2014 International Student Art Contest Winners Announced

The 25 winners of the 2014 Space Foundation International Student Art Contest are the most globally diverse group in the contest’s history. Young artists were selected for the top slots from among more than 7,100 entries representing 54 countries, including 43 U.S. states, the District of Columbia and two U.S. territories – the largest response since the contest began four years ago.

Pictured above: Artwork submitted by Stephanie Chen, of Jericho Senior High School, Jericho, N.Y., USA., who won the Space Foundation Achievement Award.

The winners will receive a certificate, ribbon, personalized astronaut autograph and a prize. The winning artwork will be displayed at the Space Foundation’s 30th Space Symposium, to be held May 19-22 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo., USA. Winners will be invited to tour the Space Symposium’s Boeing Exhibit Center and meet former NASA astronaut Dr. Leroy Chiao, Space Foundation Special Advisor - Human Spaceflight.

The Space Foundation invited students from around the world, ages 3 through 18, to submit original artwork for this year’s theme, "My Spaceship Looks Like...," challenging students to design their own spaceship - and then interpret that idea into an original work of visual art. The artwork could be submitted in any of the acceptable media/formats – drawing, painting, mixed media or digital art.

A panel of judges, some with an international background, selected first, second and third place winning entries in each of eight age categories: 3-4 years, 5-6 years, 7-8 years, 9-10 years, 11-12 years, 13-14 years, 15-16 years and 17-18 years. One Space Foundation Achievement Award was also awarded, selected by the Space Foundation's internal graphic arts team.

3-4 YEARS
Armeen Jafry, 1^st Place (pictured at right)
Rongdhonu Art Academy, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Endri Zavalani, 2^nd Place
Homeschool, Tirana, Albania
Aishvarya Sivakumar, 3^rd Place
Ezone India School, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

5-6 YEARS
Mehaulo Goryn, 1^st Place
Centre Children and Teenagers Creativity, Zolochiv, Ukraine
Calista Marzouk, 2^nd Place
Cornerstone Christian Montessori, Elkhart, Ind., USA
Cole Josef Lydston, 3^rd Place
Norman Rockwell Elementary, Redmond, Wash., USA

7-8 YEARS
Vivian Liu, 1^st Place
Susan Art School, Milpitas, Calif., USA
Thadeus Christolon, 2^nd Place
Absolute Fine Art Studio, Corona, Calif., USA
Zhou Jiayi, 3^rd Place
Shanghai Pudong Youth Activities Center, Shanghai, China

9-10 YEARS
Tiffany Chen, 1^st Place
Logan Elementary, Ann Arbor, Mich., USA
Francesco Fernando Gregorio Zuñiga, 2^nd Place (pictured at right)
Ateneo de Manila Grade School, Quezon City, Philippines
Sherry Pan, 3^rd Place
Creative Art Studio, Ann Arbor, Mich., USA

11-12 YEARS
Sang Yikun, 1^st Place
Shanghai Huangpu Art Activity Center, Shanghai, China
Sabrina Ryu, 2^nd Place
Bret Harte Middle School, San Jose, Calif., USA
Gordon Su, 3^rd Place
Thomas Russell Middle School, Milpitas, Calif., USA

13-14 YEARS
Zi Lu Wang, 1^st Place
Absolute Fine Art Studio, Corona, Calif., USA
Hiba Khamlichi, 2^nd Place
La Sacré School, Rabat, Morocco
Mean-Hie Kim, 3^rd Place
Northwood High School, Irvine, Calif., USA

15-16 YEARS
Rebecca Yu, 1^st Place
Jericho Senior High School, Jericho, N.Y., USA
Jenny Yoo, 2^nd Place (pictured at right)
D-DIM Academy, Buena Park, Calif., USA
Lucille Miao, 3^rd Place
Pingry School, Basking Ridge, N.J., USA

17-18 YEARS
Young Gun Kim, 1^st Place
Leland High School, San Jose, Calif., USA
Sayani Karmaker, 2^nd Place
Kishalaya Art Center, Chittaranjan, Burdwan, India
Lautice Taylor, 3^rd Place
Franklinton High School, Franklinton, La., USA

SPACE FOUNDATION ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Stephanie Chen, age 16
Jericho Senior High School, Jericho, N.Y., USA

Where to See the Artwork
Winning artwork submitted for this year’s contest can be seen on the Space Foundation website photo gallery at http://bit.ly/1hkpYFY and all of the submitted artwork can be seen at www.artsonia.com/museum in the “My Spaceship Looks Like…” Space Foundation art gallery.

About the Judging Panel
The panel of judges comprised:

• Lourn Eidal, Assistant Art Director, Crystal Peak Design, Colorado Springs, Colo., USA
• Richard Green, Senior Environment/Cinematics/Concept Artist, Kirkland, Wash., USA
• Carolyn Strong, Director, Young Rembrandts, Denver, Colo., USA
• Joe Vinton, Digital Artist, Renderosity Artist of the Year, Burton, Trent, United Kingdom
• Hans Wolfe, Middle and Upper School Visual Arts, Visiting Artist Coordinator, Art Department Chair, The Colorado Springs School, Colorado Springs, Colo., USA
• Mercy Yeo, Professional Artist, Ann Arbor, Mich., USA (originally from Singapore)

Click here to learn more about the annual Space Foundation International Student Art Contest.

Pictured, above: Letter received from Armeen Jafry from Dhaka, Bangladesh, who took 1st Place in the ages 3-4 category.

This article is part of Space Watch: February 2014 (Volume: 13, Issue: 2).