Visual Arts Competition 2025
Visual Arts Competition Committee: Carolyn Joswig-Jones (Chair), Lennis Boyer, Deb Olson, Kat Odell, Aly Welch, Sutton Mooney, Kimberly Thompson, Crowe Gammons, Carol Ndambuki
2025 Theme Coming Soon!
Complete information will be available here starting Feb 17, 2025.
Purpose:
Eligibility:
- Participant must be in grades 3 - 12.
- Participant must be a resident of Whitman County.
- Participant must fill out an entry form completely with a parent/legal guardian signature and physical copy of artwork turned in.
Rules:
- Participants must read the educational program summary and ensure their art is respectful and relevant to the theme.
- Artwork will be separated into three grade groups: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12.
- Artwork must be an original piece, completed entirely by the participant. Only one entry per student.
- Art materials may include the following: crayons, pencils, colored pencils, markers, pens, ink, pastels, paints, charcoal, collages, photography, mixed media, digital media, clay, plaster, wood, stone, cloth, cardboard, natural material, etc. Artwork may not be videos or images in-motion.
- 2-Dimensional artwork is not to exceed the size of 11 x 17 inches. 3-Dimensional artwork is not to exceed 1 cubic foot.
- No names, including the artist or artwork title, are to appear on the front of the completed artwork.
- The entry form must be filled out completely and accompany the artwork.
- Judges will evaluate artwork based on creative interpretation of the theme.
- The Visual Arts Competition Committee or the selected judges may disqualify entries if any of the listed rules are not followed.
- By signing the entry form, you are granting the LWV of Pullman/Whitman County full rights to use the physical artwork and photos of artists with their artwork for social media and educational purposes.
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 by April 12th. An artists’ reception will be held on Saturday, April 19, 2:00 p.m. at Neill Public Library in Pullman.
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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