2019-20 PTA Reflections

The Reflections Program is a National PTA and Washington State PTA cultural arts competition. The purpose of this program is to provide an opportunity for students to use their creative talents by expressing themselves through their own original works.

Reflections program has helped students explore their own thoughts, feelings and ideas, develop artistic literacy, increase confidence and find a love for learning that will help them become more successful in school and in life.

This year, in the IH PTSA Reflections program, we had entries in Literature, Photography, Visual Art, Film Production and Music Composition, all reflecting on the theme of  "Look Within." Thank you to all of the students who participated.  The following 12 submissions, will be moving on to the District Level.  All visual arts and literature entries will be displayed outside of the library until November 12th.

  • 9th grader Vibha Shivarajan's film "Look Within"
  • 11th grader Andrew Schmidt's film "Captivated"
  • 12th grader Olivia Wang's music composition, "Resistance--Trio for Two Violins and Violincello"
  • 12th grader Olivia Wang's poem, "Fragments"
  • 12th grader Olivia Wang's photograph, "The Wicked Within"
  • 9th grader Julianna Carragher's music composition, "Look Within"
  • 11th grader Adya Mohapatra's literature piece, "I'll Write the Future for Us"
  • 11th grader Anna Kiesewetter's literature piece, "Flawless"
  • 12th grader Julia Park's literature piece, "The Voice Lesson"
  • 9th grader Brandon Yeo's visual art piece, "An American Bird's Dream"
  • 10th grader Dhwani Rathore's visual art piece, "Desperate Colors"
  • 12th grader Benjamin Eskenazi's photograph, "Submerged in Self-Reflections"
 

 Program Details

Young artists get involved in Reflections through their local PTA or PTSA. A student may submit an entry in any of six arts areas. Only original works of art are accepted. Please follow the specific guidelines for each art area. The six artistic categories are:

    • Literature -- works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, prose, drama, short stories and lyrics.
    • Music Composition -- original musical composition, with or without words.
    • Photography -- prints have a maximum finished size of 18 x 24 inches in color or black and white, including techniques: photogram, retouched, montage, sandwich and multiple exposure.
    • Visual Arts -- drawing, painting in tempera, oil, acrylic, watercolor & t-shirt paints, computer generated art, two-dimensional collage, printmaking, needlework & leather tooling. A maximum finished size of 18x24 inches.
    • Film/Video -- original works, with or without sound, of animation, narrative, documentary, experimental or music video/film.
    • Choreography/Dance -- originally choreographed dance composition

Official Entry Form

Entries are judged on creative ability and interpretation of the theme. 
 

Rules & Guidelines

To ensure your entry can move on to the higher levels please submit artwork that adheres to the rules & guidelines.

Special Artists:  The Special Artist Division is a non-graded division limited to students whose physical, cognitive or mental health challenges meet the guidelines set forth in the American Disabilities Act. Qualifying students entering this division create their own artwork but may receive non-artistic accommodation and assistance from an adult. At the national level, one Special Artist from across all arts categories will be selected to receive an Outstanding Interpretation Award. Up to five additional Special Artists may be selected to receive national Awards of Excellence. Find out more info here.

For more information, or if you have any questions, please contact IH PTSA Reflections Chairs: Leah Gibson or Kristen Allen-Bentsen