Making Democracy Work

Visual Arts Competition 2025

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Visual Arts Competition Committee: Carolyn Joswig-Jones (Chair), Lennis Boyer, Deb Olson, Kat Odell, Aly Welch, Sutton Mooney, Kimberly Tompson, Crowe Gammons, Carol Ndambuki

2025 Theme?

Complete information will be available here starting Feb 17, 2025.

Purpose:

Eligibility:

  1. Participant must be in grades 3 - 12.
  2. Participant must be a resident of Whitman County.
  3. Participant must fill out an entry form with a Parent/Legal Guardian signature.

Rules:

  1. There will be three grade groupings: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12.
  2. Artwork must be an original piece, completed solely by the participant. Only one entry per student.
  3. Art materials allowed may include but not limited to crayons, colored pencils, markers, pen and ink, pastels, paints, charcoal, collage, photography, mixed media, digital media, clay, plaster, wood, stone, cloth, cardboard, etc. No videos or images in motion.
  4. 2-Dimensional artwork is not to exceed the size of 11 x 17 inches. 3-Dimensional artwork is not to exceed the size of 1 cubic foot.
  5. No names, including the artist, are to appear anywhere on the front of the artwork.
  6. The entry form must be filled out completely and accompany the artwork.
  7. Judges appointed by the LWVP will evaluate artwork based on creative interpretation of theme.
  8. By signing the form to submit the artwork, you are granting the LWV of Pullman full rights to use artwork for website, social media, and educational purposes.
  9. Participants must read the educational program summary and ensure their art is respectful and relevant to the theme.
  10. Judges and Committee have the right to disqualify entries if rules are not followed.

Prizes:

Multiple winners will be awarded prizes within each grade grouping. The winning prizes will be $50 to spend at local businesses and a copy of the LWVWA civics textbook, The State We’re In: Washington.

Submit artwork and completed form by either method below:

Drop-off:
Neill Public Library in Pullman or Whitman County Library in Colfax

Mail:
League of Women Voters of Pullman
P.O. Box 366 Pullman, WA 99163
ATTN: Art Contest

Deadline for submissions: March 31, 2025

Winners will be notified on April 11th. An artists’ reception will be held on Saturday, April 19, 2:00 p.m. at Neill Public Library in Pullman. lwvpullmanvacc@gmail.com

More information will be launched on Feb 17, 2025…

Past Competitions

2024 Visual Arts Competition Why Does Voting Matter?

2023 Visual Arts Competition Earth Art: Civics and the Natural World are connected.

2022 Visual Arts Competition What Does Democracy look like to you?

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