The Bolles Fine and Performing Arts Department is proud to announce that 56 Bolles upper school and middle school artists won a combined 127 awards in the 2026 Northeast Florida Scholastic Art Awards – including 35 Gold Key-winning works, 30 Silver Key-winning works and 62 Honorable Mention-winning works. 

Local art leaders judged thousands of entries across more than a dozen visual art categories for this prestigious annual competition to determine the top works in the region. The Gold Key winners will move on to a national competition in New York City. National medal award winners will be announced in mid-March. 

The following Bolles seniors earned coveted Portfolio Awards:

• Yicen Lu ’26, Gold Key, Art Portfolio
• Brianna Curzio ’26, Silver Key, Art Portfolio
• Johnmarko James ’26, Silver Key, Art Portfolio
• Emily Loftin ’26, Silver Key, Art Portfolio
• Jeremy Schellenberg ’26, Honorable Mention, Art Portfolio

The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers and the Northeast Florida Art Education Association will host the 2026 Northeast Florida Scholastic Art Affiliate Awards and Exhibition on February 21, with an award ceremony at the Florida Theatre followed by an exhibition of Gold-Key winning works at the Jacksonville Main Library.

To view a sampling of this year’s award-winning works, visit our online photo gallery. For a complete list of the 2026 Northeast Florida Scholastic Art Awards winners, including their categories, mediums, awards and teachers, click here. #BollesArts #BulldogProud