
2021 Best in Show
"Left in Limbo" by James Wright, Bayside Academy
The Visual Arts Achievement Program (VAAP) provides local and state recognition for student
achievement in the visual arts. The program is designed to offer encouragement to
young artists, showcase their work and offer opportunities for advanced training
beyond high school.
As an arts in education program, it awards students in grades
6 through 12 that are participating in arts programs within their academic institutions.
Students from private studios are not eligible to submit work through their studio
instructors.
2025 Update
Due to office and gallery renovations, the Alabama State Council on the Arts will not have an in-person exhibition of the regional winners this year.
Click here to view the online gallery of student works.
Regional Coordinators
Region 1
Southern Alabama (including Baldwin, Clarke, Choctaw, Conecuh, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, and Washington Counties)
Contact: Sydney Cramer, Mobile Arts Council
scramer@mobilearts.org, (251) 432-9796
Region 2
Central/Eastern Alabama (including Autauga, Barbour, Butler, Chambers, Clay, Coffee, Coosa, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Dallas, Elmore, Geneva, Henry, Houston, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Montgomery, Pike, Russell, Randolph, and Tallapoosa Counties)
Contact: Dr. Kelly Berwager, Troy University
kberwager@troy.edu, (334) 680-3808
Region 3
Western Alabama (including Bibb, Chilton, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Marengo, Perry, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa, and Wilcox Counties)
Contact: Autumn Fuller, The Arts Council of Tuscaloosa
education@tuscarts.org, (205) 345-9801
Region 4a
Birmingham Area (including Bessemer, Birmingham, Calhoun, Fairfield, Homewood, Jefferson, Leeds, Midfield, Mountain Brook, Pell City, Talladega, Tarrant, Trussville, and Walker County)
Contact: Shelbye Reese
shelbyejreese@gmail.com
Region 4b
Central Alabama (including the City of Hoover, Shelby County, and Vestavia Hills)
Contact: Misty Bennett, University of Montevallo
bennettMJ@montevallo.edu, (205) 665-6396
Region 5
North Alabama (including Blount, Cherokee, Colbert, Cullman, Dekalb, Etowah, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marion, Morgan, St. Clair, and Winston Counties)
Contact: Laura Smith, Huntsville Museum of Art
lsmith@hsvmuseum.org, (256) 535-6372