Chairs: Jieyi Xu
Email: somersetelementaryreflections@gmail.com
Reflections is a National PTA arts recognition program designed to inspire students to explore their thoughts, feelings, and ideas through the arts. This program helps students develop artistic literacy, build confidence, and nurture a love for learning that will benefit them not only in school but throughout their lives.
Each year, students from pre-K through grade 12 are invited to create original works of art inspired by a specific theme. For the 2024-2025 program year, the theme is "Accepting Imperfection." Students may submit their creations in one or more of the following categories: Dance Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Music Composition, Photography, and Visual Arts.
The deadline is November 11, 2024
A student may submit an entry in any of the six arts categories. Only original works of art will be accepted. The six arts categories are:
Literature – works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, prose, drama, short stories and lyrics.
Music Composition – original musical composition, with or without words.
Photography: color or black and white, included techniques: photogram, negative sandwich, and multiple exposure.
Visual Arts: drawing, painting in tempera, oil, acrylic, watercolor & t-shirt paints, computer generated art, two-dimensional collage, printmaking, needlework & leather tooling.
Film/Video: original works, with or without sound, of animation, narrative, documentary, experimental or music video/film.
Choreography/Dance: originally choreographed dance composition.
Special Artist Division: Students with disabilities may receive special accommodations by entering the special artist division and are encouraged to enter any category.
The grade divisions are:
Primary: Pre-school – Grade 2
Intermediate: Grades 3 – 5
1. Create your piece of art - make sure your art follows the rules:
2. Write about how the piece relates to the theme in 100 words or fewer. (Only typed Word files are accepted.)
3. Complete the fillable online Student Entry Form. (Only typed submissions are accepted.)
4. Label and send three files (artwork, entry form, and statement) to somersetelementaryreflections@gmail.com with the subject as the student's name and grade.
Follow the prompts to submit an entry:
Artwork: category_level_title_phonenumberandfirstandlastinital_artwork
Entry form: category_level_title_phonenumberandfirstandlastinital_entryform
Statement: category_level_title_phonenumberandfirstandlastinital_statement (Only typed Word files are accepted.)
Music ONLY: category_level_title_phonenumberandfirstandlastinital_musicnote
Example: 9th grade, Visual Art, Name: John Doe, Phone#: 1234567890, Title: I Love Me
File 1: Visual Art_high_Iloveme_1234567890JD_artwork
File 2: Visual Art_high_Iloveme_1234567890JD_entryform
File 3: Visual Art_high_Iloveme_1234567890JD_statement
For more information, please visit the Reflections page
Questions? Please contact somersetelementaryreflections@gmail.com
