2026

Sonia Kao — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 21:30:07 GMT

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The 2026 Young Artist Showcase is open to public school students in grades Pre-kindergarten through 12th in Santa Clara County. Adjudicators will determine which student artwork is accepted into the permanent exhibit of student artwork located within the SCCOE campuses and showcased at the virtual Young Artist Showcase Celebration on May 14, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. All artwork will be submitted digitally.

Thank you to all those who submitted artwork the 2026 Young Artist Showcase competition.

Please check back later for information on the 2027 Young Artist Showcase competition.

2026 Young Artist Showcase Artwork Gallery Video

People's Choice Awards - Young Artist Showcase

The following are the TK-12 People's Choice awardees of the 2026 Young Artists Showcase!

Best in Show

Emma Wing – Apex
(10^th Grade, Mountain View High School, Mountain View-Los Altos Union School District)

People's Choice

Julien Ramirez - Sunflower Power
(Transitional Kindergarten, Ida Jew Academy and Valle Vista Elementary, Mount Pleasant School District)
Yechan Oh - I'm a Hero with Mom's Love
(Kindergarten, Millikin Elementary School, Santa Clara Unified School District)
Jonathan Feng - Math Monster: The Superpower to Explore
(1^st Grade, Forest Hill Elementary, Campbell Union School District)
Hanry Wang - My Superpower
(2^nd Grade, Faria Elementary, Cupertino Union School District)
Olivia Kim - My Ballet Dream
(3^rd Grade, Oster Elementary, Union School District)
Aishwarya Vedula - The Book of Life
(4^th Grade, Bullis Charter School)
Ellaine Kim - Imagine That
(5^th Grade, Ruskin Elementary, Berryessa School District)
Yuhan Li - Making Life
(6^th Grade, Lawson Middle School, Cupertino Union School District)
Sylvia Dong - Brush of Imagination
(7^th Grade, Miller Middle School, Cupertino Union School District)
Shihan Yan - Power of Imagination
(8^th Grade, Piedmont Middle School, Berryessa School District)
Sannie Wong - Powerful Captures
(9^th Grade, Cupertino High School, Fremont Union High School)
Maya Contreras - Creative Spark
(11^th Grade, Mountain View High School, Mountain View – Los Altos Union School District)
Sydney Zerbini - Still Worth the Stage
(12^th Grade, Christopher High School, Gilroy Unified School District)

Honorable Mention

Elizabeth Lee - Ellie's Superpower to Rescue!
(1^st Grade, Lucille M. Nixon Elementary School, Palo Alto Unified School District)
Lucie Pang - Flight of Harmony
(3^rd Grade, Dilworth Elementary, Cupertino Union School District)
Penny Peng - Rise above
(5^th Grade, Dilworth Elementary, Cupertino Union School District)
Isabella Wu - I Called and the Sea Answered
(7^th Grade, Moreland Home Study Program, Moreland School District)
Olivia Liu – Creating
(8^th Grade, Miller middle School, Cupertino Union School District)
Fei Mo - Imagination Unleashed
(8^th Grade, Sam H. Lawson Middle School, Cupertino Union School District)
Leilani Tanielu – Delirium
(12^th Grade, Mountain View High School, Mountain View-Los Altos Union School District)

2026 Young Artist Showcase Virtual Celebration

Theme - My Superpower: The Power to Imagine. The Passion to Create.

Everyone has a superpower—something that makes them unique, resilient, and extraordinary. It might be the rhythm in your music, the emotion in your performance, the movement in your dance, the vision in your art, or the message in your media.

“My Superpower” invites artists across all disciplines to explore and express the inner forces that define them. Whether it’s the courage to speak out, the power of imagination, or the strength to overcome, this theme celebrates the diverse ways we channel our creativity into something powerful.

Musicians might compose or perform pieces that reflect personal triumph or emotional depth.
Dancers can embody strength, transformation, or identity through movement.
Theatre artists can tell stories of hidden powers, resilience, or self-discovery.
Visual artists can illustrate symbolic or literal interpretations of power and uniqueness.
Media artists can craft digital narratives, animations, or films that bring their superpowers to life.

This is your moment to shine and turn your superpower into your art.

Key Dates

2025-26 YOUNG ARTISTS SHOWCASE SELECTION PROCESS:

October 15, 2025 – April 1, 2026 | Electronic submissions of PK-12th-grade student artwork and media

Week of April 13, 2026 | People's Choice Awards Adjudication
May 4, 2026| Online Student Art Gallery at www.sccoe.org/arts/yas
May 14, 2026 | Young Artists Virtual Showcase Celebration for all grades: 4:00 p.m.

Young Artist Showcase 2026 guidelines:

Young Artist Showcase 2026 Eligibility & Key Dates - English

Young Artist Showcase 2026 Eligibility & Key Dates - Spanish

Young Artist Showcase 2026 Eligibility & Key Dates - Vietnamese

For Young Artist Showcase 2026 worksheets, contest rubric, and Artsist statement tips, please refer to the 2026 YAS resources sidemenu.

Please share this information with teachers, school site administrators, and other interested colleagues. For further details, please contact Sofia Fojas at artspirationsocialmedia@sccoe.org or visit www.artspiration.sccoe.org.

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2022

Sonia Kao — Tue, 17 Aug 2021 14:48:18 GMT

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The Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE) announces the 2022 Young Artist Showcase Competition.

This competition is open to public school students, grades Pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, in Santa Clara County.

This year's artwork theme of “Contact Zones: Places Where We Meet" encourages students to show experiences of places and/or events in which differences meet and interact. Contact zones can be any place where humans are! They include places such as schools or neighborhoods. They include nature with or without animals. They include playgrounds, stores, and places that are community based which may be free or cost money to enter. Contact zones can also be where people share a common language, a culture, or an interest. They are places where you feel like you belong; places where you feel like you don't belong; places where you want to belong.

Thank you to all those who submitted artwork for the 2022 Young Artist Showcase competition.

2022 Young Artist Showcase Virtual Celebration
May 19, 2022

2022 Young Artist Showcase Gallery

Division: Instruction, Leadership and Innovation

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