10/09/2024
By Shanna Thompson
We are excited to announce the 13th annual Cool Science Artwork Competition. Please share this invitation with parents, teachers, mentors, community members, and students who are interested in the arts and/or sciences. This year’s deadline is Jan. 10, 2025.
Cool Science is a free and public art competition held each fall for all K-12 artists. Cool Science is a collaboration between the UMass Lowell, UMass Boston, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, University of Kansas, and Kansas City Art Institute. In 2019, Cool Science received a National Science Foundation grant that helped it expand the project beyond Massachusetts to Kansas, Missouri, and Southern New Hampshire. However, students from any location around the world are welcome to participate.
Challenge Questions
This year, we are asking young artists to answer one of the following challenge questions with a visual work of art:
- What will your community look like when we are not using fossil fuels for energy in 20-30 years?
- What jobs will be needed to adapt to more extreme weather?
- How can plants and animals adapt to a warmer ocean?
Competition Winners
During this winter, we will select the best entries for display on public buses in Massachusetts and Kansas in 2024. The honorees will be recognized at our art exhibit celebrations next year.
Learn More
For further information about the contest, please visit the Cool Science website.
You can also join our community on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube. You can also visit our website for further information about the program.