Congrats to all the participants and winners!

A warm CONGRATULATIONS to all of our first-place winners
who ADVANCE to the State level of the competition !

OPEN HOUSE to celebrate all the district entries:

The theme for the 2024-2025 year is Accepting Imperfection.

Reflections is not “just an art contest.”  It helps kids take risks, be inspired, think creatively, and be celebrated for their creativity and work. Studies have shown there is a positive relationship between the arts and well-being. Get more information about the National PTA Reflections program. 

Reflections is a National PTA arts contest open to students in grades pre-K through 12th grade. While the primary focus of Reflections is a celebration of creativity through positive recognition, finalists from local PTAs will move on to their council PTA (if applicable), then finalists from councils will move on to the state round. Washington State PTA finalists who receive an “Outstanding Interpretation” award will advance to the National PTA round. 

Participate in the PTSA Reflections program by submitting your completed works of art in one or all available art categories: Dance Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Music Composition, Photography, and Visual Arts (2D). Students may submit in as many arts categories as they would like, but just one piece per category.

The program has four rounds: Redmond El (Sept-Nov), District/Council (Nov-Jan), State (Jan-Mar) and National (Mar-May). 

- Once all Redmond El entries are scored, only the top 10 will advance to LWPTSA Council (district) level. Entries will be submitted to council by the Reflections Chair. 

- Entries may not have more than 100 words in the Artist Statement. Having more can disqualify the entry. 

- Please ready the rules for your entry's category CAREFULLY. Not following them will lead to your entry being disqualified. 

REFLECTIONS 2024-25 SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

Theme: Accepting Imperfection

DUE DATE FOR ONLINE SUBMISSIONS: Monday, November 11th, 2024

Digital Submissions: Email project and entry submission form to reflections@redmondelptsa.org by 10:00 PM on November 6th, 2024

For all entries:

• Please make sure that you have read and complied with all of the rules for the category to which you are submitting.
• Please make sure that your artist’s name/initials are NOT INCLUDED ANYWHERE on the artwork (unless instructed by category specific rules) or the entry will be disqualified.
• Please make sure that the entry form are filled out COMPLETELY.
• Only one student may submit an entry (no collaborations).
• A student can submit a maximum of one entry per category, but a student may enter multiple categories.

Detailed submission guidelines for the six art areas are:

 Dance Choreography [Coreografía de Danza] — Originally choreographed dance composition presented in a video entry

Film Production [Producción Cinematográfica] — Original works, with or without sound, of animation, narrative, documentary, experimental or multimedia

 Literature [Literatura] — Original works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, prose, drama, reflective essay, narrative or short story. Entries must be a single literary work; collections are not accepted.

 Music Composition [Composición Musical] — Original musical composition, with or without words, presented in an audio recording

Photography [Fotografía] — Color or black and white. Included techniques: Photogram, panorama, photomontage (one print of multiple original photos), single or multiple exposure, negative sandwich.

Visual Arts [Artistes Visuales] — Drawing; painting in tempera, oil, acrylic, watercolor or T-shirt paints; computer-generated art; two-dimensional collage; printmaking; needlework; leather tooling (see link for all accepted visual art forms). NOTE: LWPTSA Council (and so Redmond Elementary) is accepting ONLY 2D visual art. [Sólo aceptamos entradas en 2D.]

Reflections Divisions for 2024-25

Participation is organized by student age and grade levels. Student works are evaluated against others in the same division. This allows recognition and critique of artworks by appropriate developmental age and skill levels. The divisions for Redmond Elementary school are:

Primary: Preschool – Grade 2
Intermediate: Grades 3 – 5
Accessible Art Division: Preschool – Grade 5

Additionally, the Accessible Arts Division (formerly Special Artist) [División de Arte Accesible] is an option for students with a disability as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Generally, rules and guidelines within the Accessible Arts division are intended to ensure accessibility to the National PTA Reflections program and are modeled after the guidelines outlined in the ADA. Local PTA chairs should verify that artists meet the criteria before judging.

For more information, please check the state and national Reflection page:

https://www.wastatepta.org/events-programs/reflections/

https://www.pta.org/home/programs/reflections

For any questions, please contact us reflections@redmondelptsa.org

New Theme and a Theme Search!

Themes are chosen via a contest, 2 years in advance. Looking for 2026-27 this year!
- $100 prize from National PTA
- Find Theme Search Contest Entry Form https://wspta.smapply.io/prog/reflections_theme_search_/
- Students will fill form directly from WSPTA
- Deadline: November 4, 2024, 12:00 pm (noon)