2022-2023 Reflections
"Show Your Voice!"
This year, Phantom Lake is participating in the National PTA's REFLECTIONS program!! This year's theme is "Show Your Voice!". Entries are due by Thursday, December 1, 2022.
PTA Reflections is a nationally acclaimed student art recognition program to encourage artistic creativity. Students of all grades and abilities may participate and explore the arts through the Reflections program.
Download your Student Entry Packet here: PhantomLakeReflections2022-23.pdf. Printed copies are available at the front office.
If you have any questions, please contact Reflections chair Dani Ward at wardd@bsd405.org.
Program Details & Rules
Young artists get involved in Reflections through their local PTA, in our case, the Phantom Lake PTA. A student may submit an entry in one, or all, of six arts areas. Only original works of art are accepted. The six art areas are below - click on each one to download the rules per category:
- Choreography/Dance: originally choreographed dance composition.
- Film/Video: original works, with or without sound, of animation, narrative, documentary, experimental or music video/film.
- Literature: works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, prose, drama, short stories and lyrics.
- Music Composition: original musical composition, with or without words.
- Photography: color or black and white, including techniques: photogram, retouched, montage, sandwich and multiple exposures.
- Visual Arts: drawing, painting in tempera, oil, acrylic, watercolor & t-shirt paints, computer generated art, two-dimensional collage, printmaking, needlework & leather tooling. NO 3D art will be accepted by WA state (photos of 3D artwork will be accepted instead).
- Special Artist: option for students with a disability as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Participation in Reflections
Participation in Reflections is organized by student age and grade levels. Student works are critiqued against others in the same grade division. This allows recognition and judging of artworks by appropriate developmental age and skill levels. The grade divisions are:
- Primary -- Preschool - Grade 2
- Intermediate -- Grades 3 - 5
- Middle/Junior -- Grades 6 - 8
- Senior -- Grades 9 - 12
The following additional guidelines apply to student entries:
- Each entry must be the original work of one student only.
- A student may develop an entry inside or outside of the school.
- A student may submit entries in more than one arts category.
- Each student entry must be accompanied by a paper student entry form, signed by a parent or guardian.
- Student entries must include a title and an artist statement, which communicates the artist’s inspiration for the work and how it relates to the theme. The statement must describe the content and include at least one sentence but not exceed 100 words.
Washington PTA Reflections Resources
Download forms and find more information from Washington PTA Reflections.
Contact Phantom Lake Reflections Chair, Dani Ward, with any questions at wardd@bsd405.org.