2021 STUDENT ART COMPETITION
WINNERS - DC UPPER GRADE
The Silk Road
Sanne Wu, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, VA, 1st Place
Convergence
Chelsea Hu, BASIS Independent McLean, VA, 2nd Place
Am I East or West?
Chengna Lin, Falls Church High School, VA, 3rd Place
Visual Essay on Identity
Estelle Chen, River Hill High School, MD, 3rd Place
Beyond
Callia Sun, Riverside High School, VA, Honorable Mention
Intertwined
Phoebe Pan, Langley High School, VA, Honorable Mention
Water Dragons
Lingyue Tong, River Bend Middle School, VA, Honorable Mention
Unity
Harrison Li, Oakton High School, VA, Honorable Mention
Who Dares to Fight
Henry Lin, Langley High School, VA, Honorable Mention
Sunflower Among the Blossoms
Hineni Leng, Independence High School, VA, Honorable Mention
Food Fusion
Kristen Han, Cooper Middle School, VA, Honorable Mention
Not Yours, But Mine
Levana Gu, McLean High School, VA, Honorable Mention
Tea: A Drink to Connect Us
Ashley Ding, Chantilly High School, VA, Merit
Gods Feast
Caroline Fu, Kilmer Middle School, VA, Merit
Heroes Without Boarders
Claire Chen, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, VA, Merit
Harmony
Katherine Zhang, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, VA, Merit
From Railroad to Equality
Joyce Zheng, Trailside Middle School, VA, Merit
Art Galleria
Katherine Jiang, Homeschool, Merit
WINNERS - DC lower GRADE
Dragons
Laura Jin, Candlewood Elementary School, MD, Honorable Mention
Potluck
Lucas Wu, Hoover Middle School, MD, Honorable Mention
The Mystery of East and West
Xinyan Lin, Lees Corner Elementary School, VA, Honorable Mention
2021 Student ArtS Competition
Eligibility
Any Washington Metropolitan DC area students in sixth through twelfth grades may participate.
Grade Categories
● Lower grade students born after December 31, 2009
● Upper grade students born on or before December 31, 2009
Theme
Arts on Paper—Where East Meets West
Medium and Size
The artwork can be in any art styles on paper. No larger than 20 x 30 inches.
Artist Statement
The artist statement communicates how it relates to the theme. No more than 100 words. Type the statement on the Registration Form.
Dates of the Registration and Submitting Artwork
● One entry per student
● Submit the registration and the artwork from Nov. 15 to Nov. 30, 2021 to ArtCompetition@chineseamericanmuseum.org
● Entries submitted after the deadline November 30, 2021 will not be accepted.
Online Submission
● Save your artwork image using the following file name and type: [student last name]_[school]_grade.jpg, Example: Sun_RMHS_9.jpg
● Submit an artwork in jpg file, not exceeding 2 MB to: studentartcompetition@chineseamericanmuseum.org
Judging Criteria
The Judging Committee will review the submissions based on the following criteria:
● Interpretation of the theme
● Technical skill
● Originality, all artwork must be original ideas and created entirely by the students; any artwork that depicts copyrighted images will be rejected. No artwork depicting characters from TV shows, movies, video games or books will be accepted.
Judging and Winners
1. Each Best-in-Show winner in upper grade will receive a certificate and scholarship award of $1000, 700 and 400; each Best-in-show winner in lower grade will receive a certificate and scholarship award of $800, 500 and 200; each Honorable Mention winner in upper grade will receive a certificate and award of $100; each Honorable Mention winner in lower grade will receive a certificate and award of $50.
2. Winners’ artwork will be displayed at the Chinese American Museum DC and/or CCACC Art Gallery during the Lunar New Year period in February, 2022.
Notification of Winners and Displaying Requirements
● Winners will be notified by email on December 20, 2021.
● Displaying requirements will be sent to winners.
2020 Student Art Competition
WINNERS - DC Upper Grade
Fighting
Andrea Yao 姚禹曈, McLean High School, 1st Place
Faith
Amberly Wu 伍家萱, Winston Churchill High School, Hope Chinese School, 2nd Place
Blue Hour
Katelyn Chen 陈姿羽, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, 2nd Place
Beneath the Mask
Sanne Wu 吴姗霓, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, 3rd Place
Our Time
Vicky Chen, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, 3rd Place
Your Reality
Levana Gu, McLean High School, 3rd Place
The Reality of COVID
Olivia Zhang 张清婷, McLean High School, 3rd Place
WINNERS - DC Lower Grade
Running Out of Time
Janet Li, Navy Elementary School, American Chinese School, 2nd Place
Our Melting World
Elianna McCabe 陈妍霏, Taylor Elementary School, Hope Chinese School, 2nd Place
Dual Responsibilities for A Better Tomorrow
Elaine Zhang 张翕如, Haycock Elementary School, Hope Chinese School, 3rd Place
Together
Sophia Wang 王语菲, BASIS Independent McLean, 3rd Place
Our Time
Abigail McHugh 李凯玲, Potomac Elementary School, 3rd Place
winners - other states upper grade
沙钓
Sand Fishing
Zihao Qiu 裘梓豪, Xiaoyan School of Art, 1st Place
鱼和玻璃墙后的世界
Fish and the World Behind Glass Wall
Yufan Li 李雨璠, Xiaoyan School of Art, 2nd Place
迷宫 Maze
Yiqi Cao 曹亦奇, Xiaoyan School of Art, 2nd Place
原点
Origin
Qingyuan Dai 戴青媛, Xiaoyan School of Art, 2nd Place
连接 · 美好生活
Connection · Good Life
Teresa Xue 薛子湉, Xiaoyan School of Art, 3rd Place
Matthew’s Town
Yuanyuan Tang 汤媛媛, Xiaoyan School of Art, 3rd Place
Innovation to Sarcasm
Kejia Zhang 张可嘉, Xiaoyan School of Art, 3rd Place
Winners - other states lower grade
生活之美
Beauty of Life
Ella Xing 邢依然, Xiaoyan School of Art, 1st Place
杯子里的世界
The World in the Cup
Zihan Guan 管梓涵, Xiaoyan School of Art, 2nd Place
Cyber City
Jintian Lan 蓝锦田, Xiaoyan School of Art, 2nd Place
两个世界
Two Worlds
Yi Zhou 周易, Xiaoyan School of Art, 3rd Place
乐园
Paradise
Xiaoke Xu 徐小可, Xiaoyan School of Art, 3rd Place
Our Time
Jeffrey Yu 于庄泽锐, Samantha Smith Elementary School, Sammamish, WA, 3rd Place
DC Upper Grade Honorable Mention
A Moment
Alison Wan 万家其 Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
My Neighborhood in Quarantine
Joyce Zheng 郑畅 Trailside Middle School, Hope Chinese School
Conversation
Angela Yang 唐青杨 McLean High School, Hope Chinese School
Heroes of Our Time
Katherine Zhang 张睿瑶 Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Waiting
Linyue Tong 童琳月 River Bend Middle School
We Will Fix Our World
Abigail Zhang 张馨文 Winston Churchill High School
Lost in Now
Andrew NH Wang 王凝晖 Langley High School
History in Our Palms
Sophia Yao 姚华薇 Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
AI and Nature
Grace Yang 沈悠扬 Longfellow Middle School, Hope Chinese School
DC Lower Grade Honorable Mention
Playing in the Meadow
Malinda Zhu 朱静淇 Cold Spring Elementary School, American Chinese School
Thoughts
Audrey Liu 刘美晴 Travilah Elementary School, Hope Chinese School
Tomorrow
Claire Aiye Zhu 朱爱烨 Lemon Road Elementary School, Hope Chinese School
Isolation
Mina Liu 刘清乐 Chesterbrook Elementary School
My 2020: Me Wearing a Mask
Elizabeth Ji 纪文怡 Colvin Run Elementary School
Virus Infection
Ivan Li Navy Elementary School, American Chinese School
Seeing Earth
Ryan He 何之源 Kent Gardens Elementary School
Happy Life
Selena Zhang 张芮源 Lucy V. Barnsley Elementary School, CCACC After School
Fighting COVID for Earth
Jonathan Li 李瀚洋 Forestville Elementary School
Our Time
Erya Chai 柴尔雅 Haycock Elementary School
One World
Aspen N. Xing 邢诺亚 Colvin Run Elementary School
Other States upper grade honorable mention
梦想之城
Dream City
Aileen Huang 黄应心, Xiaoyan School of Art
幸福魔镜
Mirror of Happiness
Jinyi Li 李靖壹, Xiaoyan School of Art
Market Place
Juntao Bing 邴君陶, Xiaoyan School of Art
other states lower grade honorable mention
机器人
Robot
Zijun Huang 黄梓峻, Xiaoyan School of Art
Sunbird in Dream
Boya Zhang 张博雅, Xiaoyan School of Art
2020 Student Art Competition
Sponsored by Chinese American Museum DC and CCACC Art Gallery
This competition and awards is now closed. We hope that you participate in next year’s competition. Please check back for details later in 2021.
2020 Competition Eligibility
Chinese American K-12 students in the Washington Metropolitan DC area are eligible to enter the DC area competition. K-12 students from other states or countries can enter the open competition. Rules for the DC area competition and the open competition are the same. One entry per student.
Grade Categories
· Lower grade students born after December 31, 2008.
· Upper grade students born on or before December 31, 2008.
Theme
The theme is Our Time. We want to see what this topic inspires in our students. Artwork can be realistic or abstract.
Media Requirement
Watercolor on paper, no larger than 20”x30”.
Registration and Deadline for Entries
Entries were due 5 pm on Friday, November 20, 2020.
Entries submitted after the deadline were not accepted.
Online Submission
Save your artwork using the following file name and type: [student last name]_[school]_grade.jpg; Example: Sun_RMHS_9.jpg
Submit an artwork in jpg file less than 20 MB along with contact information:
· for students enrolled in a participating Chinese school, to the Chinese school.
· for all other students, directly to ArtCompetition@chineseamericanmuseum.org.
Judging Criteria
A final Judging Committee will review the submissions based on the following criteria:
· Interpretation of the theme
· Technical skill
· Originality (all artwork must be original ideas and created entirely by the students; no artwork depicting characters from TV shows, movies, video games or books will be accepted)
Judging and Winners
· Sixty finalists will be selected from both lower grade and upper grade groups.
· All finalists will receive a certificate of recognition.
· Finalists’ artwork will be displayed at the Chinese American Museum DC and/or CCACC Art Gallery during the Lunar New Year period in February 2021.
· Best-in-Show winners will be selected from each finalist group.
· Best-in-Show lower grade winners will receive a scholarship award of $200 (2), $600 (2), and $1,000 (1).
· Best-in-Show upper grade winners will receive a scholarship award of $300 (3), $1,000 (2-3), and $2,000 (0-1).
Notification of Finalists and Displaying Requirements
Finalists will be notified on January 8, 2021.
Displaying painting needs to be matted and framed.
For further information, please contact: artgallery@ccacc-dc.org.