We are pleased to share that the following pieces that were submitted to the American Illustration 43 Call For Entries have been chosen to appear online in The ARCHIVE curated collection. Although these pieces were not selected to appear in the AI43 award book, they have the distinction of being 5 pieces selected out of only 366 that will appear in The ARCHIVE, receiving at least four votes from the AI43 Jury from over 8,000 submissions.

The ARCHIVE collection will launch in November after the annual launch event in NYC. This work will also be presented in the winners announcement in May and shared through the American Illustration social media channels.

Please join us in congratulating the following students! Congratulations everyone!!

**Taylor Sims, ‘24** • *Desert Biome*, 5x7 inches, gouache. Instructor: David Terrill

**Katie Mellick, ‘26** • *Self Portrait,* 36x36 inches, oil on canvas. Instructor: John Ferry

**Eku Uresti, ‘26** • *She is Me*, 36x36 inches, oil on canvas. Instructor: Frank Norfleet

**Amy Longo, ‘ 26** • *Wandering the Woods*, digital. Instructor: Frank Norfleet

**Amy Longo, ‘26** • *Redwood*, digital. Instructor: Brett Watkinson

We recently found out that 4 of our Illustration students had work accepted into the 2023 Society of Illustrators Student Scholarship Exhibit and Catalog. One of those students, sophomore Simon Angel Pitts (‘25), had 2 pieces accepted. For his piece Boys Don’t Cry, he will receive the $1000 Lila and Ben Dryer Scholarship Award.

Every year since 1981 the Society has held the Student Scholarship Competition. Over three hundred works are chosen from more than 8,700 entries submitted by professors of college-level students nationwide. In a competition which can kick start a career, students bring their most sophisticated, well-crafted and original work to be tested. A jury of professional peers, including illustrators and art directors, selects the most outstanding works created throughout the year. Pieces are accepted based on the quality of technique, concept and skill of medium used (taken from societyofillustrators.org).

We are so proud of the students whose work was selected this year and proud of all of the students who submitted work. Congratulations to the winners!! Well done, everyone!