Solanco Artists Continue Tradition of Excellence in 2026 Lancaster County Young Artists and Scholastics Art Awards

Solanco Artists Continue Tradition of Excellence in 2026 Lancaster County Young Artists and Scholastics Art Awards

Posted on Feb 23rd, 2026

• Solanco 2026 Scholastic Art Awards and Lancaster County Awards Online Exhibition (Be sure to check out this link to view the amazing talents of our students!)
• Solanco’s award-winning artists have an excellent showing in this year’s 2026 Lancaster County Young Artists & Scholastic Art Awards exhibition winning an impressive 61 awards! This year’s Lancaster County Young Artists and Scholastics Art Awards competition was a big one, with a record total of 1204 submissions. Solanco secured 13 Gold Awards, 24 Silver Awards, 23 Honorable Mentions, and 1 American Visions Award Nomination. Scholastic Art Awards works honored with 8 awards have been forwarded to New York for national adjudication, which include: 1 American Visions Nominee Award and 8 Gold Key Awards.
• Congratulations to Solanco High School senior Josephine Pizzulli on an exceptional year of artistic achievement, earning an impressive 10 awards! Her work reflects the depth and versatility of Solanco’s art program, with paintings, ceramics, and metalwork receiving five Gold Awards, three Silver Awards, and two Honorable Mentions.
• Josephine Pizzulli,?You’re Old Enough To Know, acrylic paint on custom wooden substrate | 2 Gold Awards
  Josephine Pizzulli, Heavenly Treasures, earthenware, glaze | 2 Gold Awards
  
  Additional achievements of note include senior Kira Roark’s mixed media work, Crossed Wires, which earned two Gold Awards and a nomination for the prestigious American Visions Award. This year’s regional competition received a record-breaking 1,204 submissions, from which jurors were permitted to nominate only five works for American Voices or Visions consideration. The American Visions Award recognizes exceptional originality, technical skill, and the development of a compelling personal voice. Only Gold Key recipients are eligible for nomination, and those selected advance to national adjudication for consideration of the American Voices or Visions Medals. We wish her the best of luck as her piece advances through the nomination process and competes at the national level!

Kira Roark,?Crossed Wires, acrylic paint and string | 2 Gold Awards and American Visions Award Nominee

Established in 1923, the Scholastic Art Awards, presented by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, is the longest-running and most prestigious recognition program for creative teens in grades 7 to 12 in the United States. Visual arts professionals serve as judges, selecting works based on originality, technical skill, and the emergence of a personal voice or vision. The mission of the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers is to identify students with exceptional artistic and literary talent and present their visionary work to the world through recognition, exhibition, publication, and scholarships.

The Lancaster Museum of Art and the Pennsylvania College of Art and Design in Lancaster are honored to host this annual regional exhibition to celebrate the creativity of young artists from Lancaster County. Solanco’s award-winning work in the Lancaster County Young Artists & Scholastic Art Awards Exhibition is on exhibition from March 7, 2026 through April 19, 2026 at the Lancaster Museum of Art located at 135 North Lime Street, Lancaster, PA.

Lancaster County Young Artists & Scholastic Art Awards Exhibition Details:

Location:
Lancaster Museum of Art
135 North Lime Street, Lancaster, PA.

Exhibition Dates:
March 7, 2026 ? April 16, 2026

Opening Reception:
March 6, 2026, 5 to 8 p.m.

Museum Hours:
T, TH, F, S: 10am ? 4pm
Sunday: 12pm ? 4pm
Closed: Monday & Wednesday

Congratulations to the 2026 Solanco Lancaster County Young Artists & Scholastic Art Awards Winners!

Awards Winners!

Keira McCauley, The Heart of the Forest, jewelry| 2 Gold Awards

Blake Jenkins, What You See In Me, painting | 2 Gold Awards

Calab Reed, Safety and Comfort, jewelry | 2 Gold Awards

Solanco High School Award Winners:

Ava Breckbill, 12th Grade
? Silver Key: Apple of my Eye, Jewelry, Scholastic Art Awards
? Silver Award: Apple of my Eye, Jewelry, Lancaster County Young Artists Awards

Ashlyn Brown, 12th Grade
? Silver Key: Branching Out, Jewelry, Scholastic Art Awards

? Silver Award: Branching Out, Jewelry, Lancaster County Young Artists Awards
? Silver Key: Pillars of Pawns, Ceramics, Scholastic Art Awards
? Silver Award: Pillars of Pawns, Ceramics, Lancaster County Young Artists Awards

Blake Jenkins, 12th Grade
? Gold Key: What You See In Me, Painting, Scholastic Art Awards

? Gold Award: What You See In Me, Painting, Lancaster County Young Artists Awards
? Honorable Mention: Don’t Play With My Heart, Drawing, Scholastic Art Awards
? Honorable Mention: Don’t Play With My Heart, Drawing,Lancaster County Young Artists Awards
? Honorable Mention: Piggy Bank Still Life, Drawing, Scholastic Art Awards
? Honorable Mention: Piggy Bank Still Life, Drawing,Lancaster County Young Artists Awards

Keira McCauley, 12th Grade
? Gold Key: Heart of the Forest, Jewelry,? Scholastic Art Awards

? Gold Award: Heart of the Forest, Jewelry, ?Lancaster County Young Artists Awards
? Silver Key: Apple, Ceramics, Scholastic Art Awards

Josephine Pizzulli, 12th Grade
? Gold Key: You’re Old Enough To Know, Painting, Scholastic Art Awards

? Gold Award: You’re Old Enough To Know, Painting, Lancaster County Young Artists Awards
? Gold Key: Heavenly Treasures, Ceramics, Scholastic Art Awards

? Gold Award: Heavenly Treasures, Ceramics,Lancaster County Young Artists Awards
? Gold Key: Unusual Comfort, Ceramics, Scholastic Art Awards

? Silver Key: Unusual Comfort, Ceramics, Lancaster County Young Artists Awards
? Silver Key: Do You Know What Time It Is?, Painting, Scholastic Art Awards

? Silver Award: Do You Know What Time It Is?, Painting, Lancaster County Young Artists Awards
? Honorable Mention: Good Luck, Ceramics, Scholastic Art Awards

? Honorable Mention: Good Luck, Ceramics, Lancaster County Young Artists Awards

Calab Reed, 12th Grade
? Gold Key: Safety and Comfort, Jewelry,? Scholastic Art Awards

? Gold Award: Safety and Comfort, Jewelry, ?Lancaster County Young Artists Awards

Lilia Reshchykovets, 12th Grade
? Honorable Mention: Flight of the Valkyrie, Ceramics, Scholastic Art Awards

? Honorable Mention: Flight of the Valkyrie, Ceramics, Lancaster County Young Artists Awards
? Honorable Mention: Torn, Mixed Media, Lancaster County Young Artists Awards

Kira Roark, 12th Grade
? Gold Key: Crossed Wires, Mixed Media, Scholastic Art Awards

? Gold Award: Crossed Wires, Mixed Media, Lancaster County Young Artists Awards
? American Visions Award Nominee: Crossed Wires, Mixed Media, Scholastic Art Awards

Shawna Zoda, 12th Grade
? Silver Key: Zodiac Tea Set, Ceramics, Scholastic Art Awards
? Honorable Mention: Zodiac Tea Set, Ceramics, Lancaster County Young Artists Awards

Lila Good, 11th Grade
? Silver Key: Pear Still Life, Drawing, Scholastic Art Awards

? Silver Award: Pear Still Life, Drawing, Lancaster County Young Artists Awards
? Honorable Mention: Winter Driveway, Painting, Scholastic Art Awards

? Honorable Mention: Winter Driveway, Painting Lancaster County Young Artists Awards
? Honorable Mention: Melt Away, Drawing, Scholastic Art Awards

? Honorable Mention: Melt Away, Drawing, Lancaster County Young Artists Awards

Honor Hersh, 11th Grade
? Honorable Mention: January of ‘25, Drawing, Scholastic Art Awards

? Honorable Mention: January of ‘25, Drawing, Lancaster County Young Artists Awards

Gabriella Pugh, 11th Grade
? Silver Award: An Apple a Day, Painting, Lancaster County Young Artists Awards

Emma Winters, 11th Grade
? Honorable Mention: An Apple a Day, Painting, Scholastic Art Awards

Charles Link, 10th Grade
? Silver Key: Basketball Pendent, Jewelry, Scholastic Art Awards

? Silver Award: Basketball Pendent, Jewelry, Lancaster County Young Artists Awards

William Palka, 10th Grade
? Silver Key: Octopus Vessel, Ceramics, Scholastic Art Awards

? Silver Key: Trident of Time, Ceramics, Scholastic Art Awards

? Silver Award: Trident of Time, Ceramics, Lancaster County Young Artists Awards
? Silver Key: Relic of an Angel, Ceramics, Scholastic Art Awards
? Honorable Mention: Blue Flame, Ceramics, Scholastic Art Awards

? Honorable Mention: Blue Flame, Ceramics, Lancaster County Young Artists Awards
? Honorable Mention: Octopus Vessel, Ceramics, Lancaster County Young Artists Awards
? Honorable Mention: Relic of an Angel, Ceramics, Lancaster County Young Artists Awards

Ashton Shoff, 10th Grade
? Silver Key: Breaking Through, Ceramics, Scholastic Art Awards

? Silver Award: Breaking Through, Ceramics, Lancaster County Young Artists Awards

Mikaela Kreider, 9th Grade
? Silver Key: Koi Vessel, Ceramics, Scholastic Art Awards

? Silver Award: Koi Vessel, Ceramics, Lancaster County Young Artists Awards

Millie Mitchell, 9th Grade
? Honorable Mention: Unearthed, Ceramics, Scholastic Art Awards

? Honorable Mention: Unearthed, Ceramics, Lancaster County Young Artists Awards