24th Annual Student Art Contest Winners
Performing Arts Houston is pleased to announce the winners of the 24th Annual Student Art Contest. Student winners will be celebrated at an Awards Celebration on May 1st, 1:30pm at Smither Park. RSVP to education@performingartshouston.org. Thank you to the over 600 students from across the Houston area who submitted work this year, we look forward to your submissions in 2023! Congratulations to all the winners!
View the Digital Program for the Awards Ceremony:
Thank you to our Awards Ceremony sponsors: Blick Art Materials, Houston Museum of Natural Science, Texas Art Supply, and Amy’s Ice Cream.
View a gallery of this year’s winners here:
| Division | Award | Student First Name | Student Last Name | Entry | Grade | School | District |
| A | First Place | Kynah | McCanna | Festival Under the Moon | 2nd | T.H. Rogers | Houston ISD |
| Second Place | Imani | Frelow | Ailey Dancers | K | Jones Primary | Aldine ISD | |
| Third Place | Isabella | Buentello | Sunny Houston Skies | 2nd | Carter Academy | Aldine ISD | |
| Honorable Mention | Ava | Spears | What Shapes Us | 2nd | Don Jeter Elementary | Alvin ISD | |
| Honorable Mention | Damari | Smith | All of Me | 2nd | Don Jeter Elementary | Alvin ISD | |
| Honorable Mention | Aaviya | Ray | Aaviya Likes Tacos | K | West University Elementary School | Houston ISD | |
| B | First Place | Emma | Lopez | Connected Through Arts | 4th | Carter Academy | Aldine ISD |
| Second Place | Jiale | Lu | Joy for the New Year | 4th | Frostwood Elementary School | Spring Branch ISD | |
| Third Place | Alyssa Rae | Beaver | Food Festival | 5th | Savannah Lakes Elementary | Alvin ISD | |
| Honorable Mention | Christopher | Rodriguez Sanchez | Happy New Year | 4th | Carter Academy | Aldine ISD | |
| Honorable Mention | Dillin | Rodriguez | Thoughts In My Head | 5th | Carter Academy | Aldine ISD | |
| C | First Place | Nguyen | Madeline | Fusion | 8th | Hamilton Middle School | Cypress Fairbanks ISD |
| Second Place | Audrey | Nguyen | The Passage to Freedom | 8th | Hamilton Middle School | Cypress Fairbanks ISD | |
| Third Place | Isabel | Rillo | Beyond The Stage | 8th | St. John Paul II Catholic School | ||
| Honorable Mention | Paola | Duran | La Bailarina Monocromatica | 7th | Aldine’s Young Women’s Leadership Academy | Aldine ISD | |
| Honorable Mention | Samantha | Gamez | Bonds of Loyalty | 8th | Hamilton Middle School | Houston ISD | |
| Honorable Mention | Katherin | Benitez | All About Her | 8th | Stovall Middle School | Aldine ISD | |
| D | Awards to be announced on
May 1st |
Elizabeth | Jung | Generations | 12th | Cypress Ridge High School | Cypress Fairbanks |
| Grace Sowon | Park | Unity | 10th | Elkins High School | Fort Bend ISD | ||
| Giana | Helin | Metropolitan Voyages | 11th | DeBakey HSHP | Houston ISD | ||
| Lanxi | Xu | My Revisitation | 10th | DeBakey HSHP | Houston ISD | ||
| Itzel | Fernandez | In The Moment | 10th | Carver Magnet High School | Aldine ISD | ||
| Juniper | Boehler | A People Disregarded | 10th | Carver Magnet High School | Aldine ISD | ||
| Alianna | Valero | HOME | 11th | Nimitz Sr. High School | Aldine ISD | ||
| Joy Hyewon | Park | Sunlit Lemons | 9th | Elkins High School | Fort Bend ISD | ||
| Gayatri | Thatte | A Feast of the World | 9th | DeBakey HSHP | Houston ISD | ||
| Anna | Karnilow | Diversity | 9th | Shadow Creek High School | Alvin ISD | ||
| Board Selection | Hannah | Cadavid | Together | 12th | The HUB Houston | ||
| Staff Selection | Jacob | Heredia | Mural Metropolis | 10th | The HUB Houston | ||
| Staff Selection | Christian | Abrajan | Singing Bandit | 7th | Shotwell Academy | Aldine ISD | |
| Education Selection | Dar | Mawi | Alter Ego | 12th | DeBakey HSHP | Houston ISD |