Posted by William Shi (Class of 2026)

2026 IGDVS Art Competition Details and Rules

General Rules:

• No restricted medium use; competitors can use any art media including paint, graphite, digital medium, paper cut, collage, installation, sculptures, and more. 
• Any AI generated art is not accepted
• Any unoriginal art is not accepted.

Theme

• Competitors must choose to create one of the four prompts shown on the flyer. The same prompt may be interpreted in many different ways. We look for creativity. 

Age Groups

Competitors will be divided into three age groups

• Elementary
• Junior high school 
• High school

Competitors will compete within their age group. During the judging process, works will be compared within the same age group.

**Criteria Rubrics**

The judges will be looking at the following criteria rubrics and give a score on each on a scale of 1-5:

• Creativity: The artist uses vivid imagination and demonstrates critical thinking of the theme in the creation of his artwork.
• Quality: The artwork is complete, with no smudges or any other unintentional marks that lower the visual quality of the artwork. 
• Originality: The artist created the artwork based solely on his/her idea without copying other artists (reference photos are allowed, but 100% copying a photo is not allowed. Plagiarism will be checked). 
• Clarity in conveying the theme: The artwork is clearly on topic and conveys the message.
• Technical skills: The artist shows careful consideration when choosing forms of lines, colors, and composition (This one will be evaluated on a scale of 1-3 to be more fair).

Prizing and Winning

The first three winners of every age group will be given the following prizes:

First place: Labubu The MONSTERS Exciting Blind Box or LEGO Botanicals 1 Set 

Second place: Fluffy tortilla/pizza blanket

Third place: Squishy cheese block stress toy

*A grand winner will be chosen from the entire school and be given the grand prize:

 $100 Amazon gift card*

Winners will be announced in the first or second week of April; their artwork will be displayed in the school and the *ESLR Museum.* 

Submission:

Artworks must be labeled with the artist’s name, grade level, and the chosen prompt on the back.

Boys school please submit to William Shi or Alan Liang. Girls school please submit to Ms. Rita Yee. 

The submission deadline is April 1st. Late submissions will not be accepted.