Every year, between Oct. 1- Dec. 1, the Wyland National Art Challenge encourages thousands of students across the nation to think about the many conservation issues we face around the world and interpret them through art. Students can choose to work collaboratively on mural projects or create individual works of art and earn a chance to win classroom prizes and scholarships. It is our hope that the process of interpreting their relationship to the natural world through art will lead students to a greater understanding of their role as future caretakers of our water resources.
In further support of the program, the Wyland Foundation and its partners have provided more than 500 schools with paint supplies, educational materials, and 50 square foot artist canvases. Winning entries are included each year in a full-color calendar presented by Toro Irrigation.
Download the Certificate of Appreciation.
Download the Teachers Guide.
Download the Eutrophication Lesson Plan
Download the Official Art Contest Rules.
SIGN UP FOR THE ART CHALLENGE
[OCT. 1, 2019 - DEC. 1, 2019]
ABOUT THE WYLAND NATIONAL ART CHALLENGE
Medium: may be completed in any medium
Individual Art Challenge:
Categories: 1 winner in each grade, K-12
Individual Photography Challenge:
Categories: 1 winner in each grade, K-12
Medium: In order to be displayed in our online gallery without being stretched or distorted, photographs must be submitted in .jpeg, .jpg, or .gif format, edited for web, at least 3,000 pixels wide and no larger than 10 MB. High-quality scans of non-digital photographs are acceptable. Digital photographs should be taken at the highest resolution possible.
— Camera (ARV $500)
— $1,000 scholarship (see official rules)
2018 $50 GIFT CERTIFICATE INDIVIDUAL ART WINNERS
Kindergarten Winner
Name: Alexandria S.
First Grade Winner
Name: Lola V.
Second Grade Winner
Name: Ryan P.
Third Grade Winner
Name: Amelia S.
Fourth Grade Winner
Name: Robert M.
Fifth Grade Winner
Name: Morgan G.
Sixth Grade Winner
Name: Alana D.
Seventh Grade Winner
Name: Katie C.
Eighth Grade Winner
Name: Dawson P.
Ninth Grade Winner
Name: Jacob O.
Tenth Grade Winner
Name: Luisa G.
Eleventh Grade Winner
Name: Jordan M.
Twelfth Grade Winner
Name: Naomi L.
2017 Classroom Mural Winners
Kindergarten – Fourth Grade Mural Winner
School: Westminster Christian School
Teacher: Anne Heetderks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8b6nTsFYps
Fifth – Eighth Grade Mural Winner
School: Costa Mesa Middle School
Teacher: Keli Marchbank
Ninth – Twelfth Grade Mural Winner
School: Moanalua High School
Teacher: Jeffrey Fujimoto
2017 Classroom Mural Winners
Individual Photo Winner – Camera
Name: Jan A.
Individual Photo Winner – Scholarship
Name: Jade S.
