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Albany Museum of Art
Picture

A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS
Annual Art-Inspired Essay Contest

A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words is a writing competition at the Albany Museum of Art for college and high school students interested in inspiring museum goers by writing an essay that is connected with a work of art. The top three essayists in each division win a cash award.

 A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words 2022
8th Annual College and High School Writing Competition


GUIDELINES, FAQs & Winners

WHO CAN ENTER THE COMPETITION?
 
There are two divisions: college and high school.
 
College Division: All currently enrolled students at Albany State University, Albany Technical College, Georgia Southwestern State University, Valdosta State University, Thomas University, Andrew College, and Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College are eligible to participate.

High School Division: The competition is open to high school students in Baker, Calhoun, Colquitt, Crisp, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Lee, Miller, Mitchell, Seminole, Sumter, Terrell, Thomas and Worth counties.

NOTE: Students dually enrolled in high school and college will compete in the college division.
 
WHEN IS THE 2022 COMPETITION?

  • The competition opens Thursday, Sept 1, 2022.
  • The deadline for submitting an essay is midnight on Saturday, Oct 8, 2022.
  • Awards will be announced at 6 pm on Thursday, Oct 20, 2022.

HOW DO I ENTER THE COMPETITION?

  • Visit the Albany Museum of Art and choose a work of art from the A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words art object list. The work of art written about must be from this list to ensure that the artwork is on view at the AMA for the entire competition. You may view the objects now!
  • Submit an essay of up to 1,000 words inspired by the work of art you chose. Essays may be in any style and may contain elements of fiction and non-fiction.
  • The submission should relate to the art that inspired it and should be appropriate for a broad museum-going audience.
  • Only one submission per student will be accepted.
  • The submission must include at the top of the first page: the student’s name, the student’s school or college, the name of the artwork being written about, and the student’s email address.
  • The submission must be emailed in a Word compatible format to 1000words@albanymuseum.com.

WHAT ARE THE PRIZES?

  • Cash awards are given for the top three essays in each of the college and high school divisions.
  • The winning essays will be published on albanymuseum.com.

HOW WILL THE ESSAYS BE JUDGED?
 
Each essay will be assigned a number ID and all identifying information in regard to who submitted the essay will be removed before the essays are submitted to a panel of judges. The judges—one panel for high school submissions and a second for college essays—will read and rank the essays.
 
WHEN WILL WINNERS BE ANNOUNCED?
 
High school and college winners will be announced at an awards ceremony scheduled for 6 pm on Oct 20, 2022 at the AMA, provided that health guidelines allow in-person events at that time. In addition, the top essayists in each division will be invited to read their respective essays at the event.
 
WRITING TIPS
 
Give your chosen work a close look: What story lies behind the image? What feelings does the piece awaken in you? What do you see that no one may have seen before? Let the art speak to you and then let your ideas flow onto the page! Please remember to revise and edit your essay before submitting, and be absolutely sure that your submission is no longer than 1000 words.
 
NEED MORE INFORMATION?
 
Through your writing, A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words will create new ways of seeing and reading the Albany Museum of Art’s collection. We are looking forward to your art-inspired words! For more information, contact 1000Words@albanymuseum.com

The 2021 College Division Winners

1st place: ​Tasmyn McCauley, Georgia Southwestern State University
2nd place: Darnell Chen, Albany State University
3rd place: Alexis Conley, Georgia Southwestern State University
Honorable Mention; Braylea Phillips, Georgia Southwestern State University
Honorable Mention; Rachel Gilmer, Georgia Southwestern State University
Honorable Mention: Maggie Cox, Georgia Southwestern State University

Read the top three essays here.

The 2021 High School Division Winners

​1st place: Aleesa Kruse, Lee County High School
2nd place: Sophia Scardino, Sherwood Christian Academy
3rd place: Clara Lee, Terrell Academy
Honorable Mention: Sammy James, homeschool
Honorable Mention: Amelia Taylor, Lee County High School
Honorable Mention: Shivani Yadavalli, Deerfield-Windsor School

Read the top three essays here.

The 2019 College Division Winners

1st place: Alana Dapper, Albany State University
2nd place: Chloe Butts, Georgia Southwestern State University
3rd place: Ashlynn Dapper, dually enrolled, Sherwood Christian Academy/Truett McConnell University
Honorable mention: Colleen Colman, dually enrolled, Lee County High School/Georgia Southwestern State University
Honorable mention: Will Tomlinson, Georgia Southwestern State University

Read the top three essays here.

The 2019 High School Division Winners

1st place: Marci Scardino, Sherwood Christian Academy
2nd place: Christianna Ford, Deerfield-Windsor School
3rd place: Ethen Kelley, Sherwood Christian Academy
Honorable mention: Joy Kendrick, Sherwood Christian Academy
Honorable mention: Sophie Singleton, Deerfield-Windsor School

​Read the top three essays here.

2018 College Division Winners

1st: Kelsie Rey, Georgia Southwestern State University
2nd:  Amber Greenhill, Georgia Southwestern State University
3rd: Cassidy Warren, Georgia Southwestern State University
Honorable Mention: Haley Jackson, Georgia Southwestern State University
Honorable Mention: Gregory Flitcher, Albany State University
​
​Read the Essays

2018 High School Division Winners

1st: Ashlynn Dapper, Sherwood Christian Academy
2nd:  Alana Dapper, Homeschool
3rd:  Cailin Cutts, Monroe High School
Honorable Mention: DeAnna Cunningham, Westover High School
​

Read the Essays

2018 Middle School Winners

1st: Mason Flynn, Deerfield-Windsor School
2nd: Arwa Kheda, Deerfield-Windsor School
3rd: Emily Tennyson, Deerfield-Windsor School
Honorable Mention: Baker Collier, Deerfield-Windsor School


2017 College Division Winners
1st: Zachary Price - Georgia Southwestern State University
2nd: Caitlyn Shellnut - Georgia Southwestern State University
3rd: Michael Hass - Georgia Southwestern State University 
Honorable Mention: Joseph Burrow - Georgia Southwestern State University
Honorable Mention: Drew Chelmowski - Georgia Southwestern State University
​

Read the Essays
2017 High School Division Winners
​1st: Alanna Dapper - Homeschool 
2nd: James Ellerbee - Terrell Academy
3rd: Kaitlyn Holloway - Terrell Academy
Honorable Mention: Sierra Brogdon - Terrell Academy
Honorable Mention: Madison Mathis - Terrell Academy
​

Read the Essays

For more information, contact Annie Vanoteghem at annie.vanoteghem@albanymuseum.com or call 229-439-8400. ​

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