public a glimpse into the consistent quality of work produced by Hutchison’s visual art department.
We also want to celebrate the professional artists who work with our girls every day. They foster a classroom environment that nurtures artistic expression while helping students build confidence, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills. Seeing our artists’ work celebrated by professionals is a reminder of just how special the creativity within our community truly is. Congratulations to the award-winning artists!Gold Key Winners
- Eloise Hayden ’26: Fashion
- Maggie Miller ’26: One in Drawing and One in Portfolio
- Maya Pentecost ’26: Three in Drawing and One in Portfolio
- American Visions nomination for The Duality of Mom
- Orange You Glad You Looked Up? won Senior Division Second Place
- Acelynn Saisuphaluck ’28: Digital Painting, Drawing & Collage
- Growing Strong received Middle Division Second Place
- Farrah Brown ’26: Comic Art
- Reagan Leavitt ’28: Digital Painting, Drawing & Collage
- Maren Levy ’26: One in Drawing and One in Portfolio
- Maya Pentecost ’26: Two in Graphic Design and One in Drawing
- Hadley Rhett ’26: Sculpture
- Sammye Kate Selecman ’26: Sculpture
- Lucy Wilson ’27: Drawing
- Anne Tyler Bartusch ’26: Two in Drawing
- Caroline Byrnes ’27: Drawing
- Olivia Candiotto ’27: Painting
- Anna Chiozza ’26: Portfolio
- Maddie Cochran ’28: Drawing
- Kate Crosby ’27: Painting
- Kennon Humphreys ’26: Sculpture
- Nellie Keras ’26: Two in Sculpture and One in Mixed Media
- Maren Levy ’26: Mixed Media
- Taylor McAdams ’26: Drawing
- Maggie Miller ’26: Two in Drawing and One in Sculpture
- Melinda Moses ’26: Sculpture
- Yilin Pan ’28: Three in Drawing
- In addition, Yilin earned an Honorable Mention in Drawing for work created outside of Hutchison.
- Maya Pentecost ’26: One in Sculpture and One in Drawing
- Dove Ward ’29: Film & Animation
- Lucy Wilson ’27: Painting
The Memphis Brooks Museum of Art will exhibit Gold Key-winning artwork from January 23 through February 22 and host an awards ceremony for Gold Key, Silver Key, and Honorable Mention winners on Saturday, February 7.
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