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Art Contest

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February 26

Each year the Freedom Festival Art Contest gives rise to expressions of patriotism from students in K-12th grades throughout the nation. Students have an opportunity to share their talent through painting, drawing, mixed media, photography, or sculpture. Last year we awarded 20 students cash prizes totaling over $2000 (recipients were awarded between $20 and $500). Deadline is February 28th. This year's theme focuses on the First Amendment in the Bill of Rights. Students may choose to illustrate the purposes and applications of the First Amendment that may include its history, adoption, and recognition of significant individuals involved. Or they may focus on any concept or specific freedom included in the First Amendment such as the Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, Freedom to peacefully Assemble, and Freedom to Petition the Government. Students may also apply the First Amendment protections to current or historical situations and court cases.

Contest Guidelines

Theme: First Amendment
Eligibility: Open to all students K-12
Media: Painting, drawing, mixed media, photography, sculpture
Submission Deadline: Feb 26

All entries must be the student’s original work. No one else is allowed to alter it in any way.

Works must be submitted as a digital image in JPG format only. PowerPoint format is not accepted. The image should be no smaller than 300 dpi.

No personal or identifying information may appear on the artwork itself, so NO names, grades, teachers’ names or school names on the art.

Divisions: K-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12

How-to Submit

Click here to enter the Art Contest.

If you have any questions or are having difficulty submitting your artwork send an email to: artcontest@freedomfestival.org.

Awards and Prizes

Cash prizes will be based on judging criteria.

Grade 10-12: Win up to $500.00

Grade 7-9: Win up to $250.00

Grade 4-6: Win up to $100.00

Grade K-3: Win up to $75.00

Download The Educational Events Poster

Click here to download: Educational Events Poster 2024

Submission deadline – February 26

Click to Download the Supplementary Material

Click to Download the Theme Prompt

Click to Download the Theme Ideas

2023 WInners

Grades K-3

Freedom Award:
Freedom Eagle
Irene Cao
Challenger School – Harwood
San Jose, CA

Patriot Award :
Freedom
Aaron Sun
Challenger School – Berryessa
San Jose, CA

Liberty Award:
Fighting for Freedom
Yvonne Wang
Fang Yun Hua Art Studio
Saratoga, CA

Honor Award:
Believe in Freedom
Andre Nichet
Challenger School
San Jose, CA

Honor Award:
Behold the First Amendment for a United America
Aashriya Chudgar
Challenger School
San Jose, CA

Grades 4-6

Freedom Award:
From Chains To Wings
Becky Yang
Hyde Middle School
Cupertino, CA

Patriot Award:
Jus Naturale
Xiyu Wei
Yun Hua Fang Art Studio
Saratoga, CA

Liberty Award – tie:
We Can Express Ourselves in Many Ways
Sophia Kim
Challenger School – Berryessa
San Jose, CA

Liberty Award – tie:
We the People
Ivanka Ren
Harker Lower School
San Jose, CA

Honor Award:
Americans Stand for Freedom of Speech
Howard Lu
Lila Bringhurst Elementary School
Fremont, CA

Grades 7-9

Freedom Award:
Freedom
Amanda Jin
Lynbrook High School
San Jose, CA

Patriot Award:
Freedom of Speech
Jan Zhou
John F. Kennedy Middle School
Cupertino, CA

Liberty Award:
Voice to Echo
Eileen Wang
Valley Christian School
San Jose, CA

Honor Award:
Voices of Freedom
Ivy Zan
John F. Kennedy Middle School
Cupertino, CA

Honor Award:
Freedom of the Press
Amy Miao
Saratoga High School
Saratoga, CA

Grades 10-12

Freedom Award:
To Be Free
Carine Chan
Saratoga High School
Saratoga, CA

Patriot Award:
Free Mouth
Andrae Wan
Saratoga High School
Saratoga, CA

Liberty Award:
Freedom Speaks
Charlotte Hyatt
Ivy Hall
Provo, UT

Honor Award:
Expressing Freedom
Grace Wang
Prospect High School
Saratoga, CA

Honor Award:
Everyday Life
Yaritza Aguado
Freedom Preparatory Academy
Provo, UT

Honor Award:
Let Us Speak
Nicolette Ellis-Corle
Quaker Digital Academy
New Philadelphia, OH

Art Ideas for the First Amendment

The founders of our nation believed that we must have the right to think, believe, argue, and worship freely, and, in turn, to express our beliefs to our fellow citizens and to our government as freely as possible. That idea—the freedom of conscience—is the core of the First Amendment.

To help you come up with an Art subject, ponder these questions:

1. What if there were no First Amendment? How would your life be affected?

2. Do you think the freedoms identified in the First Amendment would already be protected in a democracy where citizens have a role in shaping the government? Was it necessary to establish these rights in an official document?

3. The First Amendment does not permit people to do anything they want to do. How and why are the liberties and rights of people not unlimited? In what kinds of situations do you think it is fair and reasonable to limit freedom of expressions?

4. Are the First Amendment freedoms among the “self-evident” and “unalienable rights” referred to in the Declaration of Independence? What is the relationship of the Declaration of Independence to the Bill of Rights?

5. What do you think about Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis statement that the founding generation “believed that freedom to think as you will and to speak as you think are means indispensable to the discovery and spread of political truth; that without free speech and assembly discussion would be futile; that with them, discussion affords ordinarily adequate protection against the dissemination of noxious doctrine; that the greatest menace to freedom is an inert people; that public discussion is a political duty; and that this should be a fundamental principle of the American government.”?

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America's Freedom Festival at Provo is a private, non-profit, non-political foundation whose mission is to celebrate, teach, honor, and strengthen the traditional American values of God, family, freedom, and country.