2018 Art Contest Winners

Our winners are announced below (click thumbnails to see larger images). You can view the rest of the entries in our 2018 Art Contest Participant Gallery.

Age Group 2-4

1st Place (tie)
Title of Drawing: Lucia's Solar System
Name of Artist: Lucia Startare, Belle Vernon, PA
Age: 4
Branch: J-157
Quote from the Artist: "All the beauty of the universe."

1st Place (tie)
Title of Drawing: Special Delivery in Space
Name of Artist: Robert Paton, Summit Hill, PA
Age: 4
Branch: J-046
Quote from the Artist: "Space filled with stars from the mind of a 4 year old."

2nd Place (tie)
Title of Drawing: Colorful Space
Name of Artist: Lacey Carpenter, Brunswick, OH
Age: 3
Branch: J-453
Quote from the Artist: "Stars and some planets are really colorful. Our solar system is so pretty.”

2nd Place (tie)
Title of Drawing: Pink Moon Landing
Name of Artist: Abigail Schneider, Dousman, WI
Age: 4
Branch: J-196
Quote from the Artist: "A beautiful mermaid floating around the pink moon.”

3rd Place (tie)
Title of Drawing: The Sky Beyond  
Name of Artist: Natalia Leftdwrige, Richardson, TX
Age: 3
Branch: W-077
Quote from the Artist: "Eight planets, sun, moon and clouds.”

3rd Place (tie)
Title of Drawing: Luke the Astronaut
Name of Artist: Luke Adam, Midland, MI
Age: 4
Branch: W-093
Quote from the Artist: No quote given.

Honorable Mention
Title of Drawing: Where the Stars Live
Name of Artist: Samantha Mae Leager, Preston, MD
Age: 2 years, 3 months
Branch: Z-105
Quote from the Artist: Her daddy and mama showed her the stars and moon in the night sky. The next morning her mama asked her to draw where the stars and their friends lived. This is what she did with the help of her mama since she is so young.

Age Group 5-6

1st Place
Title of Drawing: The Awesome Astronaut
Name of Artist: Logan Tumminia, Parkville, MD
Age: 6
Branch: Z-763
Quote from the Artist: "A colorful shooting star with glittering stars, the earth & sun and a little moon. And an astronaut & space ship."

2nd Place (tie)
Title of Drawing: Rocket Space
Name of Artist: Gabby Hornicak, Naperville, IL
Age: 6
Branch: J-083
Quote from the Artist: "Astronaut exploring space.”

2nd Place (tie)
Title of Drawing: Milky Way
Name of Artist: Theodore Moulton, Chicago, IL
Age: 6
Branch: J-187
Quote from the Artist: "My space ship would land on the moon. I would see the Milky Way, Mars ships and the sun. I would also see Earth. The end.”

3rd Place (tie)
Title of Drawing: Planet Space Earth
Name of Artist: Anna Brooke, Kent, OH
Age: 5
Branch: J-192
Quote from the Artist: "In outer space I see Mars and a purple & pink planet. I see the sun and the Earth and bright shiny stars. It is amazing and beautiful and fantastic!”

3rd Place (tie)
Title of Drawing: Our Beautiful Wszechswiat
Name of Artist: Bella Brown, Wenatchee, WA
Age: 6
Branch: Z-661
Quote from the Artist: A happy sun, Earth and moon.

Honorable Mention
Title of Drawing: Outerspace
Name of Artist: Emma DiPiazza, Belle Vernon, PA
Age: 5
Branch: J-157
Quote from the Artist: "View of the moon, sun, Earth and planets surrounded by stars."

Honorable Mention
Title of Drawing: Planets and Stars
Name of Artist: Alex Jost, Wheaton, IL
Age: 5
Branch: J-470
Quote from the Artist: "Colorful planets in the dark sky. Used markers & colored pencils."

Honorable Mention
Title of Drawing: Space!
Name of Artist: Elenora Allevato, Livonia, MI
Age: 6
Branch: J-232
Quote from the Artist: "Outer space with aliens and spaceship."

Age Group 7 to 8

1st Place (tie)
Title of Drawing: Alien Discovered on the Moon
Name of Artist: Ben Triffanoff, Belle Vernon, PA
Age: 8
Branch: J-157
Quote from the Artist: "On my trip to outer space I saw an alien on the moon."

1st Place (tie)
Title of Drawing: Space Jam
Name of Artist: Avery Van Slyke, Wahoo, NE
Age: 8
Branch: W-013
Quote from the Artist: "This is a shark with fish swimming into his wide open mouth."

1st Place (tie)
Title of Drawing: Kitty in Space
Name of Artist: Natalia Startare, Belle Vernon, PA
Age: 8
Branch: J-157
Quote from the Artist: "A space kitty lost her milk on the way to the Milky Way."

1st Place (tie)
Title of Drawing: Stitch on Jupiter
Name of Artist: Alaina Jost, Wheaton, IL
Age: 8
Branch: J-470
Quote from the Artist: "Stitch playing his guitar on Jupiter. I used colored pencils."

2nd Place (tie)
Title of Drawing: Outerspace
Name of Artist: Eleana DiPiazza, Bel Vernon, PA
Age: 7
Branch: J-157
Quote from the Artist: "View from a rocket ship traveling thru space."

2nd Place (tie)
Title of Drawing: Our Planets
Name of Artist: Olivia Carpenter, Brunswick, OH
Age: 8
Branch: J-453
Quote from the Artist: "Every plant in our solar system. Each one is so different. I love the planets."

2nd Place (tie)
Title of Drawing: Exploring Space
Name of Artist: Evan Unrein, Scottsbluff, NE
Age: 7
Branch: J-024
Quote from the Artist: "A rocket going into outer space."

3rd Place (tie)
Title of Drawing: Planet Dreams
Name of Artist: Maggie Sejba, Fairlawn, OH
Age: 8
Branch: J-380
Quote from the Artist: "If I am sitting on a chair and looking into a telescope this is what I will see, Planet Dreams."

3rd Place (tie)
Title of Drawing: Leaping through Space
Name of Artist: Aniala Speegle, Moore, OK
Age: 8
Branch: J-192
Quote from the Artist: "Spaceman, black background, orange & blue planets."

3rd Place (tie)
Title of Drawing: The Flower Universe
Name of Artist: Bridget Yakich, Brunswick, OH
Age: 7
Branch: J-453
Quote from the Artist: "Everybody has flower pillows in outer space."

Honorable Mention
Title of Drawing: The Colors of the Galaxy
Name of Artist: Rose Treese, Forest Park, IL
Age: 7
Branch: J-083
Quote from the Artist: "If I went to outer space, I would see all the planets, the Milky Way and the wonderful colors of the galaxy. I would stand on Uranus. My favorite part would be seeing all the colors."

Honorable Mention
Title of Drawing: The Vortex Galaxy
Name of Artist: Henry Woodward, Watertown, MA
Age: 8
Branch: J-194
Quote from the Artist: "This is a distant galaxy, shaped like a spiral. It doesn't get much sunlight but it is still beautiful."

Age Group 9 to 10

1st Place (tie)
Title of Drawing: I Found Earth
Name of Artist: Elizabeth Hornicak, Naperville, IL
Age: 10
Branch: J-083
Quote from the Artist: "My picture is about a 10 year old astronaut who found Earth."

1st Place (tie)
Title of Drawing: Fun in Space
Name of Artist: Ann Yakich, Brunswick, OH
Age: 9
Branch: J-453
Quote from the Artist: "People and an Alien take a trip through space."

1st Place (tie)
Title of Drawing: Mario in Space
Name of Artist: Bethany Jost, Wheaton, IL
Age: 10
Branch: J-470
Quote from the Artist: "Mario is flying in space and waving hello to Alex, my little brother because he loves Mario. I drew the picture for him"

2nd Place (tie)
Title of Drawing: The Space Shuttle Discovery
Name of Artist: David Rubal, Columbus, OH
Age: 10
Branch: J-453
Quote from the Artist: "The space shuttle Discovery orbits the Earth."

2nd Place (tie)
Title of Drawing: Space Station
Name of Artist: Caden Campbell, Omaha, NE
Age: 9
Branch: W-055
Quote from the Artist: "This is a space station collecting sun for power to discover new life."

2nd Place (tie)
Title of Drawing: Star Wars
Name of Artist: Jacob Bryk, Dallas, PA
Age: 10
Branch: J-526
Quote from the Artist: "Luke Skywalker fighting Darth Vader."

3rd Place (tie)
Title of Drawing: Life Unannounced
Name of Artist: Colton Campbell, Omaha, NE
Age: 10
Branch: W-055
Quote from the Artist: "This is Chatari who is exploring the galaxy searching for new planets and black holes."

3rd Place (tie)
Title of Drawing: Space is a Beautiful Place
Name of Artist: Chloe Adam, Midland, MI
Age: 10
Branch: W-093
Quote from the Artist: "When a NASA spaceship flies through outer space the astronauts sees how big and beautiful space is seeing all of the planets almost lined up for a Solar Eclipse along with a star or the North Star."

3rd Place (tie)
Title of Drawing: Space Fairy
Name of Artist: Sara Unrein, Scottsbluff, NE
Age: 9
Branch: J-024
Quote from the Artist: "A fairy that loves space."

Honorable Mention
Title of Drawing: Man on Moon
Name of Artist: Eli Triffanoff, Belle Vernon, PA
Age: 10
Branch: J-038
Quote from the Artist: "Neil Armstrong is on the moon and he is going to put the flag on the moon."

Honorable Mention
Title of Drawing: Animals in Space
Name of Artist: Tony Startare, Belle Vernon, PA
Age: 10
Branch: J-157
Quote from the Artist: "Each animal can have their own place in space."

Honorable Mention
Title of Drawing: Outer Rim Zoo
Name of Artist: Julia Rueger, Harleysville, PA
Age: 9
Branch: J-512
Quote from the Artist: "I would take my rocket to see outer space. What I would see is the outer rim zoo. It is a zoo with Aliens instead of animals."

Honorable Mention
Title of Drawing: Starry Night
Name of Artist: Annie Sejba, Fairlawn, OH
Age: 10
Branch: J-380
Quote from the Artist: "Starry night is a galaxy picture with glittery stars around it. I got the idea by thinking of a galaxy of stars. Then, I decided to add glitter."

Age Group 11 to 12

1st Place (tie)
Title of Drawing: Trip to the Moon
Name of Artist: Kylie Vilcek, St. Louis, MO
Age: 12
Branch: J-011
Quote from the Artist: "Rocket to the Moon."

1st Place (tie)
Title of Drawing: Me and the Milky Way
Name of Artist: Anna Sedlock, Charlestown, WV
Age: 12
Branch: J-440
Quote from the Artist: "Ann the Astronaut sees the beauty of the night sky while witnessing the Milky Way."

2nd Place (tie)
Title of Drawing: UFO Abducting Voyager I Space Probe
Name of Artist: Noah Triffanoff, Belle Vernon, PA
Age: 12
Branch: J-038
Quote from the Artist: "The Voyager I space probe is flying through interstellar space when suddenly a UFO starts to abduct it."

2nd Place (tie)
Title of Drawing: My Milky Way
Name of Artist: Grace Treese, Forest Park, IL Age: 11
Branch: J-083
Quote from the Artist: "Each of the large planets are lined up in a row until Saturn with its bold black rings. A shooting star is going past Jupiter with is fiery tale. That's me in my space ship looking into my colorful Milky Way."

3rd Place
Title of Drawing: SPACE
Name of Artist: Allison DeGeorge, Omaha, NE
Age: 11
Branch: Z-356
Quote from the Artist: "What I would see beyond outer space."

Honorable Mention
Title of Drawing: Galaxy Space Shuttle
Name of Artist: Candice McNeil, Mclean, VA
Age: 12
Branch: J-158
Quote from the Artist: "Spaceship with Martian in it and it is coming toward earth, there are stars and a sun in the sky too."

Honorable Mention
Title of Drawing: The Wonders of Space
Name of Artist: Steven McNeil, McLean, VA
Age: 12
Branch: J-158
Quote from the Artist: "Rocket ships, UFOs, Martians, planets, satellite, stars and sun."

Age Group 13 to 15

1st Place (tie)
Title of Drawing: Lost in Space
Name of Artist: Ellie Rice , Omaha, NE
Age: 14
Branch: W-018
Quote from the Artist: "Through her helmet, an astronaut sees more wonders than she can count."

1st Place (tie)
Title of Drawing: Somewhere Outside Our Universe
Name of Artist: Virginia Kouba, Auburn, NE
Age: 15
Branch: W-024
Quote from the Artist: "Purple solar dragon flies over flaming planet while its sun is being eclipsed behind it."

2nd Place (tie)
Title of Drawing: The Neighboring Galaxy
Name of Artist: Clare Horvath, Saline, MI
Age: 14
Branch: J-099
Quote from the Artist:"If I went to outer space, I would see Mercury, Venus, Earth, the Moon, and Mars, as they are all the closest."

2nd Place (tie)
Title of Drawing: Another Galaxy
Name of Artist: Sarah Schultz, Union Grove, WI
Age: 13
Branch: Z-189
Quote from the Artist: "My picture is what I think another galaxy in outer space would look like. Done is pencil."

3rd Place (tie)
Title of Drawing: Auggie in Space
Name of Artist: Megan Bryk, Dallas, PA
Age: 13
Branch: J-526
Quote from the Artist: "Auggie Paulman and Daisy the dog from wonder wanted to go to outer space so if I went to outer space I bet I would see them."

3rd Place (tie)
Title of Drawing: Space is the Place
Name of Artist: David Lehtinen, Cary, NC
Age: 14
Branch: J-029
Quote from the Artist: "An illustration of God's miraculous deeds. This illustration shows the moon, distant mountains, all the planets, a satellite dish, Sputnik, an astronaut, the American Flag and lastly Explorer I."

Honorable Mention
Title of Drawing: Mixed up Galaxy
Name of Artist: Adam Sedlock, Charlestown, WV
Age: 14
Branch: J-440
Quote from the Artist: "On the left there are starts scattered as well as a flowing belt of stars and matter. In the middle going from bottom to top, there is a belt of rocks and matter and on the right there is a planet with rings."

Honorable Mention
Title of Drawing: The Moon and Me
Name of Artist: Amelia Sabol, Hartford, CT
Age: 13
Branch: J-014
Quote from the Artist: "This is a pencil drawing of what I believe the Earth and Moon looked like before we polluted and destroyed the oceans and land. Including all the plants and wildlife."

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