KNOXVILLE  – The Arts & Culture Alliance is presenting The Scholastic Art Awards of 2009, a new exhibition featuring artwork by regional students in grades 7 to 12. 

The selected art will be exhibited at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St., from Feb. 6 to 27. A public reception will take place from 5 to 9 p.m. Fri., Feb. 6, as part of First Friday activities downtown.

For more than 13 years, the Arts & Culture Alliance has served East Tennessee as one of 81 regional affiliates of The Scholastic Arts Awards and invested more than $40,000 in the program. 

The Alliance receives more than 1,000 works each year for consideration in 14 categories. 

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