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STUDENT AWARDs
Welcome to our Student Awards Page, where we celebrate the creativity, hard work, and achievements of our students. Each award reflects their growth, dedication, and passion for the arts. We are proud to support and showcase their success in competitions around the world.
Our Student Art award results
Congratulations to all our talented students! See the winners and highlights from each year’s Student Art Awards below.
Grand Prize
Student Award-Winning 2026
Celebrating Art Contest
Congratulations to the five students from XC Art Center who received the High Merit Award in the latest Celebrating Art International Art Competition!
Title: Esternal Solace
Artist: Hannah Changlee
Title: From The Depths of The Mind
Artist: Aimi Yuan
Title: Unbound
Artist: Rebecca Liu
Title: 404: Humanity Not Found
Artist: Seoyun Ryu
Title: Gazing At The Starr Sky
Artist: Ingrid Zhang
2025 ART OLYMPICS International Master Illustration Competition at the Louvre Museum in Paris
Congratulations to our six outstanding students on this remarkable achievement! They have been selected to participate in the 2025 ART OLYMPICS International Master Illustration Competition and are now in the running for the final prize awards.
Celebrating Art Contest
Students get published, win prizes,
Congratulations to our students on being selected for the 2026 Celebrating Art Contest and having their artwork chosen for publication in the Celebrating Art book!
Title: The Magic KittenJarAdventure
Artist: AbigailLi
Title: The Last Chapter?
Artist: Ada Zhao
Title: A Turtle's Last Swim
Artist: Alexander Xiao
Title: Break Through
Artist: Alexis Zhang
Title: Inner Chaos
Artist: Allison Song
Title: Protecting The Forest Animals
Artist: Anna Van Dyke
Title: May Garden
Artist: Anne Zhang
Title: Apple
Artist: Bella Liu
Title: The Hidden Ocean Kingdom
Artist: Bryson Chen
Title: Me, Myself, And I
Artist: Caitlin Ly
Title: When The Earth Stopped Roaring
Artist: Charlotte Lei
Title: Two Sides Of The Same Coin
Artist: Chenning Zhang
Title: A Slow Descent Into Seeing
Artist: Chloe Ma
Title: The Earth’s Book Of Life
Artist: Chloe Zhu
Title: Waterborne Soul
Artist: Claire Wei
Title: The World In My Eyes
Artist: Clara Ke
Title: Tree Of Life
Artist: Clover Lao
Title: Interwoven
Artist: Coco Yang
Title: Ocean Protection
Artist: Daniel Zhou
Title: Pollution Out
Artist: Edmond Xie
Title: My World
Artist: Elaine Chen
Title: Protecting The Forest Animals
Artist: Anna Van Dyke
Title: Coffee Shop‘s Cat
Artist: Eleana Huang Yang
Title: The Octopus’s Secret World
Artist: Elizabeth Xiao
Title: The Code That Loves Me
Artist: Ella Bao
Title: Ella's Art
Artist: Ella Blount
Title: The Book Of Living Animals
Artist: Eos Hu
Title: The Dragon Adventure
Artist: Eric Yu
Title: To Bottle The World
Artist: Estella Mo
Title: The Last Pages Of The Frozen Wild
Artist: Ethan Fu
Title: Stories Of The Wild
Artist: Ethan Wang
Title: Helicopters Save Millions Of Lives
Artist: Ethan Wu
Title: A Fragile World
Artist: Fengping Li
Title: Sea Nest
Artist: Gentoo Pham
Title: Moments With My Squirre
Artist: Grace Lei
Title: Eternal Solace
Artist: Hannah Changlee
Title: The Ocean’s Cry For Help
Artist: Helius Hu
Title: Polluted Earth
Artist: Hubert Wang
Title: Gazing At The Starr Sky
Artist: Ingrid Zhang
Title: The World Around Us
Artist: Iris Zhuo-Li
Title: Suspended Between Emotional Tides
Artist: Jingyue Yang
Title: One Sky, One World
Artist: Jinhao Yang
Title: Squirrel
Artist: Justin Li
Title: The Great Canopy City
Artist: Katelyn Ye
Title: The Window View
Artist: Kyla Li-Zhuo
Title: Guardians In The Flames
Artist: Leo Wong
Title: Morning Sunrise
Artist: Lianne Song
Title: My Hair Can Bloom
Artist: Lila Chan
Title: Sunday Morning
Artist: Lillian Su
Title: Guardians Of The Ocean
Artist: Mandy Yang
Title: The Clock Strikes Human
Artist: Meimei Zhang
Title: Unbound
Artist: Rebecca Liu
Title: Girls Creating The Future
Artist: Ryleigh Duan
Title: The World In Our Hands
Artist: Scarlett Chen
Title: Turning Pages, Changing Futures
Artist: Selena Hu
Title: Spring
Artist: Selene Huang
Title: 404: Humanity Not Found
Artist: Seoyun Ryu
Title: The Animals Of Our Planet
Artist: Sophia Wang
Title: Underwater
Artist: Sophia Zhang
Title: Save The Animals
Artist: Sophie Pham
Title: With You Again
Artist: Sophie Zhao
Title: Our Hands, Our Planet
Artist: Uma Wang
Title: Will It Disappear
Artist: Victoria Lu
Title: Preserving The Current
Artist: Viola Phu
Title: Endangered
Artist: Wenmei Rosie Xie
Title: Butterflies Of The Heart
Artist: Wenni Xie
Title: Robot Looking To The Future
Artist: William Li
Title: Consciousness Replica: The Other Self
Artist: Xizhi Xiang
Title: The Last Touch Of Color
Artist: Yufang Guo
Title: Wings Of Hope
Artist: Yuling Guo
Title: Emerging Color
Artist: Yuxuan Shu
Scholastic art and writing competition
INTERNATIIONAL STUDENT ART CONTEST
Congratulation This year, XC students have once again achieved outstanding results in the United States' most prestigious arts competition for youth—the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards (National Level)!
Title: Underwater
Artist: Sophia Zhang
Title: Seeing Through the Screen
Artist: Stephanie Zhu
Title: Awaiting...
Artist: Yiren Jing
Title: Too Many Ideas
Artist: Xiaoyan Edmond Zhuo
Title: I Want to Bring Change
Artist: Isabella Huang
Title: Transitive Moment
Artist: Nathan Ma
Student Award-Winning 2025
Scholastic art and writing competition
INTERNATIIONAL STUDENT ART CONTEST
Congratulation This achievement recognizes the students’ long-term effort, creativity, and artistic thinking, and reflects XC Art Center’s strength in systematic art training, thoughtful competition preparation, and in-depth artistic development.
Title: The Screenager (Digital Painting, Drawing & Collage)
Artist: Aimi Yuan
Title: Emergence (Painting)
Artist: Alexis Zhang
Title: The Overture (Architecture & Industrial Design)
Artist: Amy Ma
Title: Farfetched Dreams (Photography)
Artist: Amy Ma
Title: Conformity (Sculpture)
Artist: Chelsea Guo
Title: The Bubbles of Us (Digital Painting, Drawing & Collage)
Artist: Chenning Zhang
Title: First Goal ( Photography)
Artist: Dekun Lu
Title: Constance Zhang (A Birds Shadow Through Color)
Artist: Photography
Title: Stories You Wear (Fashion)
Artist: Emma Wang
Title: The Artificial Heart (Flash Fiction)
Artist: Lillian Duan
Title: Carbon Memory (Digital Painting, Drawing & Collage)
Artist: Amy Ma
Title: Where Time Walks Unevenly(Mixed Media)
Artist: Amy Zhang
Title: The Inheritance of Warmth (Digital Painting, Drawing & Collage)
Artist: Amy Zhang
Title: Comfort Zone (Mixed Media)
Artist: Beryl Chen
Title: Diaries (Sculpture)
Artist: Chelsea Guo
Title: Fanatics (Photography)
Artist: Dekun Lu
Title: Shield of compassion (Drawing)
Artist: Ella Bao
Title: Eternal Solace (Digital Painting, Drawing & Collage)
Artist: Hannah Changlee
Title: Space and Time (Flash Fiction)
Artist: Jocelyn Ji Through
Title: Echoes Where Time Sleeps (Flash Fiction)
Artist: Jingqi Yang
Title: Stranded ( Mixed Media )
Artist: Aimi Yuan
Title: Fire in the Rain ( Illustration)
Artist: Angela Cui
Title: May Garden ( Sculpture )
Artist: Anne Zhang
Title: Butterflies (Mixed Media)
Artist: Ariya Curtin
Title: Consequences of Convenience ( Digital Painting, Drawing & Collage)
Artist: Beryl Chen
Title: Bridge ( Photography)
Artist: Chelsea Guo
Title: Blink Between Worlds (Mixed Media)
Artist: Coco Yang
Title: Fourth Down (Photography)
Artist: Dekun Lu
Title: The Rain (Film & Animation)
Artist: Dia Wang
Title: Street Artist (Photography)
Artist: Edward Wang
Title: The Reversed Factory (Digital Painting, Drawing & Collage)
Artist: Estella Mo
Title: Estrangement (Digital Painting, Drawing & Collage)
Artist: Yiren Jing
Title: Go with the Flow (Photography)
Artist: Yiren Jing
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2025 Award Winning ART FOR THE FUTURE
INTERNATIIONAL STUDENT ART CONTEST
We’re proud to celebrate our students' achievements in the Arts for the Future 2025 International Student Art Contest. Well done on your creativity and hard work!.
Title: The Future and (A)I
Artist: Ariya Curtin, Age: 12
Title: Kingdoms Beneath The Turning Sky
Artist: Charlotte Law, Age: 8
Best Expression Award
Title： The Future and (A)I
Artist：Ariya Curtin, Age： 12
Best Creativity Award
Title： Adrift
Artist： Yiren Jing, Age： 16
Group 1 Age 6 and Under
Title: Bird in Concept
Artist: Elizabeth Xiao, Age: 6
Group 3 Age 10 - 13
Title: Revelations
Artist: Viola Phu, Age: 11
Title: Swan Skies
Artist: Yushi Wang, Age: 13
Title: Future In Our Hand
Artist: Leo Zhang, Age: 12
Title: Little Joys in Time
Artist: Yueming Me, Age: 10
Group 4 Age 14 - 18
Title: Adrift
Artist: Yiren Jing, Age: 16
Title: Chronicles of a Doomed World
Artist: Xueying Ding, Age: 16
Group 2 Age 7 - 9
Title: Space Train
Artist: Ethan Fu, Age: 9
Title: In the Future
Artist: Liam Sabeti, Age: 7
Group 4 Age 14 - 18
Title: Deer
Artist: Caitlin Ly, Age: 14
Title: Control
Artist: Lillian Duan, Age: 16
Title: Zoom Time Flies by When You're Having Fun
Artist: Stephanie Li, Age: 17
Group 3 Age 10 - 13
Title: -
Artist: Cayden Chen, Age: 10
Title: -
Artist: Bryanna Bu, Age: 10
Title: -
Artist: Emma Wang, Age: 13
Group 2 Age 7 - 9
Title: -
Artist: Landen Chen, Age: 9
Group 4 Age 14 - 18
Title: -
Artist: Siyuan Shen, Age: 18
2025 Xc CREATIVE Art Contest by nextgen interarts foundation finalist
August 20 - October 20, 2025
Congratulations to our students selected in the 1st Round of the 2025 XC Creative Art Contest by the NextGen InterArts Foundation.
Light & Kinetic Installation Categories
Literature Categories
2025 American Kennel Club National Art Contest
🎉🏆 Congratulations to Sophie Zhao for winning 2nd place in the 5–8 year‑old category of the 2025 American Kennel Club National Art Contest!👏✨
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2025 NASA Student Art Contest Winners
Congratulations
Congratulations to Alexis Zhang for winning second place, and to Lulu Weng for winning third place in the NSI Art Competition (Never Such Innocence), with the theme: 'How Can We Prevent Future Wars?'"
Congratulations to XC Art Center student James Tao
🎉🏆 Congratulations to James Tao (13 years old) for winning the Scholastic National Gold Award! He received both the Scholastic Regional Gold and National Gold Award—an incredible achievement! 👏✨
Student Award-Winning 2024
The top ten of the Celebrating Art Competition.
Congratulations to 11-year-old Meimei Zhang for making it into the top ten of the celebration art competition.
The Scholastic competition in the United States
Congratulations!
The Scholastic competition in the United States has a history of 100 years.
A total of 30 students from XC Art Center participated in the competition (over 13 years old). A total of 11 golds, 16 silvers, and 20 excellent awards were given. Several students won multiple awards for their individual works.
The submission direction and materials include: sculptures, paintings, photographs, and computer drawings. Congratulations to the winning students! Using various expression methods to highlight their own characteristics and express their thoughts through the language of art, these efforts are worthwhile. We at XC Art Center applaud them
Dega art 2024 International Art Contest, Texas
XC Art Center students Exhibit at Degart Art Galleryin New York.
Final winner (first place)
1. Zhenzhen Tang, 7 years
2. Scarlett Chen, 7 years
3.Eric Xie, 8 years
4.Claire Wei, 9 years
5. Meimei Zhang, 11 years
6. Jocelyn Ji, 11 years
7. Emma Zheng, 11 years
Second place
1. Emily Yi, 7 years
2. Julianna Peng, 8 years
3. Ingrid Zhang, 10 years
4.Leo Zhang, 11 years
Third place
1. Katelyn Kailin Ye, 6 years
2. Jessica Lu, 11 years
3.Elaine Pang, 9 years
4. Yueming Mei, 9 years
5.Allison Yi, 10 years
6.Yihan Fang, 11 years
7.Emily Du, 11 years
Final winner (first place)
1. Songwanchu He, 12 years
2. Justin Li, 12 years
3. Sophie Wang, 12 years
4. Lillian Duan, 14 years
5. Allison Song, 14 years
6. Alexis Zhang, 14 years
7. Joy Son, 17 years
8. Lulu Wang, 15 years
9. Elaine Li, 17 years
Second place
1. Ava Zhang, 12 years
2. Estella Mo, 12 years
3. Iris Zhang, 13 years
4. Dia Wang, 16 years
5. Christine Tao, 15 years
6. Stephanie Li, 16 years
7. Jerry Yu, 15 years
Third place
1. Constance Zhang, 12 years
2. Caitlin Ly, 13 years
3. James Tao, 12 years,
4. Ella Bao, 14 years
5. Anne Zhang, 14 years
6. Xueying Ding, 15 years
7. Leyan Qiu, 16 years
Honorable Mention
1. Ashley Yao, 12 years
2. Elizabeth Ding, 14 years
3. Serena Wang, 13 years
4. Sophia Zhang, 13 years
5. Ariel Duan, 14 years
6. Chenning Zhang, 14 years
7. Sunje Hwang, 12 years
The students winning awards at the NY OCIYAC International Competition!
Congratulations to the students for winning awards at the NY OCIYAC International Competition!
164 students from XC Art Center won the NY OCIYAC International Competition! The trophies and certificates for our winning students, along with certificates and recommendation letters for the 80 students who participated in the Japan Exhibition , have arrived! Thank you, NY OCIYAC, for recognizing our students' talent and dedication!
Students from XC ART CENTER for Participating in the 2024 OCIYAC New York International Illustration Art Fair
Congratulations
to the 23 Students from XC ART CENTER for Participating in the 2024 OCIYAC New York International Illustration Art Fair
They received a trophy, certificate, and recommendation letter from the competition, acknowledging their talent and hard work. We extend our gratitude to OCIYAC for their dedication in organizing such a event and for recognizing the outstanding works of our students. This recognition means a great deal to the young artists, motivating them to continue their creative journey.
OCIYAC Competition: Recognizing XC Art Center
Thank you to the international OCIYAC competition for recognizing the efforts and works of XC ART CENTER students.
Among the 20,000 student submissions from countries around the world, 164 of our students aged 5.5 to 17 submitted their works, and all 164 students were shortlisted. 40 gold medals, 75 silver medals, 38 bronze medals, and 11 excellent awards. (The materials used in the works are pencils, colored pencils, ink pens, watercolors, and computer drawing.)
Once again, congratulations to the students for fully presenting their thoughts and ideas through long-term painting and achieving excellent results!
Student Award-Winning 2023
the 2023 Scholastic Art National Competition winners.
Sophia Zhang for winning the Scholastic Boston Gold Medal! She also won the National Silver Medal in the second round! (Picture 1)
Stephanie Li for winning the Scholastic Boston Gold Medal and the National Gold Medal in the second round! (Picture 2)
The IYAC TOP International Youth Illustration Competition
Student: Leon Fu
Among 15,900 submissions, 107 students from XC Art Center won 28 gold medals, 48 silver medals, and 22 bronze medals, and 9 students were finalists in the 2023 IYAC TOP International Art Competition. XC Art Center also won the Best Instructor Award and the Best Art Creative Studio Award from the IYAC TOP International Art Competition. Congratulations to Leon Fu for winning the Top Visual Art Award with a bonus of US$100. Congratulations as well to the works of the award-winning students that were exhibited at the 2023 IYAC Kyoto Japan International Expo and the 2024 OCIYAC NY International Art Museum Art Expo.
Congratulations to the 108 talented students at our XC ART Center for their outstanding achievements, winning the Gold, Silver, and Bronze awards in the IYAC TOP International Youth Illustration Competition! It's an incredible accomplishment that showcases their artistic excellence. Additionally, we're honored to receive the Honorary Certificate for Best Art Tutor of the Year from NEW YORK IYAC TOP International Illustration 2023 Award. These recognitions highlight the dedication and commitment of both our students and our center to the world of art. Keep up the fantastic work!
2023 IYAC KYOTO Expo XC Art Center Award-winning student exhibition certificates and postcards
