2020 PCW Student Art Contest Winners
9-12th 1st Place Nicole Ivan Age 15 Gubei Water Town Village Ink pen and Digital medium 9th-12th 2nd Place Jolin Zhu Age 14 Water Lilies 9th-12th 2nd Place Jingsheng Jiang Age 15 Autumn Breath 9th-12th 3rd Place Erin Levy Age 14 Elegant Beauty 9th-12th Judges Award Philip Riley Age18 Character of Rat 6th-8th 1st Place Leona Wang Age11 Love, China 6th-8th 2nd Place Kaitlynn Ng Age12 Year of Rat 6th-8th 2nd Place Natalie Zhu Age11 Chinese New Year Celebration 6th-8th 2nd Place Richard Lin Age11 Drum Dance 6th-8th 3rd Place Heather Li Age11 Leisure Time 6th-8th 3rd Place Jingru Huang Age12 Chinese traditional music 6th-8th 3rd Place Nicole Zhu Age11 Chinese Princess 6th-8th 3rd Place Zhen Tao Age12 The Canal towns in My Dream 3rd-5th 1st Place Claire Su Age11 Blessings at the door 3rd-5th 1st Place Emily Ng Age9 2020 Year of Rat 3rd-5th 1st Place Fengming Cao Age10 Dragon Soaring during the Flourishment Age 3rd-5th 2nd Place Elaine Lin Age8 Canal Towns in Southern China 3rd-5th 2nd Place Iris Li Age11 Chinese Pavilion 3rd-5th 2nd Place Karen Levy Age8 Jiangnan Village 3rd-5th 2nd Place Nia Zhu Age9 Great Wall 3rd-5th 2nd Place Si Ham Zhang Age8 Recall Jiangnan Tongli Ancient Town 3rd-5th 3rd Place Samantha Orrell Age9 Shui Xiang 3rd-5th 3rd Place Sophie Chen Age10 Impressions by Lotus Pond 3rd-5th 3rd Place Tristan Jia Age8 Dragon Dance 3rd-5th 3rd Place Zoe Anderson Age9 XiShuangBanNa Dai Girl 3rd-5th 3rd Place Camy Richards Age9 Mongolian Dancer 3rd-5th 3rd Place FayFay He Age9 Three Dancing Girls 3rd-5th 3rd Place Grace Wang Age11 Hometown in My Dream 3rd-5th 3rd Place Joanna Wang Age8 Fall by the Riverside 3rd-5th 3rd Place Uriel Zavala Calderon Age 11 Fire Dragon K-2nd 1st Place Jessie Wang Age7 Enchanting Koi Fish Pond K-2nd 1st Place Chelsea Liu Age6 Lantern Festival K-2nd 1st Place Emily Oswald Age6 Bedtime Story K-2nd 2nd Place Alan Liu Age6 Kids in Lantern Festival K-2nd 2nd Place Amelia Lu Age6 Amelia the Panda K-2nd 2nd Place Charles Yue Age7 Southern China in Memory K-2nd 2nd Place Elina Wu Age6 May You Have Prosperity K-2nd 2nd Place Louis He Age5 Hometown’s Boat K-2nd 3rd Place Brian Wang Age7 Happy New Year K-2nd 3rd Place Ivy Tao Age7 Year of the Rat K-2nd 3rd Place Lexi Tang Age 7 Festive K-2nd 3rd Place Patrick Zhang Age7 The Quick Little Dragon K-2nd 3rd Place Phoebe Hu Age7 Moon Festival K-2nd 3rd Place William Orrell Age7 dragon boat racing K-2nd 3rd Place Lawrence Tai Age5 Eye of the Tiger K-2nd 3rd Place Renata Albano Age7 Panda K-2nd Judges Award Olivia Li Age6 Spring Celebration



BACKGROUND
Each year Phoenix Chinese Week sponsors an Art Contest to give students the opportunity to express their knowledge of 5,000 years of Chinese culture through art.
2019 CONTEST THEME
Contestants may choose any aspect of Chinese history or culture as their subject, such as: history, architecture, music, martial arts, cuisine, visual arts, festivals, religion, the zodiac, landscape, people, etc. All submissions must be related to Chinese arts & culture.
ELIGIBILITY
Arizona Kindergarten through 12th grade students.
Grade Level Categories: K-2nd grade, 3-5th grade, 6-8th grade, 9th-12th grade
ACCEPTED SIZE & MEDIA
Artwork must be no smaller than 11”X14”. Accepted Media: pencil, crayons, markers, acrylic paint, oil paint, water color, colored pencils, pastels, digital art, ink or paper cutting.
RULES & REGULATIONS
1) One entry per student. 2) Entries must be original and completed by the participant without assistance. 3) All entries become the property of Phoenix Chinese Week and may be used for displays and in Phoenix Chinese Week publications.
JUDGING CRITERIA
Judged equally on originality, artistic creativity and theme. The judges’ decisions are final.
ENTRY DEADLINE
Digital entry must be received by email Nov. 30, 2019 at 12am. No extensions.
ARTWORK SUBMISSION
Artwork should be submitted online. Please email your high resolution (300DPI) art image to phoenixchineseweekart@gmail.
- Name
- Age
- Grade
- Title of the artwork
- Medium used
- Cell phone number
- 2nd Email
PRIZES
Awards will be presented to the 1st-3rd place winners in each category.
AWARDS PRESENTATION
Winners will be notified by email prior to the Awards Ceremony and are strongly encouraged to be present to receive their awards at 12 noon on Sunday, February 9, 2020 at the Phoenix Chinese Week Festival at the Margaret T Hance Park East main stage (1202 N. 3rd Street, Phoenix, 85004). Winning (1st~3rd Place) artwork images will be displayed in the Art & Photo Gallery at the Phoenix Chinese Week event, and on the 2020 souvenir book.
CONTACT
Questions? Contact phoenixchineseweekart@gmail.
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2019 PCW Student Art Contest Winners
- K-2nd grade 1st place William O. Age 6 Dragon
- K-2nd Grade 1st Place Jessie W. Age 6 Pray for Blessing
- 3rd-5th grade 1st place FayFay H. Age 8 Chinese Village
- 3rd-5th grade 1st place Kaden Z. age 10 Beautiful Chinese Village
- 6-8th Grade 1st Place Iris L. Age 13 Prosperity Year After Year
- 6-8th Grade 1st Place Nicole I. Age 14 New Year’s Eve Tea
- 6-8th Grade 1st Place Zhen T. Age 11 Happy Spring Festival
- 9-12th Grade 1st Place Celina T. Age 13 Chinese Dragon Dance
- 9-12th Grade 1st Place Karina Y. Age16 Celebrate New Year
- 9-12th Grade 1st Place Katherine W. Age 15 Chinese Village
- K-2nd grade 2nd place Lucas Y. Age 7 Stone Lion
- K-2nd grade 2nd place Ailis Z. Age 7 Celebrate Harvest
- K- 2nd Grade 2nd Place Junlin L. Age 7 Happy Year of the Pig
- 3-5th Grade 2nd Place Abigail Q. Age 10 Mandarin Duck
- 3-5th Grade 2nd Place Cameron R. Age 8 Happy Pigs New Year
- 3-5th Grade 2nd Place Ellie T. Age 8 Chinese Garden
- 3-5th Grade 2nd Place Emily N. Age 8 Chinese Panda Fashion Show
- 6-8th Grade 2nd Place Aidan L. Age 13 Essence of China
- 6-8th Grade 2nd Place Davina C. Age 14 Pig’s Wedding
- 6-8th Grade 2nd Place Kaitlynn N. Age 11 An Elegant Ancient Chinese Dancer
- 6-8th Grade 2nd Place Songtian O. Age 14 Old Town of the Stone Lion
- 9-12th Grade 2nd Place Allison K. Age 14 The Great Wall Sunset
- 9-12th Grade 2nd Place Katherine X. H. Age 15 Grandpa’s Journey
- 9-12th Grade 2nd Place Shuo C. Age 14 Happy in Chinese City
- K-2nd Grade 3rd place Lexi T. Age 6 Feeding the Pandas
- K- 2nd Grade 3rd Place Tre R. Age 7 Chinese Dragon
- K- 2nd Grade 3rd Place Bennet O. Age 7 New Year Lion Dance
- 3-5th Grade 3rd Place Dini L. Age 9 Happy Chinese New Year
- 3rd-5th grade 3rd place MingMing C. Age 9 Chinese Village
- 3rd-5th grade 3rd place Christina Z. Age 9 China’s charm
- 6-8th Grade 3rd Place Deborah H. Age 11 Chinese Opera
- 6-8th Grade 3rd Place Sophia L. Age 11 China in My Eyes
- 6-8th Grade 3rd Place Carol C. Age 13 Chinese Origins
- 6-8th Grade 3rd Place Yamileth M. Age 12 Chinese Dragon
- 9-12th Grade 3rd Place Brittaney O. Age 17 Year of the Pig
- 9-12th Grade 3rd Place Philip R. Age 17 Dancing Pigs
2018 PCW Art Contest Winners
- 1st Place K-2nd Cameron R Age 7 Year of the Dog Festival
- 1st Place 3rd-5th Dini L Age 8 Year of the Dog
- 1st Place 6th-8th Zoe C Age 12 Traditional Chinese Food
- 1st Place 9th-12th Angela D Age 15 My Grandfather
- 2nd Place K-2nd Emily N Age 7 Water Village
- 2nd Place 3rd-5th Aarna P Age 10 The Chinese Lantern
- 2nd Place 3rd-5th William C Age 11 Panda
- 2nd Place 6th-8th Alisha S Age 13 Floating Temple of China
- 2nd Place 6th-8th Celina T Age 12 Ancient Chinese Architecture
- 2nd Place 9th-12th Catherine F Age 14 Festival Celebration
- 2nd Place 9th-12th Megan C Age 15 China’s National Treasure
- 3rd Place K-2nd Neeva P Age 7 The Phoenix of China
- 3rd Place K-2nd Bennet O Age 12 Zodiac
- 3rd Place 3rd-5th Ellie T Age 7 Old Chinese House
- 3rd Place 3rd-5th Kaitlynn N Age 10 Birds of the Sunset
- 3rd Place 6th-8th Andrew X Age 12 South Chinese Water Village
- 3rd Place 6th-8th Davina C Age 13 My Happy Dog Family
- 3rd Place 6th-8th Vedika D Age 11 The Eternal Dog
- 3rd Place 9th-12th Abbie J Age15 Chinese Venice
- 3rd Place 9th-12th Shenyi L Age 16 The Hanging Temple
2017 PCW Art Contest Winners
- 9th-12th Grade 1st Place Megan C Age 14 Year of the Rooster Mixed Media
- 9th-12th Grade 2nd Place Tanya Y Age 16 Chinese New Year Eve Mixed Media
- 9th-12th Grade 3rd Place Luke C Age 15 Year of the Rooster, Age of Joy Mixed Media
- 9th-12th Grade 3rd Place Shenyi L Age15 Chinese Red Door Ink Pen Colored Pencil
- 6th-8th Grade 1st Place winner Catherine F Age 13 Chinese New Year Eve Acrylic Painting
- 6th-8th Grade 2nd Place Alisha S Age 12 Rooster Festival China Colored Pencil
- 6th-8th Grade 3rd Place Andrew X Age 11 Chinese Pagoda Garden Water Color Colored Pencil Ink
- 6th-8th Grade 3rd Place Angelina Z Age 10 Year of the Rooster Mixed Media
- 3rd-5th Grade 1st Place Keshav J Age10 Chinese Garden water Color
- 3rd-5th Grade 2nd Place Sophia Z Age 8 The Red Rooster Acrylic Painting
- 3rd-5th Grade 3rd Place Kaitlynn N Age 9 Year of the Rooster Colored Pencil
- 3rd-5th Grade 3rd Place Aarna P Age 9 Red Dragon Colored Pencil
- K-2nd Grade 1st Place Winner Navya J Age 7 Party with Pandas Acrylic Painting
- K – 2nd Grade 2nd Place Emily N Age 6 Rooster Lantern Colored Pencil
- K-2nd Grade 3rd Place Audrey Z Age 7 Three Chinese Girls Markers
- K-2nd Grade 3rd Place Cameron R Age 6 Happy Roosters Colored Pencil
2016 PCW Art Contest Winners
- 9-12th 1st Place Tanya Y. Age 15 Year of the Monkey
- 9-12th 2nd Place Melinda C. Age 13 Looking into the New Year
- 9-12th 3rd Place Vanessa C. Age 15 Taichung Rainbow Village
- 6-8th 1st Place Megan C. Age 13 The Year of the Monkey
- 6-8th 2nd Place Marenda L. Age 10 The Twelve Zodiac
- 6-8th 3rd Place Celina T. Age 10 Chinese Wushu
- 3rd-5th 1st Place Angelina Z. Age 10 Year of the Monkey
- 3rd-5th 2nd Place Arya B. Age 8 New Year Festival Dance
- 3rd-5th 3rd Place Josalin W Age 9 Green Dragon
- K-2nd 1st Place Ellie T. Age 5 The Girl and the Kite
- K-2nd 2nd Place Navya J. Age 6 Red Boat
2015 PCW Art Contest Winners
- 9th-12th Grade 1st Place Tanya Y Age 14 Peking Opera Water Color & Color Pencil
- 9th – 12th Grade 2nd Place Alina W Age 14 Shaolin Wushu
- 9th – 12th Grade 3rd Place Michelle C Age 16 Taiwan’s Today & Yesterday
- 6th – 8th Grade 1st Place Alicia Y Age 11 Chinese Lantern Festival Oil Pastel
- 6th – 8th Grade 2nd Place Angelina T Age 12 Preparing for Chinese New Year
- 6th – 8th Grade 2nd Place Luke C Age 13 Year of the Ram
- 6th – 8th Grade 3rd Place Abbie J Age 12 Chinese Traditional Opera
- 6th – 8th Grade 3rd Place Melinda C Age 13 Spring Melody
- 3rd-5th Grade 1st Place Victoria F Age 9 Lion Dance Oil Pastel
- 3rd-5th Grade_ 2nd Place Andrew X Age 10 Chinese Water Market
- 3rd-5th Grade_ 2nd Place Grace Z Age 9 Rounded House in Southern China
- 3rd-5th Grade_3rd Place Nicole I Age 10 Chinese Water Village
- 3rd-5th Grade_3rd Place Madeleine C Age 9 Chinese Water Village
- K-2nd Grade_1st Place Austin L Age 5 Lion Dance Marker Water Color
- K-2nd Grade_2nd Place Arya B Age 7 Chinese New Year Festival
- K-2nd Grade_2nd Place Lena Z Age 7 Rainbow Dragon
- K-2nd Grade_3rd Place Anastasia P Age 7 Back from Fishing Trip
2014 PCW Art Contest Winners
- 9-12th 1st Place Gina X Year of the Horse
- 9th-12th 2nd Place Michelle C 马到成功
- 9th – 12th 3rd Place Dana Z Su Zhou Garden
- 6th – 8th 1st Place Katrina J Moon Flower
- 6th – 8th Grade 2nd Place Melinda C Childhood Treasures
- 6th – 8th Grade 3rd Place Amanda L The Red Lantern
- 3rd -5th Grade 1st Place Catherine F Trading Market
- 3rd -5th 2nd Place Neha S Spring in South Village of China
- 3rd -5th 3rd Place Marenda L Beijing Opera
- K-2nd 1st place Benjamin W Dragon Boat Festival
- K-2nd 2nd Place Lena Z Water Village
- K-2nd 3rd Place Bryan W Lantern Festival
2013 Art Contest Winners
9th – 12th Grade 1st Place Winner Gina X, Age 14 Acrylic- “Chinese New Year Dragon Dance”
6th – 8th Grade 1st Place Winner Melinda C, Age 10 Acrylic- “Bamboo Orchestra”
3rd -5th Grade 1st Place Winner Kevin T, Age 9 Acrylic- ‘The Dragon and Great Wall”
K-2nd Grade 1st Place Winner Madeleine C Age 7 2nd Grade Marker & Color Pencil- “Dragon Dance”