High School Sketch Day
High School Sketch Day is an annual event that has been around since 1948! Each year, students of high school age from all over are invited to skip school and hit the streets of Jefferson City to spend the day sketching scenes from the city, drawing attention to architecture and the great art education in our community.
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WHO?
PRIZES ARE AWARDED IN TWO CATEGORIES: BEGINNER
$100 1st Place
$75 2nd Place
$50 3rd Place
ADVANCED
$200 1st Place
$150 2nd Place
$100 3rd Place
The Mayors Choice Award will be placed in City Hall and the Historic City of Jefferson Choice will go on T-shirts to be sold to benefit future Sketch Days.
HOW?
High School Sketch Day is open to students from all area public, private and home schools.
Simply register online up until one week prior to the event. A representative from Capital Arts will deliver the illustration boards and tags to each school the Friday before. Homeschoolers can pick their boards up at the gallery the week before.
Students have 24 hours to complete their images. Boards must be turned into your teachers on Tuesday. A representative from Capital Arts will pick them up. All digital art must be printed and mounted on a board.
WHEN?
REGISTRATION DEADLINE:
April 16, 2025
EVENT DATE:
April 21, 2025
11am - 5pm
RECEPTION & AWARDS:
April 24, 2025
5pm to 6pm
Awards Announced
5:30pm
2024 High School Sketch Day | April 22, 2024
2024 High School Sketch Day Winners
2024 High School Sketch Day Entries - Beginner Category
2024 High School Sketch Day Entries - Advanced Category
2023 High School Sketch Day | April 24, 2023
2022 High School Sketch Day | April 25, 2022
Laura Moody submitted this depiction of Adrian's Island Bridge in the Advanced Category of the 2022 High School Sketch Day. Laura was a senior at Calvary Lutheran High School.
Sophia Johnson, of Helias High School, submitted this depiction of Downtown Jefferson City, MO, in the advanced category during the 2022 High School Sketch Day.
Emma Komoroski, of Helias Catholic High School, submitted this depiction of the Cole County Courthouse into the advanced category during the 2022 High School Sketch Day.
Laura Moody submitted this depiction of Adrian's Island Bridge in the Advanced Category of the 2022 High School Sketch Day. Laura was a senior at Calvary Lutheran High School.
2022 High School Sketch Day Entries - Advanced Category
2022 High School Sketch Day Entries - Beginner Category
