The Arts at RCOE is pleased to announce the 2025 Art Connects contest which first took place in 2020. We will be offering five iterations of the contest, and they will be for elementary and middle school students only, with multiple prizes available and five age divisions.

The competition is open to all students in grades TK-8 attending public, charter, private, parochial, or home school programs in Riverside County. 

This is an online contest only, and the work should be submitted by teachers or parents. Limit ten entries per teacher and five entries per student.

Schedule and Contest Information

Art Connects/MUSIC

  • Monday, December 16, 2024
    Google Form Goes “Live” at 8:00 a.m.
  • Sunday, January 5, 2025
    Google Form Closes at 5:00 p.m.
  • Week of January 20, 2025
    Winners Announced on this site

Art Connects/ART

  • Monday, January 13, 2025
    Google Form Goes “Live” at 8:00 a.m.
  • Sunday, January 26, 2025
    Google Form Closes at 5:00 p.m.
  • Monday, February 3, 2025
    Winners Announced on this site

Art Connects/DANCE

  • Monday, February 10, 2025
    Google Form Goes “Live” at 8:00 a.m.
  • Sunday, February 23, 2025
    Google Form Closes at 5:00 p.m.
  • Monday, March 3, 2025
    Winners Announced on this site

Art Connects/THEATRE

  • Monday, March 17, 2025
    Google Form Goes “Live” at 8:00 a.m.
  • Sunday, March 30, 2025
    Google Form Closes at 5:00 p.m..
  • Monday, April 7, 2025
    Winners Announced on this site

Art Connects/FILM

  • Monday April 14, 2025
    Google Form Goes “Live” at 8:00 a.m.
  • Sunday, April 27, 2025
    Google Form Closes at 5:00 p.m.
  • Monday, May 5, 2025
    Winners Announced on this site

General Contest Details

Age Divisions

TK/PK and Kindergarten
1st/2nd
3rd/4th
5th/6th
7th/8th

Prizes

  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Honorable Mention winners will receive a medal.
  • All winning entries will be posted on the Arts at RCOE event webpage!

Note:  Medals are given for all solo submission winners and ensembles of 6 or less students. For ensembles of more than 6 students, a group medal will be awarded to the teacher who submitted the entry. This applies to dance, film, theater and music.  All art entries should be solo submissions.