By The City of Houston Solid Waste Management Department is inviting student artists to participate in the 3rd Annual Truck Art Contest. The contest encourages students to showcase artwork that promotes the three R’s: reduce, reuse, and recycle. “Our goal is to raise public awareness and support educational programming focused on recycling, reducing, and reusing. The winning entries will inspire Houston residents as they are displayed on the recycling trucks bringing Art and education around the city,”stated the City of Houston’s official Site.
The winning designs will be displayed on recycling trucks throughout the city, spreading both art and educational messages. You can take inspiration from the 2nd Annual Truck Contest winners before completing the submission form:
2024 Truck Art Contest winners:
- Special Education Winner: Jose Najera, 6th grade from Pin Oak Middle School with entry “Save Our Only Home”
- Elementary School Winner: Baraka Farooq, 3rd grade from T.H. Rogers School with entry “Little Steps Make Big Step”
- Middle School Winner: Yin Ho Jalen Wan, 8th grade from Mandarin Immersion Magnet School with entry “Doing Our Part for Planet Earth”
- High School Winner: Cynthia Zhou, 11th grade from Michael E. DeBakey High School for Health Professionals with entry “Hands of Glory”
The contest is open to all HISD and Yes Prep students from Kindergarten through 12th grade. Artwork submissions are accepted between February 11 and February 28, 2025. Students can submit only one entry each.
To enter, students must submit their artwork along with a completed entry form. Optional mail-in submissions will be accepted, but must be postmarked by February 28th. Mail entries should be sent without folding to:
SWM Art Contest
Attn: Truck Art Contest
611 Walker #1230
Houston, TX 77002.
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