Student Visual Arts Contest
An annual opportunity for students in grades 6-12.
![Screenshot 2024-04-16 at 11.43.20 AM Student Visual Arts Contest Cover 2024 "Survivor Stories"](https://b3616504.smushcdn.com/3616504/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screenshot-2024-04-16-at-11.43.20-AM.png?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
OPEN TO STUDENTS IN GRADES 6-12!
Submission Deadline: 3/31/2025
CONTEST AWARDS FOR JUNIOR AND SENIOR DIVISONS:
1st Place: $500
2nd Place: $250
3rd Place: $150
Honorable Mention: $100
Questions:
Please email Kate Adams, Assistant Director of Guest Services at: kadams@vaholocaust.org
![IMG_6014 2024 Art Contest Winners at Yom HaShoah 2024.](https://b3616504.smushcdn.com/3616504/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_6014-scaled.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
![IMG_6011 Student accepting an art award at Youm HasShaoh 2024.](https://b3616504.smushcdn.com/3616504/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_6011-scaled.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
![IMG_5946 Art contest winner at Yom HaShoah 2024](https://b3616504.smushcdn.com/3616504/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_5946-scaled.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
2024 JUNIOR DIVISION (GRADES 6-8) WINNERS
1st Place
Saanjana Akunuri
2nd Place
Nevaeh Bella Crewe
3rd Place
Jillian Sheetz
Honorable Mention
Claire Teichert
![Screenshot 2024-03-13 at 3.45.45 PM](https://b3616504.smushcdn.com/3616504/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Screenshot-2024-03-13-at-3.45.45-PM.png?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
Honorable Mention
Camilla Stacener
2024 SENIOR DIVISION (GRADES 9-12) WINNERS
1st Place
Morgan Bell
2nd Place
Molly Janousek
3rd Place
Eva Mckinley
Honorable Mention
Julia Velazquez
Honorable Mention
Reese Burroughs
2023 JUNIOR DIVISION (GRADES 6-8) WINNERS
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1st Place
Scars
by Elena C
![Screenshot 2024-03-13 at 3.39.28 PM](https://b3616504.smushcdn.com/3616504/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Screenshot-2024-03-13-at-3.39.28-PM.png?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
![Screenshot 2024-03-13 at 3.39.28 PM](https://b3616504.smushcdn.com/3616504/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Screenshot-2024-03-13-at-3.39.28-PM.png?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
2nd Place
Turning a Blind Eye to Refuge Seekers
by Eva M.
![Screenshot 2024-03-13 at 3.39.35 PM](https://b3616504.smushcdn.com/3616504/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Screenshot-2024-03-13-at-3.39.35-PM.png?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
![Screenshot 2024-03-13 at 3.39.35 PM](https://b3616504.smushcdn.com/3616504/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Screenshot-2024-03-13-at-3.39.35-PM.png?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
3rd Place
Not Just a Memory
by Eva B.
![Screenshot 2024-03-13 at 3.39.43 PM](https://b3616504.smushcdn.com/3616504/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Screenshot-2024-03-13-at-3.39.43-PM.png?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
![Screenshot 2024-03-13 at 3.39.43 PM](https://b3616504.smushcdn.com/3616504/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Screenshot-2024-03-13-at-3.39.43-PM.png?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
Honorable Mention
Hidden Behind Trees
by David C.
2023 SENIOR DIVISION (GRADES 9-12) WINNERS
![Screenshot 2024-04-16 at 4.42.16 PM Drawing of Holocaust Survivor Ted Lehman](https://b3616504.smushcdn.com/3616504/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screenshot-2024-04-16-at-4.42.16-PM.png?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
![Screenshot 2024-04-16 at 4.42.16 PM Drawing of Holocaust Survivor Ted Lehman](https://b3616504.smushcdn.com/3616504/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screenshot-2024-04-16-at-4.42.16-PM.png?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
1st Place
Niedobitck
by Reese B.
![Screenshot 2024-03-13 at 3.45.32 PM](https://b3616504.smushcdn.com/3616504/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Screenshot-2024-03-13-at-3.45.32-PM.png?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
![Screenshot 2024-03-13 at 3.45.32 PM](https://b3616504.smushcdn.com/3616504/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Screenshot-2024-03-13-at-3.45.32-PM.png?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
2nd Place
Hatikvah
by Obaa A.
![Screenshot 2024-03-13 at 3.45.38 PM](https://b3616504.smushcdn.com/3616504/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Screenshot-2024-03-13-at-3.45.38-PM.png?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
![Screenshot 2024-03-13 at 3.45.38 PM](https://b3616504.smushcdn.com/3616504/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Screenshot-2024-03-13-at-3.45.38-PM.png?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
3rd Place
The Flower of Hope
by Gina Y.
![Screenshot 2024-03-13 at 3.45.45 PM](https://b3616504.smushcdn.com/3616504/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Screenshot-2024-03-13-at-3.45.45-PM.png?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
![Screenshot 2024-03-13 at 3.45.45 PM](https://b3616504.smushcdn.com/3616504/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Screenshot-2024-03-13-at-3.45.45-PM.png?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
![Screenshot 2024-03-13 at 3.45.45 PM](https://b3616504.smushcdn.com/3616504/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Screenshot-2024-03-13-at-3.45.45-PM.png?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
Honorable Mention
Because of Their Faith
by Allyson W.