KSEA Art Contest 2023 (3/31/2023)

Dear students and parents, 

We are pleased to announce that we are hosting a KSEA Art Contest 2023! This contest is for young students in K-12 grades and is a great opportunity to show their passion, imagination, and interests in science, engineering and technology using their art skills. Please read the following for more details regarding artwork theme, contest rules, and submission requirements.

Important Dates

Registration deadline3/31/2023
Submission deadline4/30/2023
National award ceremony5/20/2023

Eligibility

  • K-12 students in the U.S.
  • The parent (or legal guardian) is a “paid” member of KSEA at the time of registration.
    • New members may sign up for membership at  https://www.ksea.org/signUp
    • After creating your KSEA log-in account, please pay the membership fee in “Membership Information”.

Divisions

  • K-2 (Elementary division 1)
  • 3-5 (Elementary division 2)
  • 6-8 (Middle division)
  • 9-12 (High division)

Theme

The Korean American Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA) was founded in 1971. Since then, we have seen tremendous development in science and technology for 50 years. Now, we are expecting the next 50 years to come with innovative science and technology that will improve our quality of life. 

Participating students are expected to envision and visualize new science and technology that they want to see in 50 years.

  • Art theme: 50 years later
  • The students should draw an artwork with the given theme to show their creativity, passion, imagination, and interests in science, engineering, and technology.

Participation guidelines  

  • Registration is required for submission. Due March 31, 2023.
  • Only hand-drawn work will be considered. Digital artwork is not accepted.  
  • Each participant can submit one single artwork.
  • Artwork should be photographed and the image file should be submitted by April 30, 2023. The submission link will be emailed to the registered students. 
  • The image file should meet the following requirements.
    • File type recommended: jpg, bmp, png 
    • File size: up to 10Mb
    • Resolution: at least 1920 ✖ 1080
    • Color image
    • Image retouching (e.g., photoshop) is not allowed.
  • To confirm that the participating students created the artwork on their own, a short video clip that records the participant drawing the artwork should be submitted with the artwork. For more detail, see http://art.ksea.org  

National Winners and Prizes

  • The prizes for the winning entries in each division are:
    • 1st Place: Certificate of award with $300 
    • 2nd Place: Certificate of award with $200 
    • 3rd Place: Certificate of award with $100 
    • 4th/5th Place: Certificate of award with $50 gift card

Official rules/copyright

  • All submitted work must be the original work of the participant and must not include, be based on, infringe upon, or be derived from any pre-existing or third-party designs, trademarks, or copyrighted images. By entering the competition, the participant agrees that the submission is his/her own work.
  • Artwork that has been submitted to other art contests cannot be submitted to this contest.
  • The awarded artwork may be used for various promotional activities of KSEA with the prior notice to the student. 

If you have any questions, please contact steam.ksea@gmail.com, or visit http://art.ksea.org  

Best Regards,

Jae Hyeon Ryu
Chair, KSEA National Contest Committee

Young-Kee Kim
President, KSEA

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