Reflections Art Contest 

 

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This program is hosted by the National, Washington State and Mercer Island PTAs. Your contributions to our Lakeridge PTA Ask Campaign and PTA volunteers help support this program for our students. 

 

 

  

ABOUT the reflections art contest 

 

The National PTA Reflections Art Contest is America’s oldest and largest arts education program of its kind.  It was designed to encourage students to explore their talents by creating an original piece of art relating to that year’s specific theme.  Each year, students in Grades Pre-K to 12 are recognized for bringing a theme to life through six different art categories: dance choreography, film production, literature, music composition, photography and visual arts.  Entries are judged by grade level.

 

In addition, the National PTA has a Special Artist Division, a non-grade specific category limited to students whose physical, cognitive or mental health challenges meet the guidelines set forth in the American Disabilities Act.

 

Rule change: we won’t be able to accept more than one submission per category. However, students can and are encouraged to participate in multiple categories.

 

 

  

2023-24 details

 

Reflections Art Contest theme: I am Hopeful Because . . .

Deadline for Submission: December 1, 2023 by 4pm

 

 

 

 

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Submission guidelines: 
 

Deadline for 2023 submission: December 1, 2023 by 4pm

 

Online application and submissions for all categories. Upload submissions here. For visual arts and photography only, additional physical submissions to be dropped off at the school's front office by deadline. Please attach entry form to the art and photography entry. 

 

 

1.Please read the Reflections rules carefully - students may only submit one submission per category. However, students can and are encouraged to participate in multiple categories.

 

2. [Online] Upload your art work (like composition, videos, audios, etc) to the email reflections@lakeridgepta.org with the subject title: student name, title of artwork, arts category and division. Attach the electronic copy of the filled Entry Form.                                                                  

 

[Drop in the box] For those art work like paintings, please drop the work in the box at the front desk along with the Entry Form.

 

3. Please follow the Student Entry Rules by each category:

  • Dance Choreography
  • Film Production
  • Literature
  • Music Composition
  • Photography
  • Visual Arts

 

Reflections Art Award Ceremony: March 4, 2024 at IMS Commons

All participants and winners will be recognized at the ceremony with certificates and awards. 

 

Additional Showcase Opportunities

Yuan Ru Art Center (Gallery showing)
In the spring, there will be a weekend Open House Event at Yuan Ru Art Center in Bellevue where all Reflections entries will be displayed for friends and family of the Reflections artists to view. More details to come.

MISD Fine Art Showcase (@MIHS Spring 2024)

While the primary focus of Reflections is a celebration of creativity through positive recognition, finalists from local PTAs will move on to the state round. Washington State PTA finalists who receive an “Outstanding Interpretation” award will advance to the National PTA round.

Lakeridge Elementary School WinnerS

Congratulations to the Lakeridge PTA 2022-23 Reflections Art Program award recipients!

 

The 2022-23 theme was “Show Your Voice!” Eighteen Lakeridge submissions were awarded with 1st, 2nd, 3rd place or Honorable Mentions at the district level. Two 1st place submissions will advance to the State competition!

 

There will be future emails with more information regarding the ceremony to all the participants. Thanks again for your support and participation!

 

Place Grade            Division              Category                    First and Last name
1st      Primary          (Pre-K-Grade 2)  Music Composition     Adrit Pradeepkumar
1st      Intermediate  (Grades 3-5)        Music Composition     Pranit Pradeepkumar
2nd     Intermediate  (Grades 3-5)        Literature                    Taylor Hua
2nd     Intermediate  (Grades 3-5)        Literature                    Kaira Reddy
2nd     Primary          (Pre-K-Grade 2)  Music Composition     Vivian Luo
3rd      Intermediate  (Grades 3-5)        Literature                   Connor McCarthy
3rd      Intermediate  (Grades 3-5)        Music Composition    Oliver Stephan
HM     Primary          (Pre-K-Grade 2)  Visual Arts                  Isha Khandelwal
HM     Primary          (Pre-K-Grade 2)  Visual Arts                  Soneri Shodhan
HM     Primary          (Pre-K-Grade 2)  Visual Arts                  Sukhi Shodhan
HM     Intermediate  (Grades 3-5)        Visual Arts                  Callie Baumgarten
HM     Intermediate  (Grades 3-5)        Visual Arts                  Yuvl Gupta
HM     Intermediate  (Grades 3-5)        Visual Arts                  Annalise Huang
HM     Intermediate  (Grades 3-5)        Visual Arts                  Brielle Pyeun
HM     Intermediate  (Grades 3-5)        Film Production          Yuvl Gupta
HM     Intermediate  (Grades 3-5)        Literature                    Yuvl Gupta
HM     Intermediate  (Grades 3-5)        Literature                    Ina Ruud
HM     Intermediate  (Grades 3-5)        Literature                    Elisabeth Yu

HM     Intermediate  (Grades 3-5)        Visual                          Youwan Ma

HM     Intermediate  (Grades 3-5)        Visual                          Blaire Wang

 

 

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For more information on this year’s 2023-2024 Reflections competition, please contact Ayesha Harper, Lakeridge Elementary’s Reflection Chair, at reflections@lakeridgeptsa.org.