Youth Art Contest

Youth Art Contest presented by Earth Month

Annually, the National Cherry Blossom Festival invites students from DC public and charter schools in grades K through 12 to participate in the Youth Art Contest. Entries are judged by a panel, and winners are selected in age-specific categories, as well as one overall winner. Please refer to the Contest Guidelines for additional details on this year’s contest theme and attach an entry form on the back of each submission.

The public can enjoy the students’ artistic creativity as contest entries are exhibited at the Community Art Show presented by Union Station. All winners are recognized publicly during the Earth Day Celebration at Union Station on April 22, 2013 and take part in a reception with their families, teachers, and Union Station and Festival representatives.

Vote Now!
You can help the Festival select the overall contest winner by casting your vote online here or at Union Station from April 1 – April 14!

Congratulations to the 2013 Youth Art Contest winners!

Category 1: Kindergarten – 2nd grade

1st Place: Joniel Bostick-Delgado, Latin American Montessori Bilingual Public Charter School, Kindergarten
2nd Place: Kyah Bryant, Hendley Elementary School, 2nd grade
3rd Place: Coreah Rollins, Washington Yu Ying Public Charter School, Kindergarten

Category 2: Grades 3 – 5

1st Place: Emely Pozo-Lin, Washington Yu Ying Public Charter School, 4th grade
2nd Place: Story Zimmerman Trejo, Washington Yu Ying Public Charter School, 4th grade
3rd Place: Oscar Lazo, Community Academy Public Charter School – Amos 1, 5th grade

Category 3: Grades 6 – 8

1st Place: Jada Pheney, Sousa Middle School, 7th grade
2nd Place: Kendra Walker, Kelly Miller Middle School, 7th grade
3rd Place: Deon McKnight, Prospect Learning Center, 8th grade

Category 4: Grades 9 – 12

1st Place: Princess Simms, Richard Wright Public Charter School, 9th grade
2nd Place: Jabari Mack-Palmer, Benjamin Banneker Academic High School, 12th grade
3rd Place: Amari Morgan, Richard Wright Public Charter School, 9th grade

The National Cherry Blossom Festival is proud to partner with the DC Arts & Humanities Education Collaborative to coordinate the 2013 Youth Art Contest presented by Earth Month and hosted at Union Station with additional support from media partners El Zol 107.9 and WPGC 95.5.