Overview
Submit your artwork by December 31, 2024 to be displayed in the Featured Artists gallery on our website. Teachers submitting 10 or more entries from their students are eligible for up to $100 in prizing if one of their students' entries is selected for an award.
All submissions must be mailed to the address below and postmarked by no later than February 28, 2025.
Submissions must include a completed coversheet (English; Spanish), including an artist's statement. Only one submission per participant. Entries submitted without an artist's statement will be disqualified.
Not sure if you are eligible? Check now! Enter your address in our service area map and see if you live in, or attend school within, a Cal Water service area. If you have any troubles with the submission process or have any questions, click here to inquire (CalWaterChallenge@gmail.com). We are happy to help!
For a complete list of submission rules, please see the About Page.
Artist's Statement
The artist's statement is a part of the submission coversheet and is required with every submission. It should be at least a paragraph long, but no more than 500 words; and should answer the following about the work submitted:
- how it was created
- what message it portrays
- how the work reflects the theme of caring for water and California water issues
- any other information the artist would like the judges to know about the work and its creation
Please note, submissions sent without an artist's statement will be disqualified. Additionally, if submissions do not reflect the themes of caring for water or address water issues not local to California they may also be disqualified.
We’re here to help! If you have any questions about the statement or accommodations, please contact us at calwaterchallenge@gmail.com.
Mailing Address
California Water Service
A Splash of Creativity
ATTN: Conservation Department
2632 West 237th Street
Torrance, CA 90505
Original Submissions
As a reminder, all submissions should be the original work of the participating student, without assistance from any other individual.
Additionally, no submissions will be returned. If you would like to keep your original artwork, then please send a copy or photograph of your submission. Photographs of submissions should be no smaller than 8" x 10".