NSC Art Show: This is a contest for all high school students that are participating in art classes and have high level artwork that is selected by the high school visual arts instructors to be put up for a show at Anoka Ramsey Community College in March every year. Each school in our conference is allowed to bring a limited number of entries in each artistic category (drawing, painting, ceramics, sculpture, photography, and multi/digital media).

Regional Art Show: This is a contest for all high school students that are participating in art classes and have an extremely high level of artwork that is selected by the high school visual arts instructors to be displayed and judged by the MSHSL art judges at Forest Lake’s Library in April. Students that receive the “spotlight on the arts” awards at this show move on to the state show at the Perpich Center for the Arts in May.