CONTEST GUIDELINES
Themes
Artwork should address the theme(s) of one of the three stories:
Water: NASA Satellites Help Plan Future for Palau Fish Stocks
Air: Thailand Brings NASA Air Quality Data Down to Earth
Land: Smoke Signals from Satellites
For more information, visit our Get Inspired page for more resources to inspire your comic.
Water: NASA Satellites Help Plan Future for Palau Fish Stocks
Air: Thailand Brings NASA Air Quality Data Down to Earth
Land: Smoke Signals from Satellites
For more information, visit our Get Inspired page for more resources to inspire your comic.
Entry deadline
Forms, agreements, and artwork must be received via the online portal by 23:59 US Central Standard Time, August 31, 2022.
eligibility
Art by children (14-18 year-olds) and adults (19+ years old) will be judged separately.
Anyone born AFTER July 2, 2003 must submit to the contest as an adult.
Younger children can also submit, but they will competing against 14-18 year old artists.
Members of the art competition judging panel, employees and members of the Board of Directors of SciArt Exchange, employees of the NASA Applied Sciences Government Challenge Team and/or scientists and end users identified in the 3 stories and their immediate families are ineligible to submit an entry. If you have questions, please contact us at: [email protected]
Anyone born AFTER July 2, 2003 must submit to the contest as an adult.
Younger children can also submit, but they will competing against 14-18 year old artists.
Members of the art competition judging panel, employees and members of the Board of Directors of SciArt Exchange, employees of the NASA Applied Sciences Government Challenge Team and/or scientists and end users identified in the 3 stories and their immediate families are ineligible to submit an entry. If you have questions, please contact us at: [email protected]
Artwork guidelines
The art should be "graphic novel or comic strip format" (also known as sequential art) and English text.
The art story must be one or multiple frames and sizes of frames on a SINGLE page. Art can be created via hand drawing/painting or digital media. Art is submitted digitally as either .jpg, .png or pdf files, with 25 Mb maximum file size. Please submit a high resolution and quality digital image (a photo if hand drawn) that can be printed multiple sizes for display.
Include information about the size of your original artwork and the media that you used to create it in your Artist’s Statement of Originality. (See “How to Enter” tab).
Artists are permitted to submit more than one different entry.
The art story must be one or multiple frames and sizes of frames on a SINGLE page. Art can be created via hand drawing/painting or digital media. Art is submitted digitally as either .jpg, .png or pdf files, with 25 Mb maximum file size. Please submit a high resolution and quality digital image (a photo if hand drawn) that can be printed multiple sizes for display.
Include information about the size of your original artwork and the media that you used to create it in your Artist’s Statement of Originality. (See “How to Enter” tab).
Artists are permitted to submit more than one different entry.
judging criteria
Artwork MUST be original.
Artwork will be scored/evaluated based on the following elements of artistic expression and scientific reality. Each element is worth 25 points, for a maximum score of 100:
Artwork will be scored/evaluated based on the following elements of artistic expression and scientific reality. Each element is worth 25 points, for a maximum score of 100:
- Aesthetics and Skill: How are Shapes, colors, textures, flow, proportions, composition, etc. used? Are knowledge of the media or principles of art demonstrated?
- Creativity: Is the artwork creative and original?
- Scientific Accuracy: Is the story conveyed accurately in the artwork? Are the key elements of the story (problem, action, impact) included and told effectively?
- Fulfilled Intent: Does it educate well and inspire someone to learn more?
Disqualifications
Artwork can be disqualified for:
1) Failure to relay the problem, action and impact of the story theme.
2) Lack of originality by falsification of any information on the forms, plagiarism, or use of copyrighted material without permission or documentation of effort to obtain permission.
3) Use of profanity, nudity not representing the human body in a positive way, substance abuse, or violent images.
1) Failure to relay the problem, action and impact of the story theme.
2) Lack of originality by falsification of any information on the forms, plagiarism, or use of copyrighted material without permission or documentation of effort to obtain permission.
3) Use of profanity, nudity not representing the human body in a positive way, substance abuse, or violent images.
Teachers or Others submitting FOR an artist
A teacher or other person may submit on behalf of an artist or artists and be the main point of contact for the artwork, but he/she must still obtain an agreement signed by a parent or guardian for each minor aged artist.
All entries are uploaded individually, NOT via batch uploading. Please allow sufficient time to upload multiple entries
All entries are uploaded individually, NOT via batch uploading. Please allow sufficient time to upload multiple entries
Awards
Winners will receive visibility:
The following physical awards will also be delivered to the winners:
Runners up awardees will receive a digital certificate and a visibility.
- Social media posts from SciArt Exchange and NASA Applied Sciences.
- Ongoing promotion on SciArt Exhange and NASA Applied Sciences websites.
- Display of artwork at applicable in person events worldwide.
The following physical awards will also be delivered to the winners:
- Certificate with Artists Name, Title of Piece, Name of Competition and Year
- Trophy with Artists Name, Title of Piece, Name of Competition and Year
Runners up awardees will receive a digital certificate and a visibility.
Questions?
Check the FAQs or contact us at [email protected]. Please include “Science in Action Competition” in the subject line.