Art Showcase challenges artists of different media from different schools in a judged competition that awards both individual and group prizes. Media categories are shown below. Students create their artwork and enter the competition by submitting digital images of their work. Top students' works from each category progress to the statewide competition and are evaluated by judges in-person.
NEW in 2024-2025:
- A Google Form will be used to send all team details and works to be submitted to the judges. The form will be shared with all registered coaches.
- Rules have been overhauled to provide additional details for each media. See below for rules link.
- Film and Animation is a new media type open to middle and high school students.
2024-2025 Prompt:
What does The Sound of Silence look like? Create a work of art inspired by the song The Sound of Silence written by Paul Simon. You may use the original version released in 1965 by Simon and Garfunkel or the version released by Disturbed in 2015.
Key Dates for 2024-2025
Oct 7 - Registration Opens
Oct 30 - Prompt Release
Jan 9 - Submissions Due
Jan date TBD - Live Announcement of Elementary School Results via ZOOM
Feb 1 - State Finals, Atkins High School
Media Categories:
- Painting
- Drawing
- Print Making
- Mixed Media
- Collage
- Digital Media (middle school and high school only)
- Photography (middle school and high school only)
- Sculpture
- NEW in 2024-2025 - Film and Animation (middle and high school only)
Visit the Art Showcase section of our site.
Sample Prompts:
Water - it is one of Earth's most abundant and precious resources, and one of few substances that occurs commonly in nature as a solid, liquid, and gas. Incorporate water, in one or more of its many forms, into your creation.
PAST PROMPT: "2020: Words and Actions Matter - An Indelible Moment"
How to prepare and compete
1) Assemble students interested in the competition. Explain the rules and format. Use the practice prompts above or create your own and provide feedback to the students. Register for the competition using the link at the top of the page.
2) On the Prompt Reveal date, the prompt will be emailed to all participating schools. These may be presented to the students immediately. Students may begin working on their creation.
3) As many students as you want may participate in the competition. Students may create multiple entries in different media.
4) Before the submission date, the coach will review all submissions and choose the best submission for each media. Only one submission per student may be sent to NCASA. Once submitted to NCASA, works may not be altered.
5) Images of the submissions are sent to NCASA using a Google Form. We will distribute these to judges. We expect to have results back to schools in about one week.
6) The top teams plus the top submissions in each media will be invited to show their work at the State Finals.
7) Judges (a different set from Regionals) will review works and rate each submission. Scores will be compiled and individual and team winners will be announced in the afternoon.
8) Individual state winners will receive trophies. The winning school will receive a trophy. Students from the top three schools will receive medals.
