2008 Awardees

2009 Awardees

Congratulations

Download the 2009 Digital Exhibit of the Contest Winners
(.mov version) or (.wmv version)

View the 2009 Contestwinners

See pictures from 2009 Winners visit to the Apollo 40th Anniversary at NASA headquarters

2009 -2010 Contest at a Glance:

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration invites high school and college students from all areas of study to enter, including the arts, industrial design, architecture, computer design, and the fine arts. Students are asked to submit their work on the theme:  Life and Work on the Moon. Artists are encouraged to collaborate with science and engineering students. Such collaboration is not required, but would help to ensure that the art is valid for the Moon’s harsh environment. Any full time student can enter, regardless of major or area of study.

Entries will be accepted in three categories:  two-dimensional, three-dimensional, and digital, including music and video. For the first time, we will also accept entries in literature (poetry and short stories).  Entries will be evaluated on creativity, artistic qualities, but also on whether they depict a valid scenario for the moon's harsh conditions. Prizes include awards and exhibit opportunities. Entries are due no later than April 15, 2010.

Please direct any questions to Dr. Elizabeth Ward at Elizabeth.B.Ward@nasa.gov

Download the short video animation Back to the Moon
http://sacd.larc.nasa.gov/multimedia/LATtrailer.html

Entries will be accepted in three major categories:  two-dimensional, three dimensional and digital.  Each category will have pre-determined size limits.

• All entries are due no later than April 15, 2010 for College entries and April 15, 2010 for High School entries.
  
  
• Cash prizes, certificates of achievement, and exhibit opportunities are planned.
  
  
• We expect that winners will be announced in May of 2010.
  
  
• All entries will initially be submitted digitally as 300 dpi jpeg images. 
  
  
• An on-line gallery is planned for public viewing of the artwork.
  
  
• Winners will be asked to ship their work to NASA for exhibit purposes.
  
  

Why is NASA sponsoring this contest?
Once humans establish a presence on the Moon, the arts will be a desired facet of life there, as they are here on Earth. It is our intention to provoke non-science and engineering students to think about the science and engineering required to achieve the conditions suitable for humans to live and work on the moon.  It is also our intention to help the science and engineering communities appreciate valuable contributions from other communities, particularly the arts.   We hope to see outstanding student art work that will inspire this and future generations of explorers.