Education, Space Arts

2013 Space Foundation student art contest winners selected

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The Space Foundation announces the winners of this year’s student art contest:

2013 Space Foundation International Student Art Contest Winners
are a Truly Global Group

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (March 11, 2013) – The 36 winners of the 2013 Space Foundation International Student Art Contest are the most globally diverse group in the contest’s history. Young artists from 12 countries were selected for the top slots from among more than 4,700 entries representing 45 countries, including 38 U.S. states and territories – the largest response since the contest began three years ago.

Winning artwork submitted by Kathleen Xue, of Elite Art Academy, Palo Alto, Calif.
She won the Grand Prize, 9th-12th grade category, and the Space Foundation
Achievement Award.

The winners will receive ribbons and prizes co-sponsored by Fisher Space Pen, and their artwork will be displayed at the Space Foundation’s 29th National Space Symposium next month at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. Winners will be invited to tour the Space Symposium’s Lockheed Martin 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 in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade to submit original artwork depicting the theme, If I Were Going…, challenging them to imagine how they would personally experience space travel, exploration or settlement and then interpret that idea into an original work of visual art.

A panel of international judges selected first, second and third place winning entries in four grade categories – PreK-2, 3-5, 6-8 and 9-12 – and three style categories – drawing, painting/mixed media and digital. From that group, the 36 winners were chosen and the panel selected a single grand prize winner in each age category, for a total of four grand prize winners. One Space Foundation Achievement Award was also awarded, selected from among the winners by the Space Foundation’s internal graphic arts team.

Grand prize winning entry from Poem Shiuey, Pre-K-2nd grade category,
Meyerholz Elementary School, San Jose, Calif.

Grand prize winning entry from Vincent Zheng, 3rd-5th grade category,
SKA Academy of Art and Design, Duluth, Ga.


Grand prize winning entry from Junsu Lee, 6th-8th grade
category, D-DIM Academy, Buena Park, Calif.

The complete list of winners and finalists:

GRAND PRIZE/SPACE FOUNDATION ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNERS
Poem Shiuey, Grand Prize, Pre-K-2nd grade
Meyerholz Elementary School, San Jose, Calif., USA
Vincent Zheng, Grand Prize, 3rd-5th grade
SKA Academy of Art and Design, Duluth, Ga., USA
Junsu Lee, Grand Prize, 6th-8th grade
D-DIM Academy, Buena Park, Calif., USA
Kathleen Xue, Grand Prize, 9th-12th grade, and the Space Foundation Achievement Award
Elite Art Academy, Palo Alto, Calif., USA

PRE-K-2ND GRADE WINNERS, DRAWING
Natalie Huang, 1st Place
DiFinci School, Bayside, N.Y., USA
Katie Christopher, 2nd Place
Westlake Christian School, Palm Harbor, Fla., USA
Jessica Deng, 3rd Place
SKA Academy of Art and Design, Duluth, Ga., USA

PRE-K-2ND GRADE WINNERS, PAINTING & MIXED MEDIA
Poem Shiuey, 1st Place
Meyerholz Elementary, San Jose, Calif., USA
Daniel Tsivkovski, 2nd Place
EDU After School, San Diego, Calif., USA
Nehir Çakmakci, 3rd Place
Kocaeli Bahcesehir Koleji School, Kocaeli, Turkey

PRE-K-2ND GRADE WINNERS, DIGITAL
Louisenxius Pangestu, 1st Place
SD Immanuel School, Batu, Indonesia
Aisyah Nasywa Ula, 2nd Place
KhaChiFA (Khatuistiwa Children Fun Art), Pontianak, Indonesia
Emily Xu, 3rd Place
Beware Wet Paint Progressive Art School, Markham, Ontario, Canada

3RD-5TH GRADE WINNERS, DRAWING
Vincent Zheng, 1st Place
SKA Academy of Art and Design, Duluth, Ga., USA
Bhavya Mithra, 2nd Place
Artesia Art School, Malappuram, Kerala, India
Yamazaki Dan, 3rd Place
Miyoshigaoka Elementary, Miyoshi, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

3RD-5TH GRADE WINNERS, PAINTING & MIXED MEDIA
Skylar Duncan, 1st Place
The Colorado Springs School, Colorado Springs, Colo., USA
Lewis Gregory, 2nd Place
Tibberton CofE Primary School, Newport, Shropshire, U.K.
Mankeert Narang, 3rd Place
Yadavindra Public School, Mohali, Punjab, India

3RD-5TH GRADE WINNERS, DIGITAL
Deanna Diocson, G., 1st place
Education and Training Center School III, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Philippines
Bryan Montenegro, 2nd Place
The Mirman School, Los Angeles, Calif., USA
Wimansi Disanayaka, 3rd Place
Sivali Central College, Hidellana, Ratnapura, Sri Lanka

6TH-8TH GRADE WINNERS, DRAWING
Katie Gao, 1st place
Howard County Chinese School, Ellicott City, Md., USA
Ameera Watley, 2nd Place
William J. Clark Middle School, Orangeburg, S.C., USA
Shing Yong Hu, 3rd Place
Chong Hok Tong Education Center, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China

6TH-8TH GRADE WINNERS, PAINTING & MIXED MEDIA
Junsu Lee, 1st Place
D-DIM Academy, Buena Park, Calif., USA
Edwin SJ Nah, 2nd Place
St. James Episcopal School, Los Angeles, Calif., USA
Julie Moon, 3rd Place
D-DIM Academy, Buena Park, Calif., USA

6TH-8TH GRADE WINNERS, DIGITAL
Alyssa Gazic, 1st Place
Barkalow Middle School, Freehold, N.J., USA
Emily Eng, 2nd Place
Barkalow Middle School, Freehold, N.J., USA
Victoria Guida, 3rd Place
Barkalow Middle School, Freehold, N.J., USA

9TH-12TH GRADE WINNERS, DRAWING
Kathleen Xue, 1st Place
Elite Art Studio, Palo Alto, Calif., USA
Anastasia Melnikova, 2nd Place
Musical Aesthetic Lyceum Them A G Schnittke, Saratov Region, Russia
Nuruleeman Mansor, 3rd place
Sek. Men. Keb. Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

9TH-12TH GRADE WINNERS, PAINTING & MIXED MEDIA
Jasmine Narang, 1st place
Yadavindra Public School, Mohali, Punjab, India
Payel Saha, 2nd Place
Chaturanga Art Centre, West Bengal, India
Koty Thomas, 3rd Place
Penn Trafford High School, Harrison City, Pa., USA

9TH-12TH GRADE WINNERS, DIGITAL
Raquel Arens, 1st Place
Air Academy High School, Colorado Springs, Colo., USA
Sydney-Paige Kay, 2nd Place
Jericho Senior High School, Jericho, N.Y., USA
Ananya Jain, 3rd place
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 www.spacefoundation.org/media/photo-galleries, and at www.artsonia.com/museum in the If I Were Going… Space Foundation art gallery.

About the Judging Panel
The panel of judges comprised:

  • Daniela De Paulis, artist and lecturer, artist in residence at Dwingeloo Radio Telescope, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
  • Lourn Eidal, assistant art director, Crystal Peak Design, Colorado Springs
  • Sam Gappmayer, president/CEO, Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs
  • Joe Vinton, freelance digital artist and illustrator, Renderosity Online Artist of the Year, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
  • Hans Wolfe, middle and upper school visual arts, visiting artist coordinator, art department chair, The Colorado Springs School

Learn more about the annual Space Foundation International Student Art Contest by visiting www.spacefoundation.org/education.

General, Space Science

This Week @NASA : Mars Once Habitable

Here’s the latest This Week @ NASA program:

Analysis of the first ever sample of rock powder collected by the Mars Curiosity rover has proven that the Red Planet location it’s exploring once had everything needed to support microbial life including a lakebed filled with not salty or acidic but fresh water. Also, innovative space technology; students help space exploration; women aspiring, inspiring; IceBridge preps; SLS @ TennTech; career day; and more!

Activism

The Space Show this week

The Space Show this week:

1. Monday, March 18, 2013, 2-3:30 PM PST (5-6:30 PM EST, 4-5:30 PM CST): We welcome DR. CLAUDE PIANTADOSI, professor & director of the F.G. Hall environmental Laboratory at Duke University. We will be discussing Dr. Piantadosi’s new book, Mankind Beyond Earth: The History, Science, and Future of Human Space Exploration.

2. Tuesday, March 19, 2013 2013, 7-8:30 PM PST (10-11:30 PM EST, 9-10:30 PM CST): We welcome back JOHN STRICKLAND for the second half of his space discussion from his Jan. 22, 2013 Space Show appearance.

3. Friday, March 22, 2013, 9:30-11 AM PST (11:30- 1 PM CST, 12:30PM-2:00 PM EST): No Space Show program today as I am in Billings, MT to moderate an astronaut panel for Rocky Mtn College. The panel particpants include Walter Cunningham, Gerald Carr, Harrison (Jack) Schmitt, and Loren Acton. The panel discussion will be 10AM-12PM PDT (11AM-1 PM MDT, 12-2PM CDT & 1-3PM EDT). You can see the panel discussion at http://live.rocky.edu. The live stream audience will not be able to ask questions. It is possible that Rocky Mtn. College will allow The Space Show to archive this program on our Vimeo channel. Details to follow.

4. Sunday, March 3, 2013, 12-1:30 PM PST (3-4:30 PM EST, 2-3:30 PM CST). We welcome back Dr. Alan Stern who will be discussing his new Golden Spike venture. Dr. Stern will be with us for only the first hour. The last part of our program will be open lines for a discussion about Golden Spike & other matters. For those of you wanting to talk to Dr. Stern, you must call early as he can only be with us for the first hour.

See also:
/– The Space Show on Vimeo – webinar videos
/– The Space Show’s Blog – summaries of interviews.
/– The Space Show Classroom Blog – tutorial programs

The Space Show is a project of the One Giant Leap Foundation.

DIY space, Rockets

Exodus Aerospace update

David Luther outlines the Horizontal In Line Launch Staging (H.I.L.L.S.) concept and previews the crowd-sourcing and small venture approach that can test it: First Steps…Science Fiction to Science Fact – Exodus Aerospace

Among your ranks are those who can contribute on many levels. Any real space venture requires an army of supporters of every skill set. We welcome contributions of time as well as funding. Aerospace educators can bring students on board. Corporate sponsorship and discounts are valuable and we can deliver inside information on our projects to our supporters. We will deliver recognition and rewards to all contributors…Join a real Star Fleet crew!

Activism

A survey finds, yet again, that space is a low priority for the public

John Kelly points to a survey that finds most people put space near the bottom in a list of spending priorities for the government : Taxpayers sour on space during the budget crisis  – Florida Today.

Saying that taxpayers have soured on space implies that they were once sweet on space. Polls going back to the early 1960s, however,  have always given the same basic results – the public likes space in a general interest way but they don’t see it as a big priority for spending their tax dollars. It’s this mile wide – inch deep attitude of the public that has always bedeviled space advocates who try to push for more spending on NASA. Politicians just don’t see any votes being gained for supporting increased spending on space.

Until the public sees (1) the cost of space activities drop dramatically and (2) lots of people like themselves going to space and involved with space activities, this attitude isn’t going to change.

Everyone can participate in space