Calling all artists to participate in Amador PTSA's Reflection's 2024-25

The National PTA Reflections Program is a national arts recognition and achievement program for students. Since 1969, more than 10 million students across the nation have taken part in this popular PTA program. 

Each year, more than 300,000 students in Pre-K through Grade 12 create original works of art in response a student-selected theme. The theme for the 2024–2025 program year is Accepting Imperfection. Students submit their completed works of art in one or all of the available arts categories: 

• Dance Choreography

• Film Production

• Literature

• Music Composition

• Photography

• Visual Arts.

For more information please contact: reflections@amadorptsa.com or 

All entries must be submitted in accordance to the rules and turned in on by October 11th. Please review the Entry Form for specific submission procedures. 

To participate, students must complete an online Entry Form.

Reflection in Art Contest Rules:

• All submissions are online, but KEEP the original artwork in case you advance to the next level of competition.

• No school email addresses please as they will not work with registration.

• Only new pieces of artwork inspired by the theme may be submitted.

• Each entry must be the original work of one student only, only one student may be recognized as the award recipient for each entry

• Each entry must contain a title and all entries must include an artist statement. The statement must include a minimum of 10 words, but may not exceed 100 words.

• Use of copyrighted material is prohibited, except for recorded music in dance choreography and film production entries.

• Student Entries are due on Oct. 11 (no further extensions, sorry!)

For a link to the general rules, please CLICK HERE

Category Guidelines:

• Accessible Arts Division Guidelines 

• Dance Choreography Guidelines

• Film Production Guidelines 

• Literature Guidelines

• Music Composition Guidelines 

• Photography Guidelines

• Visual Arts Guidelines

Special Artist Division:

The Special Artist Division is a non-graded division limited to students with physical, cognitive or mental health challenges. These students will follow all general and arts category rules, but may submit an entry in the grade division most closely aligned to their cognitive or functional abilities.

Winning entries from each category will then move ahead to the council level (all Pleasanton PTA schools) and be showcased at the Firehouse Arts Center in December. Winning entries at the council level are then chosen to move on to the district (Alameda County) level, then state, and finally the national level.

If you have any questions, please contact reflections@amadorptsa.com