Reflections Art

“Accepting Imperfection”

We’re excited to announce “Accepting Imperfection” as the theme for the 2024-25 Reflections Art Program. Reflections has been bringing the arts to life for more than 10 million students since 1969. The PTA and its members, families and kids are on the forefront of this amazing program, which increases community awareness of the importance of arts in education.

All students attending PTA schools sponsoring the program are invited to participate and submit original artwork in one of six areas:

Dance Choreography
Literature
Photography
Film Production
Music Composition
Visual Arts

Age categories are distinguished as Primary (Preschool-Grade 2), Intermediate (Grades 3-5), Middle School (Grades 6-8), High School (Grades 9-12), Accessible Arts (All grades welcome)

Artworks are submitted first to school-level PTAs, where they are first recognized, celebrated and judged by five grade-level divisions, the Special Artists division celebrates student artists with special needs. School PTAs then choose a selection of entries to be judged by local PTA units, which are then sent on to councils and then districts for consideration. The final artworks submitted to California State PTA by districts are then considered for Outstanding Interpretation, Awards of Excellence or Awards of Merit. Outstanding Interpretation and Award of Excellence entries then go on to represent California in the final National PTA judging round.

Click here to see the California winners of the 2023-2024 Reflections Art Program.

Category Rules

FOR Unit Reflection Chairs Only (Not for Parents/Students Entry Use)

IUCPTA Entry Deadline Oct 25, 2024

All Units must complete and submit the UNIT PARTICIPATION FORM
You may advance one entry per category per age division. A link will be emailed to all chairpersons for submitting entries to IUCPTA for judging.
Complete the spreadsheet/Google sheet created by the Google form, and email it to Courtney Kent () by 9 pm PST, October 25th, 2024. Enter information only on those entries that are advancing. Please proofread your form carefully as this will be forwarded to Fourth District and used to create labels, art cards, event programs, and engraving on the awards.

Online PTA Chair Entry Form

Form Instructions

Sign in to the correct google account
Replace “Template” with your Unit Name
Remember to “Restore” the missing file folders.
This will allow you to collect the art entries for every category.

Training

Recording
Presentation
Aug. 23rd Fall Kick-Off Training
Google Forms Training PowerPoint
Scoresheets Zoom Training Video
Scoresheets Step by Step
Judging Guidelines Resource Sheet
IUCPTA Deadline Oct 25th
Artwork moving on to 4th District due to Courtney by Nov 19
IUCPTA Awards Ceremony – January 25th 10am-12noon at Woodbridge HS
4th District Awards Ceremony Feb 1st 2025 at Orange County Dept of Education

Promotion Materials

Social Media Graphics

Reflections Logos

Questions? Contact IUCPTA Reflections Chair Courtney K. at ">

Units must complete their school-level awards and forward winning entries by Oct 25, 2024!