Do you have a student or students who want to express themselves, share their artistic talents and ideas and have a chance to be recognized and celebrated at a local, state and maybe even national level? It’s time for the National PTA Reflections Art Contest.

Deadline: November 13.

Students can submit original works of art in the categories of Visual Arts, Literature (fiction and poetry as well as essays), Photography, Film Production, Music Composition, and Dance Choreography. This year’s theme is “What My Culture Means to Me”.

Check the National PTSA website: https://www.pta.org/home/programs/reflections

More details and the rules for each category are included below:

• 2026-27 Student Entry Packet
• 2026-27 WSPTA Student Entry Form (fillable)
• 2026-27 Accessible Arts Division Guidelines | en Español
• 2026-27 Dance Choreography Category Full Guidelines| en Español
• 2026-27 Film Production Category Full Guidelines | en Español
• 2026-27 Literature Category Full Guidelines | en Español
• 2026-27 Music Composition Category Full Guidelines | en Español
• 2026-27 Photography Category Full Guidelines| en Español
• 2026-27 Visual Arts Category Full Guidelines| en Español

*The Accessible Arts Division is a category for students with disabilities who receive services under IDEA or ADA: Section 504 to have the opportunity and accommodations they may need to fully participate in the program.

More than 300,000 students from around the country submit original works of art for this 50-year-old contest. Despite all that competition, Eckstein Middle School has done really well in the past. In the 2021-2022 contest, eighth grade student Lekha Dhaka won first place for Outstanding Interpretation in the firm production category for her film Trash, an animation that explores the impact plastic pollution has on the Earth’s oceans.

Please contact Ian Towler at reflections@ecksteineaglesptsa.org with any questions or to learn more.