Reflections 2022-2023

Chairs: Yu Liu and Jieyi Xu

Email: somersetreflections2021@gmail.com

Reflections is a National PTA arts recognition program that helps students explore their own thoughts, feelings, and ideas, develop artistic literacy, increase confidence, and find a love for learning that will help them become more successful not only in school but in life.

Students in pre-K through grade 12 create original works of art in response to a theme. The theme for the 2022-2023 program year is Show Your Voice. Students submit their completed works of art in one, or all, of the available arts categories: Dance Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Music Composition, Photography, and Visual Arts.

Submission Deadline: Nov 21, 2022

Categories

The 2022–2023 Reflections theme is Show Your Voice.Pre-Kindergarten through grade 12 students are encouraged to submit original works of art in one or more of the following categories:

• Dance Choreography – originally choreographed dance composition.
• Film Production – original works, with or without sound, of animation, narrative, documentary, experimental, or music video/film.
• Literature – works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, prose, drama, short stories, and lyrics.
• Musical Composition – an original musical composition, with or without words.
• Photography – color or black and white, included techniques: photogram, negative sandwich, and multiple exposures.
• Visual Arts – drawing, painting in tempera, oil, acrylic, watercolor & t-shirt paints, computer-generated art, two-dimensional collage, printmaking, needlework & leather tooling.

Special Artist Division - Students with disabilities may receive special accommodations by entering the special artist division and are encouraged to enter any category.

How To Participate

1. Create your piece of art, make sure your art piece follows the following rules: 

• Dance Choreography Rules
• Film Production Rules
• Literature Rules
• Music Composition Rules
• Photography Rules
• Visual Arts Rules
• Special Artist Rules

2. Write about how the piece relates to the theme in 100 words or less(word/pdf only)

3.  Complete the entry form (Only accept typed)

4. Label and send all three files: artwork, written statement and entry form to  somersetreflections2021@gmail.com before November 21st

How to label the files:  Follow the prompts to submit an entry:

• Artwork:category_level_title_phonenumberandfirstandlastinital_artwork
• Entry form:category_level_title_phonenumberandfirstandlastinital_entryform
• Statement:category_level_title_phonenumberandfirstandlastinital_statement (pdf or word only)
• Music: category_level_title_phonenumberandfirstandlastinital_musicnote

For example: Visualarts_primary _showyourvoice_4250001111TD_entryform

We have three levels:

• Special Artist (includes ALL grades) 
• Primary (PreK-2nd)
• Intermediate (3rd-5th)

TIP: When taking a photo of visual art to upload, make sure the entry is in good light, camera is aligned straight with artwork, and crop everything else out.

More Info

For more information, please visit the Reflections pages from:

WA State PTA           National PTA

Questions? Please contact somersetreflections2021@gmail.com

Archive

The 2021–2022 Reflections theme was I Will Change the World By…

2021-2022 student finalists and a sampling of their work is located on the Student Showcase page.