25 Winners from 13 Countries Announced for Space Foundation’s Eighth Annual International Student Art Contest

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 22, 2018) – Since 2011, the Space Foundation’s International Student Art Contest has inspired children around the globe to envision the possibilities and adventures to be found in space.

The 2018 contest theme was “My Space City Vision…” and 4,578 entries were submitted from 57 countries and 37 U.S. states by students ages 3 through 18 years. Of those, 25 winners from 13 countries were selected, with one entry chosen for the top Space Foundation Achievement Award.

The contest was created by the Space Foundation’s Director of Marketing, Nancy Reed, who, as an artist herself, understood the excitement of creating original artwork for competition in a contest format.

“It has been fascinating to see the contest grow and take shape over the past eight years. Most of all, and most rewarding, is the realization that each art entry received from around the world, involves a budding, hopeful and talented student artist, with creative aspirations and hope that their artwork will be a winner. It is also inspiring to witness how art transcends politics, cultural differences and ideology. It is obvious children universally love space and our planet, no matter where they are from,” said Reed.

The winning entries will be shown at the Space Foundation’s 34^th Space Symposium, to be held April 16-19, 2018, at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colo., USA. After the Symposium, the winning art will be displayed at the Space Foundation Discovery Center in Colorado Springs.

Winners will receive a certificate and award letter, ribbon, signed autograph from retired NASA astronaut Maj. Gary E. Payton, USAF (Ret.), an art kit, drawing book and Astronaut Ice Cream, provided by Astronaut Foods^®, a Space Foundation Space Certification Partner.

About the Contest

Students were invited to enter artwork in the following media formats: drawing, painting, mixed media and digital. The contest featured eight age categories, with first, second and third place honors for each of the age categories, plus one Space Foundation Achievement Award.

The 2018 winners are listed by first name only in consideration of the children’s privacy.

3 – 4 Years

1^st Place – Emilija, Slovenia

2^nd Place – Koen, China

3^rd Place – Timofej, Russia

5 – 6 Years 

1^st Place – Ameera, United Kingdom

2^nd Place – Dadasheva, Azerbaijan

3^rd Place – Soura, Bangladesh

7 – 8 Years

1^st Place – Andy, United States

2^nd Place – Alexander, Ukraine

3^rd Place – Sophia, United States

9 -10 Years

1^st Place – Fathin, Indonesia

2^nd Place – Andrew, United States

3^rd Place – Kemeel, United States

11 – 12 Years

1^st Place – Junho, United States

2^nd Place – Stella, United States

3^rd Place – Ekaterina, Russia

13 – 14 Years

1^st Place – Tatiana, Russia

2^nd Place – David, Romania

3^rd Place – Theptad, Thailand

15 – 16 Years

1^st Place – Catherine Kai Lin, Canada

2^nd Place – Pornticha, Thailand

3^rd Place – Arina, Ukraine

17 – 18 Years

1^st Place – Darina, Russia

2^nd Place – Richard, United States

3^rd Place – Jim Brian, Philippines

Space Foundation Achievement Award

Lok Man, age 18, China