FCASD Students Win Regional 2026 Scholastic Art Awards
![A still life painting of various trinkets, including scissors, beads, and jars on a blue cloth.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1774286869/fcasdedu/iav9zehw8leepgch6awu/_AmericanVisionsNomineeNoraMarkedWisdom.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1774286869/fcasdedu/iav9zehw8leepgch6awu/_AmericanVisionsNomineeNoraMarkedWisdom.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1774286869/fcasdedu/iav9zehw8leepgch6awu/_AmericanVisionsNomineeNoraMarkedWisdom.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1774286869/fcasdedu/iav9zehw8leepgch6awu/_AmericanVisionsNomineeNoraMarkedWisdom.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1774286869/fcasdedu/iav9zehw8leepgch6awu/_AmericanVisionsNomineeNoraMarkedWisdom.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1774286869/fcasdedu/iav9zehw8leepgch6awu/_AmericanVisionsNomineeNoraMarkedWisdom.jpg","width":2200}])
FCASD Students Win Regional 2026 Scholastic Art Awards
Fox Chapel Area High School senior Nora Kelley was selected as an American Visions nominee in the Pittsburgh Region of the 2026 Scholastic Art Awards for her drawing, "Marked Wisdom."
Twenty-one Fox Chapel Area School District students won awards for their entries in the Pittsburgh Region of the 2026 Scholastic Art Awards.
Fox Chapel Area High School senior Nora Kelley won a Gold Key for her art portfolio titled “Lifetime of Beauty.” The portfolio included several original artwork. Additionally, Nora won six other Gold Keys and was also selected as an American Visions nominee for her drawing titled, “Marked Wisdom.” This honor is given to only a select few regional Gold Key winners and their pieces are considered to be among the very best of the submissions.
Other Gold Key winners were Fox Chapel Area High School seniors Claire Conti, Adele Grady, and Raina Guzman; sophomore Ella Shevchuk; and freshman Nathan Ko. All of the Gold Key winners will have their work sent to New York for national judging, where they will be competing with other regional winners from across the United States for national awards. The winners of the national contest will be part of the Scholastic Art Awards National Exhibit.
The Fox Chapel Area Silver Key winners were seniors Raina Guzman, Riley Hemingray, Nora Kelley (4 Silver Keys), Emma Kuhns (2 Silver Keys), Akshay Lath, and Joshua Murphy; juniors Brynn Gamblin and Nathan Ko (3 Silver Keys); sophomore America Sakoian (3 Silver Keys); and Dorseyville Middle School eighth-grader Samuel Ettinger (4 Silver Keys).
The Fox Chapel Area Honorable Mention winners were seniors Claire Conti, Adele Grady, Auden Jacobson, Nora Kelley (3 Honorable Mentions), Emma Kuhns (3 Honorable Mentions), Akshay Lath (4 Honorable Mentions), Elyse Ritchie (2 Honorable Mentions), and Morgan Van Kirk; juniors Emily Kiro and Sadie Stephenson; sophomores Paulomi Goel (2 Honorable Mentions) and Ottilie Happold; freshman Nathan Ko (2 Honorable Mentions); and eighth-graders Margaret Davis (2 Honorable Mentions) and Samuel Ettinger (9 Honorable Mentions).
Students from schools across the greater Pittsburgh area participated in the regional competition. The award winners were selected by a panel of distinguished judges, which included artists, art educators, and art professionals.
The students' artwork was on display at Carnegie Mellon University’s Hall of Fine Arts from February 25 to March 7. The Fox Chapel Area students were honored, along with the other winners, at a special ceremony March 7 at Carnegie Mellon University’s Kresge Theater.