Reflections is a National PTA arts program and competition for students pre-K through grade 12!
How does Reflections work?
Students create original works of art in response to a theme. The 2025-2026 Reflectionstheme is “I Belong!” Student artwork is judged against others in the same grade division. Click the link to learn more about the theme.
Student artwork is first judged locally before moving on to the Lake Washington PTA Reflections program judges. Works that do an exceptional job of interpreting the theme can then move to be judged against other artwork across Washington State and then the entire USA! Students can earn certificates and prizes for their hard work!
Important Dates:
October 1st – Parent Informational Session Recording
November 4th – Submissions due!
Important Documents:
When submitting a work of art, each piece must be accompanied by a Student Entry Form.
- Student Entry Form – Art submissions must come with a student entry form.
- Reflections Information for Parents
Additional Program Information:
A student may submit an entry in any of six arts areas. Only original works of art are accepted. The six art areas are:
- Literature – works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, prose, drama, short stories and lyrics.
- Music Composition – original musical composition, with or without words.
- Photography: color or black and white, included techniques: photogram, negative 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.
- Film/Video: original works, with or without sound, of animation, narrative, documentary, experimental or music video/film.
- Choreography/Dance: originally choreographed dance composition.
Rules for Each Art Category (PDF):
- Dance Choreography [Coreografía de Danza]
- Film Production [Producción Cinematográfica]
- Literature [Literatura]
- Music Composition [Composición Musical]
- Photography [Fotografía]
- Visual Arts — 2D entries ONLY [Artistes Visuales—Sólo aceptamos arte 2D.]
- Accessible Arts Division Guidelines (División de Arte Accesible)