NASA harnesses the power of imagination to reach for new heights and inspire the world. But in order to harness imagination, those hopes and dreams need to get documented on paper. NASA’s missions and achievements share a common start on the proverbial drawing board and come to life in many ways to benefit all of humankind.
NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia is inviting students in grades K-12 to creatively visualize NASA’s science, technology, aeronautical and human exploration activities in the 2022 NASA Langley Art Contest. This year’s theme is “Drawn to Explore.” The contest is open to all children grades K-12 attending public, private, parochial and homeschools who are residents of the United States or children of military members serving overseas.
The Art Contest submission period begins Dec. 1, 2021 and concludes on Dec. 31, 2021 at midnight EST.
We are asking schools, organizations, and community groups to encourage parents to submit one entry per student. A grand-prize winner will be selected from all entries and a first-place, second-place, third-place, and honorable-mention winner will be selected for each grade level.
In your art, we want to see how you take your print or digital artwork from brainstorming to completion. The inspiration should be NASA and its missions – including ways for humans to go beyond low-Earth orbit into deep space, technology to study Earth and its climate systems, aerial vehicles to take humans to new heights in the sky, or icons such as Katherine Johnson who continue to motivate students in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) fields of study.
For more information and to view previous years’ entries, click here.
Eric Gillard
NASA’s Langley Research Center