New York, NY (April 30, 2003) -- The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, the prestigious not-for-profit student scholarship and recognition program in America, honors The Boston Globe for its 53-year commitment to supporting arts education. As the longest-running regional sponsor of the esteemed student awards program, The Boston Globe is recognized for its sustained and generous investment in today's creative youth. Richard Gilman, publisher of The Boston Globe received the M.R. Robinson Arts Education Philanthropy Leadership Award at The Awards' recent annual benefit in New York City.
 
As the sole regional sponsor of The Scholastic Art Awards in Massachusetts, The Boston Globe has afforded students in junior high and high school the opportunity to be recognized for their work in the visual arts and to earn college scholarships. Since 1950, more than 300,000 works of student art from Massachusetts have been entered, 16,000 of which have advanced to the national level. Working in partnership with the New England Art Education Conference and the Massachusetts Art Education Association, the Massachusetts region has distinguished itself as one of the most outstanding regional programs of The Awards.
 
“The Boston Globe's generous and ongoing support demonstrates the influence that sustained corporate support for the arts and arts education can have within a community,” stated BJ Adler, executive director of The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. “So many young artists in Massachusetts have had an opportunity to be taken seriously as they explore their creative potential. We commend The Boston Globe for its philanthropic outreach and commitment to the community and to our nation's creative future.”
 
Throughout its 80-year history, more than 20 million students have participated in The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards and more than $12 million in scholarships has been awarded. Each year more than 250,000 students, from 90 regions across the country, enter their work to The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards for consideration. After the regional and national judging process, approximately 1,100 students are selected as national winners. Student award winners join the roster of past notable winners such as Andy Warhol, Robert Redford, Truman Capote, Joyce Carol Oates, Bernard Malamud, Richard Avedon, and Philip Pearlstein.
 
On June 14th, 2003, The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards will celebrate its 80th anniversary at the annual national awards ceremony, honoring this year's student award winners, at The John F. Kennedy Center for The Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. In addition, The Scholastic Art Awards National Student Art Exhibition, at The Corcoran Gallery of Art in D.C., opens to the public on June 13th, 2003, and remains on display through July 21st. The exhibition will feature more than 200 works of outstanding artwork by this year's national student winners.
 
About The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, were founded in 1923 by Maurice R. Robinson, founder of Scholastic Inc., the children's educational publishing and media company. The program was designed to recognize and encourage student achievement in the creative arts by offering scholarships and visibility, and it continues to fulfill this mission today. In 1994, The Alliance for Young Artists and Writers, a non-profit organization, was formed to expand the network of support for aspiring young American artists and writers through the distinguished Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.
 
The Alliance for Young Artists and Writers relies on many corporate and private donors each year. The Scholarship Fund Benefit is supported, in part, by Scholastic Inc., Accenture, MAP (Mahar Adjmi Parterners), The Boston Globe, Command Web Offset, Digicon Imaging, Inc., HarperCollins Publishers, The New York Times Company, and private donors including Charles and Susan Harris and Kevin and Karen Kennedy.
 
About The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe, New England's largest circulation newspaper and one of the top 10 Sunday and top 15 daily metropolitan newspapers in the U.S. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The New York Times Company.
The New York Times Company (NYSE:NYT), a leading media company with 2000 revenues of $3.5 billion, publishes The New York Times and 16 other newspapers; owns eight network-affiliated television stations and two New York radio stations; and has more than 40 Web sites, including NYTimes.com and Boston.com. In 2000and 2001 the Company was ranked No. 1 in the publishing industry in Fortune's list of America's Most Admired Companies. The Company's core purpose is to enhance society by creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news, information and entertainment.

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