Ritter’s charcoal drawing captures his white labrador retriever, Rocket, lying on the bed — his favorite spot. Ritter and Rocket have grown up together, and it's evident in his work.

Cole Ritter, a senior at Southside High School in Youngsville, Louisiana, won a $2,000 Visual Arts Scholarship from the National Society of High School Scholars. His winning charcoal drawing ...

In contrast, Danes’ abstract quilt work is more about the overall idea of sanctuary. She said everyone makes their own personal sanctuary, but that is also is created by communities.