STATEWIDE AVIATION ART CONTEST FOR STUDENTS
The Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission is inviting Oklahoma youth from ages 6 to 17 to participate in the state’s 2021 International Aviation Art Contest. The art contest encourages students to reflect on aviation by having them design their artwork based on aircraft highlighting this year’s chosen theme, "A Friendlier World with Air Sports."
When we think of aviation, our first thoughts go to the sky. We imagine what it would be like soaring through the air in a glider, floating across the sky in a hot air balloon, or maybe even twisting and looping through clouds in an aerobatic plane. While being in the sky is glamorous, it is only part of the adventure. Every journey begins on the ground with a team of people working together to make something happen.
Working together, a group of aviation enthusiasts can accomplish what one person alone never could. The friendships created in this process are one of the things that keeps people coming back to air sports again and again. The friends that meet to hang glide share laughs on cliff sides around the world. Hot air balloonists enjoy meals with the crew of the chase vehicle after a flight across the countryside. Air shows, of course, offer it all.
Everyone is invited to share in the joy that sport aviation produces. Pilots love talking about their planes, ground crews share the work required to keep everything safe and in top shape. The chance to take a ride is irresistible to some, while others enjoy eating tasty food and watching the show overhead. A single parachutist in the sky can hold the attention of hundreds of people below. When the day’s adventure is over, both participants and spectators leave with new friends, as well as stories to share among themselves and others.
Air sports brings people together and creates friendships that connect people from all over the world and of all ages. Now it’s your turn to grab your favorite art supplies and create a piece of artwork that captures the friendlier world that comes from people meeting and sharing their love of sport aviation.
Artwork will be judged in each of three age classes based on originality, design, and an aviation and aerospace theme. First, second, and third place winners from each age group will be chosen. Winners receive a certificate and a cash prize, which will be awarded at the recognition ceremony held in March of 2021. Each piece of winning artwork will also be judged at the national and international level. All artwork must be mailed to the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission at 110 N. Robinson, Suite 200, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73102, and be postmarked by Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021.
Brochures containing contest information, rules, and entry forms are available on the Aeronautics Commission’s website. The 2021 International Aviation Art Contest is sponsored by the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO), Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University – Prescott, Ken Cook Co., the Federal Aviation Administration, and the National Coalition for Aviation and Space Education with additional support from NASAO members.
Brochures containing contest information, rules, and entry forms are available on the Aeronautics Commission’s website
2021 State & International Art Contest Rules
2021 Art Contest Brochure
2021 Art Contest Entry Form
All artwork must be original, designed and illustrated by the student, with no outside help.
Group I, Junior Category
Date of birth between 1 January 2011 and 31 December 2014
Group II, Intermediate Category
Date of birth between 1 January 2007 and 31 December 2010
Group III, Senior Category
Date of birth between 1 January 2003 and 31 December 2006
OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS ATTENDING HOME, PRIVATE, CHARTER OR PUBLIC SCHOOL IN OKLAHOMA.
All children in the age groups shown above are encouraged to participate in the contest, even if they are related to officials or employees of the FAI or any of its member organizations. Youths ages 6 -17 are eligible to participate.
FORMAT: The required format is A3 11" X 17" (Ledger/Tabloid).
Landscape (horizontal) oriented images are preferred for calendar reproduction purposes. Artwork must NOT be framed or outlined with borders. All artwork must be done by hand (or, in the case of physically challenged children, by foot or mouth). Any of the following media are permitted: watercolor, acrylic, oil paint, indelible marker pens, felt-tip pens, soft ball-point pens, indelible ink, Crayola or any similar indelible medium. The following media are NOT permitted: pencil, charcoal or other non-permanent medium; computer-generated artwork; collage work involving the use of photocopies.
CONTEST DEADLINE: The poster entries deadline is January 19, 2021.
For additional media information contact:
Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission
Sandra Shelton, Public & Government Affairs Coordinator
Phone: (405) 604-6915; Cell: (405) 464-8830
110 N. Robinson, Suite 200, Oklahoma City OK 73102
About the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission
The commission was created in 1963 by the Oklahoma Legislature to advance, foster, and assist in the development of aeronautics in Oklahoma, including current and future aircraft, and to encourage the establishment and maintenance of public airports. This includes the preservation and improvement of the state’s 108 public airports, which make up the state airport system.
