PM Ready's Inaugural Leadership in Art Student Competition/Exhibition collaborated with Colin Powell Academy in Fort Washington, MD.  It was a Hershey Heartwarming Project sponsored by the Hershey Company and Youth Service America.

2024 Theme: Inspiring Sustainable Change
Imagine life as an open-ended project with infinite possibilities. How do you want your life to serve any of the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? Pick any SDG to create an artwork related to that SDG. We hope you envision yourself as a changemaker and reflect on what small actions you may take to help create a sustainable and harmonious world. (Learn more about the 17 SDGs). 

Eligibility
All Colin Powell Academy students.

Medium
No restriction

Size
Maximum size is 24 by 36 inches.

Artist Statement
Each submission needs a title and an artist statement that communicates how the artwork relates to the theme “Inspiring Sustainable Change.” The artist statement should be no more than 100 words. Type the statement on the Registration Form. 

Online Submission
• One entry per student
• Save your artwork as a jpg image file (not exceeding 2MB) and name the file with [First name initial and Last name]_CPA_[Grade].jpg. Example: KBrown_CPA_4.jpg.
• Submit the registration form and the artwork before February 29, 2024. Entries submitted after the deadline will not be accepted. 

Judging
Submitted artworks will be judged based on the following criteria:
• Interpretation of the theme
• Technical skill
• Originality. All artworks must be original ideas and created entirely by the student; any artwork that depicts copyrighted images will be rejected. No artwork depicting characters from TV shows, movies, video games, or books will be accepted.

Winners
Each student who submits the artwork will receive a Certificate of Participation and a free sub coupon from Jersey Mike’s Subs (9500 Livingston Road, Suite 102, Fort Washington, MD 20744). 

First, second, and third places will receive a Certificate of Achievement and a medal. 

Selected artworks will be displayed at the Harmony Hall Arts Center and the Oxon Hill Branch Library in Maryland throughout April 2024.