2024 Sixth Place
& 3rd Place Georgia Watercolor Society
"Cool Drops"
Maddie Diestler
East Coweta School Junior
Patrice Newell, instructor
acrylic painting
AHSAE AWARDS
International Festivals & Events Association
2017 Gold Pinnacle Award
Best Children's Programming in the 2017 Atlanta Dogwood Festival
International Festivals & Events Association
2016 Gold Pinnacle Award
Best Children's Programming in the 2016 Atlanta Dogwood Festival
International Festivals & Events Association
2015 Gold Pinnacle Award
Best Children's Programming in the 2015 Atlanta Dogwood Festival
International Festivals & Events Association
2014 Silver Pinnacle Award
Best Educational Program in the 2014 Atlanta Dogwood Festival
Southeast Festival and Event Association
2014 Gold Kaleidoscope Award
Best Event Within An Event in the 2013 Atlanta Dogwood Festival
Southeast Festival and Event Association
2013 Silver Kaleidoscope Award
Best Event Within An Event in the 2012 Atlanta Dogwood Festival
International Festivals & Events Association
2012 Silver Pinnacle Award
Best Educational Program in the 2012 Atlanta Dogwood Festival
International Festivals & Events Association
2012 Bronze Pinnacle Award
Best Event (within an existing festival) in the 2012 Atlanta Dogwood Festival
Southeast Festival and Event Association
2011 Silver Kaleidoscope Award
Best Event Within An Event in the 2010 Atlanta Dogwood Festival
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History of the AHSAE
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