ARTWORK CONTEST

The Artwork Contest is a wonderful way to promote the study of world languages and encourage students to share their enthusiasm with peers throughout Connecticut. This annual contest is open to students K-12 and includes a wide variety of mediums to encourage student creativity and participation. CT COLT members submit selected student artwork that incorporates the chosen yearly theme:

Discovering the Joy of World Languages

To assist teachers with promoting the contest, the following materials are available for use:

Artwork Contest Summary and Objectives, which outlines the "why" behind the contest, and how teachers can use it in their curriculum;

A printable Artwork Contest Information packet; and

Sample Google Slides intended for use in the classroom, which could help to simplify the contest parameters and instructions when introducing the contest to students and parents.

Registration for this event will be open from January 3 to March 10, 2023.  Deadline for artwork submissions: March 10, 2023.

To register and submit student work digitally, please click here.  Please note registration is only online, and you will submit or share student artwork files or photos as part of the online registration.

THERE IS NO LONGER A SCHOOL LIMIT FOR SUBMISSIONS. The limit is 15 submissions per teacher, 5 max per artistic category. Multiple teachers from the same school will now be allowed to submit entries for the contest, and teachers who teach at multiple schools may submit 15 entries for each school at which they teach.

• The artwork can be created in any medium under the 4 categories:

Levels are:

• Elementary K-2
• Elementary 3-5
• Middle /Jr. High School
• High School

In order to be considered eligible for judging, all of the following criteria must be met:

• Artwork must be the original work of one student only; work done in groups will be disqualified.
• Art must incorporate the exact wording of the theme, either in writing or speaking (for videos), though other words (in any language) are now allowed on artwork submissions. Any artwork not containing the theme will be disqualified. 
• Copyrighted figures and music are NOT permitted in the artwork. (Please see here to determine if music used is copyrighted or not.) The artwork will be judged for its graphic merit, not artistic skill. 
• Registration form must be completed in its entirety.
• School Entry Fee: $10 for CT COLT member teachers and/or member heritage language schools (all artwork submitted must be submitted by CT COLT members).
• Student Entry Form (with signatures) must be obtained by teacher, and teachers are expected to retain these forms for their records.
• Art must be uploaded to registration form no later than March 10, 2023.

Rubrics for each category:

Poster

3D

Still Digital

Dynamic Digital

Student Entry Form (with signatures) must be obtained by teacher, and teachers are expected to retain these forms for their records.  (If you would prefer a Word document instead, click here.)

In addition to winning a prize for best in their category, the winning pieces of art will be displayed on the CT COLT website. Furthermore, the winning artwork will be featured in the CT COLT Newsletter and the 2022 CT COLT Calendar, which is typically distributed at our Annual Conference. For information on past contests and winners, please check out the bottom of this web page.

Prizes: All participants will receive a CERTIFICATE OF PARTICIPATION

• K-2 (Elementary) $50: one winner per artistic category
• 3-5 (Elementary) $50: one winner per artistic category
• 6-8 (Middle School) $50: one winner per artistic category
• 9-12 (High School) $50: one winner per artistic category
• Grand Prize $100: one winner across all artistic categories

School Entry Fee: $10 for CT COLT members (all posters submitted must be submitted by CT COLT members).  If you are not yet a member, you can join through the registration process or by clicking here.

Frequently Asked Questions:

• If I volunteer to judge the contest, can my students still participate? Yes, please contact tubbsm@ctcolt.org and nietupskib@ctcolt.org to find out how this works.
• Does the theme have to be articulated on 3D items such as sculptures? No, you may place a card next to the 3D artwork before you take a picture and upload.
• I work at multiple schools. May I submit 15 entries per school at which I work? Yes!
• In my school, we only have 10 entries total across 3 teachers. May be all submit under 1 teacher? Yes. 
• Do I have to be a COLT member to submit? Yes.
• Can my students use multiple languages on the artwork? Yes, but the theme should be articulated in English. 
• What qualifies as a Still Digital submission?
  • 2-dimensional
  • Single still image
  • Created using software or electronic hardware (i.e. camera)
• What qualifies as a Dynamic Digital submission?
  • Multiple connected images 
  • Movement of some kind (either in the video or between the slides)
  • Created using software or electronic hardware (i.e. videocamera)
• What qualifies as a 3D submission?
  • 3D, or three dimensional, refers to the three spatial dimensions of width, height and depth. As such, all 3D entries should be solid figures, objects, or shapes that have three dimensions—length, width, and height.
• What qualifies as a Poster submission
  • 2-dimensional
  • Single still image
  • Created without using software or electronic hardware
• May I use music and/or dance in my Dynamic Digital submissions? Yes, of course, but please cite all tracks used in APA format at the end of the submission. Use of copyrighted music is prohibited.

Direct all questions about the contest to:  Melissa Tubbs tubbsm@ctcolt.org

Questions about other student contests? Contact Bonnie Nietupski nietupskib@ctcolt.org