{"id":6214,"date":"2014-01-25T23:28:52","date_gmt":"2014-01-25T23:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=6214"},"modified":"2014-01-31T22:49:33","modified_gmt":"2014-01-31T22:49:33","slug":"space-foundation-student-art-contest-winners-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=6214","title":{"rendered":"Space Foundation student art contest winners announced"},"content":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0Space Foundation<\/a>\u00a0announces the winners of this year’s student space art contest. See winning entries here<\/a> and all the submissions<\/a> here.<\/p>\n

Space Foundation Announces 2014 International Student Art Contest Winners\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.\u00a0<\/strong>(Jan. 23, 2014) – The 25 winners of the 2014 Space Foundation International Student Art Contest are the most globally diverse group in the contest\u2019s 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 \u2013 the largest response since the contest began four years ago.<\/p>\n

The winners will receive a certificate, ribbon, personalized astronaut autograph and a prize. The winning artwork will be displayed at the Space Foundation\u2019s 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\u2019s Boeing Exhibit Center and meet former NASA astronaut Dr. Leroy Chiao, Space Foundation Special Advisor – Human Spaceflight.<\/p>\n

The Space Foundation invited students from around the world in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade to submit original artwork for this year\u2019s theme,\u00a0“My Spaceship Looks Like…,”\u00a0challenging 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 \u2013 drawing, painting, mixed media or digital art.<\/p>\n

A panel of international judges 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.<\/p>\n

3-4 YEARS
\n<\/strong>\"\"Armeen Jafry,\u00a0<\/strong>1st<\/sup>\u00a0Place
\nRongdhonu Art Academy, Dhaka, Bangladesh
\nEndri Zavalani,\u00a0<\/strong>2nd<\/sup>\u00a0Place
\nHomeschool, Tirana, Albania
\nAishvarya Sivakumar,\u00a0<\/strong>3rd<\/sup>\u00a0Place
\nEzone India School, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India<\/p>\n

5-6 YEARS
\n<\/strong>Mehaulo Goryn,\u00a0<\/strong>1st<\/sup>\u00a0Place
\nCentre Children and Teenagers Creativity, Zolochiv, Ukraine
\nCalista Marzouk,\u00a0<\/strong>2nd<\/sup>\u00a0Place
\nCornerstone Christian Montessori, Elkhart, Ind., USA
\nCole Josef Lydston,\u00a0<\/strong>3rd<\/sup>\u00a0Place
\nNorman Rockwell Elementary, Redmond, Wash., USA<\/p>\n

7-8 YEARS
\n<\/strong>Vivian Liu,\u00a0<\/strong>1st<\/sup>\u00a0Place
\nSusan Art School, Milpitas, Calif., USA
\nThadeus Christolon,\u00a0<\/strong>2nd<\/sup>\u00a0Place
\nAbsolute Fine Art Studio, Corona, Calif., USA
\nZhou Jiayi,\u00a0<\/strong>3rd<\/sup>\u00a0Place
\nShanghai Pudong Youth Activities Center, Shanghai, China<\/p>\n

9-10 YEARS
\n<\/strong>\"\"Tiffany Chen,\u00a0<\/strong>1st<\/sup>\u00a0Place
\nLogan Elementary, Ann Arbor, Mich., USA
\nFrancesco Fernando Gregorio Zu\u00f1iga,\u00a0<\/strong>2nd<\/sup>\u00a0Place
\nAteneo de Manila Grade School, Quezon City, Philippines
\nSherry Pan,\u00a0<\/strong>3rd<\/sup>\u00a0Place
\nCreative Art Studio, Ann Arbor, Mich., USA<\/p>\n

11-12 YEARS
\n<\/strong>Sang Yikun,\u00a0<\/strong>1st<\/sup>\u00a0Place
\nShanghai Huangpu Art Activity Center, Shanghai, China
\nSabrina Ryu,\u00a0<\/strong>2nd<\/sup>\u00a0Place
\nBret Harte Middle School, San Jose, Calif., USA
\nGordon Su,\u00a0<\/strong>3rd<\/sup>\u00a0Place
\nThomas Russell Middle School, Milpitas, Calif., USA<\/p>\n

13-14 YEARS
\n<\/strong>Zi Lu Wang,\u00a0<\/strong>1st<\/sup>\u00a0Place
\nAbsolute Fine Art Studio, Corona, Calif., USA
\nHiba Khamlichi,\u00a0<\/strong>2nd<\/sup>\u00a0Place
\nLa Sacr\u00e9 School, Rabat, Morocco
\nMean-Hie Kim,\u00a0<\/strong>3rd<\/sup>\u00a0Place
\nNorthwood High School, Irvine, Calif., USA<\/p>\n

15-16 YEARS
\n<\/strong>\"\"Rebecca Yu,\u00a0<\/strong>1st<\/sup>\u00a0Place
\nJericho Senior High School, Jericho, N.Y., USA
\nJenny Yoo,\u00a0<\/strong>2nd<\/sup>\u00a0Place
\nD-DIM Academy, Buena Park, Calif., USA
\nLucille Miao,\u00a0<\/strong>3rd<\/sup>\u00a0Place
\nPingry School, Basking Ridge, N.J., USA<\/p>\n

17-18 YEARS
\n<\/strong>Young Gun Kim,\u00a0<\/strong>1st<\/sup>\u00a0Place
\nLeland High School, San Jose, Calif., USA
\nSayani Karmaker,\u00a0<\/strong>2nd<\/sup>\u00a0Place
\nKishalaya Art Center, Chittaranjan, Burdwan, India
\nLautice Taylor,\u00a0<\/strong>3rd<\/sup>\u00a0Place
\nFranklinton High School, Franklinton, La., USA<\/p>\n

SPACE FOUNDATION ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
\n<\/strong>Stephanie Chen,\u00a0<\/strong>age 16
\nJericho Senior High School, Jericho, N.Y., USA<\/p>\n

Where to See the Artwork<\/strong>
\nWinning artwork submitted for this year\u2019s contest can be seen on the Space Foundation website photo gallery at\u00a0http:\/\/bit.ly\/1hkpYFY<\/a>\u00a0and all of the submitted artwork can be seen at \u00a0www.artsonia.com\/museum<\/a>\u00a0in the \u201cMy Spaceship Looks Like\u2026\u201d Space Foundation art gallery.<\/p>\n

About the Judging Panel<\/strong><\/p>\n

The panel of judges comprised:<\/p>\n