PTSA REFLECTIONS 2026-2027
“What My Culture Means to Me”
Shorecrest Entry Deadline: 12/7/26
Submit the Shorecrest entry form here:
REFLECTIONS ENTRY FORM / EN ESPAÑOL
Include your art and artist statement.
Reflections® is a theme-focused National PTA and Washington State PTA arts recognition program. The Reflections program celebrates the creativity of K-12 students and encourages school-age youth to express themselves through the arts. Student art is judged first at the school level. Finalists from the school level will advance to the district level (Shoreline) and then proceed to the state and national levels for judging. For more information about Reflections, click here.
The categories for entry are:
- Music: musical composition, with or without words
- Writing: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, prose, drama, short stories, lyrics
- Photography: color or black and white photography (various photographic techniques accepted)
- Visual Arts: 2D – drawing, painting, computer generated art, collage, printmaking, or 3D – sculptural works (clay, wood, glass, leather, fabric, etc.)
- Film/ Video Production: animation, narrative, documentary, experimental or music video (with or without audio)
- Dance: choreographed dance composition
All Shorecrest students are encouraged to participate in the Reflections Art Program! (Previous art experience not required | Accessible Arts Division for students who identify as having a disability).
- Reflect on the theme
- Select an art category
- Create an original work of art inspired by the theme (don’t put names in front of art or writing)
- Complete the entry form (please note the statement is considered an important part of the art during the judging process)
Students may submit/enter in as many different arts categories as they would like, however only one entry per category is allowed. A separate entry form is required for each submission. Only new, original works of art, inspired by the current year’s theme, may be submitted. For more detailed descriptions and guidelines for each category, go HERE, scroll down the page, and click the arrow next to Student Entry Guidelines.
2025-2026 Reflections
Thank you to all the artists who participated in the Reflections Arts Recognition Program last year, with the theme of “I Belong!”
Kiersten Amberg, 10th grade (Literature)
Anyango Arunga, 10th grade (Visual Arts)
Illiana Larios, 10th grade (Visual Arts)
Neena Mercado, 11th grade (Visual Arts)
And a special congratulations to Neena Mercado (11th grade), who was awarded the WA State Award of Merit for her piece, Worthy!
Washington State PTA Reflections website
Past Award Winners