"Accepting Imperfection" is the theme for the 2024-25 Reflections Art Program. The PTA Reflections Art Program has been bringing the arts to life for more than 10 million students since 1969. And California State 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. 

 

Reflections encourage students of all ages to:

 

 

All students attending PTA schools sponsoring the program are invited to participate and submit original artwork in one of six areas. Please click on the category names below for additional rules and information:

 

 

Artworks are submitted first to school-level PTAs, where they are first recognized, celebrated and judged by five grade-level divisions, while a non-judged 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.

 

State-level Outstanding Interpretation honorees receive:

 

 

State-level Award of Excellence honorees receive:

 

State-level Award of Merit honorees receive:

 

National-level Outstanding Interpretation honorees are recognized at the National PTA Convention, plus their artwork, along with any National Award of Excellence and Merit winners, is featured in Reflections’ popular traveling national exhibit. See the winners.