LIVINGSTON MANOR, NY — The Art.Write.Now.Tour 2014-15, a nationwide traveling exhibition showcasing more than 130 original pieces of art and writing from the teen winners of the 2014 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, will open on February 21 at the Catskill Art Society (CAS) Arts Center at 48 Main St. Free and open to the public through March 22, the exhibit hosts student work from around the country, including works by local writer Sarah Mughal from Vestal Senior High School and artist Maxwell Vonderhorst, a graduate of Warwick Valley Middle School. There will be reception on February 21 from 3 to 5 p.m. Refreshments will be served.

The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, a scholarship and recognition program for creative students in grades seven through 12, received more than 255,000 submissions during the 2014 program year. This year’s exhibited works were curated by artist and Scholastic Award alumna Kay WalkingStick, whose career retrospective will open in 2015 at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, DC. Visit www.artandwriting.org/art-write-now-tour.

Gallery hours at the CAS Arts Center are Thursday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Monday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.