Relive the 2017 Art & Writing Awards

How do you get to Carnegie Hall? By winning the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards!

Last night, hundreds of the country's most creative teens made their way to the legendary concert hall for the 2017 National Ceremony.

YouTube personality Hunter March hosted the show, and the winners heard inspiring words from guest speakers Amy Schumer (Snatched, Trainwreck, Inside Amy Schumer), Allison Williams (Girls, Get Out), and Ellie Kemper (The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, The Office).

Scholastic aired parts of the ceremony live on Facebook, and the winners took to social media to share their excitement using the hashtag #goldkey – and we have a roundup to share with you! Check out all the fun below – including a very gold Empire State Building lit up specifically to honor our winners!

(Additionally, just before the ceremony last night, three Gold Medal Portfolio recipients – Chastity Hale, Zara Batlavi, and Benjamin Cruz – stopped by NPR to talk to John Hockenberry on The Takeaway about the awards and their art. Listen here!)

 

Such an amazing night celebrating the incredibly talented artists honored at the @artandwriting awards! Swipe through for some highlights from the event (including some very special guests!) and watch our Story for even more behind-the-scenes!

A post shared by @scholasticinc on Jun 8, 2017 at 5:14pm PDT

 

All done #goldkey #scholasticartandwritingawards

A post shared by Tiffany Weng (@happyschtuff) on Jun 9, 2017 at 7:35am PDT

 

Scholastic art & writing awards of 2017 Congrats sis #goldmedal #goldkey

A post shared by sage &kingkong (@sagekwxn) on Jun 9, 2017 at 4:20am PDT

 

Beautiful night in the city Congratulations to Drew Spielvogel on his achievement! Scholastic Art National Gold Medalist #goldkey

A post shared by Scasd Artdesign (@scasdart) on Jun 8, 2017 at 8:45pm PDT

 

empire state building lit in gold for #scholasticartandwriting #goldkey

A post shared by Ellie (@copperdragonwire) on Jun 8, 2017 at 8:02pm PDT

 

What a fantastic day! Maria was honored with a Scholastic National Gold Medal today for her photo "Courage" at Carnegie Hall. #GoldKey #NYC

A post shared by Ann Diebolt (@anndiebolt) on Jun 8, 2017 at 7:41pm PDT

 

A ceiling of angels and devils • Never thought I would step foot into the most famous concert hall #goldkey

A post shared by @erinchakalos on Jun 8, 2017 at 7:38pm PDT

Advice from @amyschumer to talented young artists: "Go in the direction that fuels you the most." #GoldKey #Scholastic #Art pic.twitter.com/VtzMmaSKor

— Ashley S. Cooke (@AshleySCooke) June 8, 2017

Celebrating 28 students from Harris County! We are so proud of YOU!! @HCDEtx #oneforall #goldkey pic.twitter.com/8Mh4sLQiQL

— Andrea Segraves (@AndreaSegraves) June 8, 2017

Representing @CyFairISD &@langhamcreekhs proudly as "Best in Grade" nationally @artandwriting awards! Super proud papa and momma!#goldkey pic.twitter.com/IlpQDdtVF3

— Jose Martinez (@jmtz10403) June 9, 2017

The Empire State Building is lit in GOLD just for our National Medalists! #goldkey @empirestatebldg pic.twitter.com/2KIdDnPKOv

— Scholastic Awards (@artandwriting) June 8, 2017