"Soulman"
graphite
Krista Miller
East Coweta High School
Patrice Newell, instructor
"Divergent"
soft pastel
Yinglin Zhou
Chattahoochee High School
Kara Rice, instructor
Becky Raffalovich, Director
John Brandhorst, Natalie Brandhorst, Co-Directors
John Brandhorst, Art Throwdown
Alexandra Scott, Volunteer Coordinator
Cheryl Myrbo, Website
Alexandria Raffalovich, Social Media
THANK YOU HIGH MUSEUM FOR DONATING TICKETS TO EVERY 2023 WINNER THIS YEAR!
THANK YOU DIGITAL ARTS STUDIO FOR PRINTING AND DONATING AN EXHIBITION POSTER TO EVERY 2023 WINNER AGAIN THIS YEAR!
THANK YOU ATLANTA BOTANICAL GARDEN FOR DONATING TWO ENTRY TICKETS TO EVERY WINNER THIS YEAR!
AHSAE 2023 Artwork by Madi Lutes, "Fruit Bats," North Paulding High School Senior, Anne Aurand, instructor.
THANK YOU GEOFF SCOTT AT TOCO FRAMING FOR DONATING THE FRAMING FOR OUR HIGHEST RATED 2D WORK AGAIN THIS YEAR!
Piedmont Park
Take MARTA, Uber, Lyft, a cab, or get dropped off to the AHSAE inside the PPC Community Center at the 12th street entrance to Dogwood Festiv...
Piedmont Park
AHSAE in Dogwood Festival: immediately inside 12th Street entrance to Piedmont Park
16th annual AHSAE Art Throwdown 2024 Details TBA
2023 Below:
Atlanta's Interscholastic High School Art Competition
To participate contact John ...
AHSAE in Dogwood Festival: immediately inside 12th Street entrance to Piedmont Park
When Jeff Mather brought the idea to Grady High School's John Brandhorst, senior Perrin Turner (2009) spread the word to his peers and Brandhorst got the ball rolling. The Art Throwdown brings students from high schools across Atlanta to engage in a different kind of art competition. The next Throwdown happens outdoors, in front of the AHSAE in the Dogwood Festival.
"The idea is to bring high school artists together and really provide a live experience with visual art where friends, family, and the larger community can get a closer look at the creative process. Participating high school artists also get hands-on experience geared towards the next level of artistic expression and learning, whether that means attending college or working in a professional environment." --Perrin Turner (2009)
Email John Brandhorst, Throwdown coordinator, to get your school's name on the list:
AHSAE is an exhibition evolved from the "High School Art Exhibit" in the early 1970's Atlanta Arts Festival (known by many locals as the Piedmont Park Arts Festival), a two week celebration in the center of town. The high school exhibit went through a few transitions including "Visual Vibes." In 1999 Cheryl Myrbo envisioned a broader scope for the growing exhibit, bringing in arts center and museum sponsors from all over the region during the next 18 years. Today AHSAE award winners earn opportunities to enhance their training and hone new skills in numerous Georgia arts centers and on college campuses. Myrbo retired from the AHSAE in 2017. Becky Raffalovich has served as Director since 2018
We are hoping to raise enough money to sustain our program for the next three+ years. Thank you for considering a donation!
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Thank you Binders for supporting our artists and educators for decades.
Atlanta Dogwood Festival
Digital Arts Studio
Binders Art Supplies and Frames
Georgia Watercolor Society
Toco Hills Picture Framing
The High Museum
The Atlanta Botanical Gardens
Atlanta Area Arts Centers:
Callanwolde
Roswell
Spruill
Abernathy
The Hudgens Center for Art and Learning
Johns Creek
Thank you Becky Raffalovich for your relentless efforts to make sure Atlanta has the opportunity to see the incredible high school art chosen for the 2023 AHSAE in the Dogwood Festival.
Thank you to the Atlanta Dogwood Festival for displaying the work of 1000's of talented artists since 1970.
Festival Hours:
Friday 12:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Sunday 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
AHSAE and Artist market close at 7 pm on Friday & Saturday.
Visit the Piedmont Park Conservancy Community Center, just inside the 12th Street entrance to the park--during the Dogwood Festival festival--to see some of the finest high school art from over 70 Atlanta-area (and surrounding counties) high schools!
Bring your family and, especially, high school students. You'll be amazed at what these teenagers can do.
The lively interscholastic art-making competition is scheduled for Saturday April 13, raindate Sunday.
A special thank you to our host and sponsor -- the Atlanta Dogwood Festival -- for giving us a home and supporting Georgia's high school artists and art teachers since 2004.
Thank you to all of our AHSAE sponsors who have donated unique opportunities for our award winners for 20 years.
A detailed list of this year's AHSAE sponsors, and a
A special thank you to our host and sponsor -- the Atlanta Dogwood Festival -- for giving us a home and supporting Georgia's high school artists and art teachers since 2004.
Thank you to all of our AHSAE sponsors who have donated unique opportunities for our award winners for 20 years.
A detailed list of this year's AHSAE sponsors, and a link to their website, is on the sponsor page linked below.
Director Becky Raffalovich braffalovich.ahsae@gmail.com
Atlanta High School Art Exhibition since 1999