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2025 "The Happiest Moment" Art Contest

Art Contest Announcement 2025

2025 "The Happiest Moment" Art Contest

Show us how you define the happiest moment of your life. Open to K–12. Free to enter. Submissions postmarked before April 25, 2025.

When was the happiest moment of your life? Your happiest moment may be spending time with loved ones, receiving a present, or achieving a goal. Maybe, the happiest moment is not the present, but rather something that has happened in our history. Show us how you define "The Happiest Moment"!

Contest Rules
  • Artwork must be submitted on a 9 × 12 inch piece of paper, no more than 1 inch thick.
  • Each contestant may submit only one piece of artwork with a completed Entry Form on the back.
  • All artwork, monetary prize, and trophy must be picked up at our ceremony. No shipping. Failure to pick up = forfeit.
  • Submit original artwork postmarked before April 25, 2025 at:
    SSFA · PO Box 40 · Columbia, MD 21045
    Or drop off at: 한국일보 KOREA TIMES · 3240 Corporate Ct, Suite A1 · Ellicott City, MD 21042 (Mon–Fri 9 AM–5 PM)
    * USPS only.
Entry Fee

FREE! Donations are appreciated but don't affect chances of winning.

Prizes
  • Grand Prize: $150 (1 winner)
  • 1st Place: $100 (4 winners)
  • 2nd Place: $75 (4 winners)
  • 3rd Place: $50 (4 winners)
  • Honorable Mentions: $10
Judging

Four categories (K–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12), 1st/2nd/3rd place each. Scoring: creativity & theme (50%), description (25%), technique (25%).

Questions? director@ssfa.org.

Ceremony & Exhibition

In-person on Sunday, May 18, 2025 at Bayside Cantina · 2809 Boston St · Baltimore, MD 21224. Doors 3:30 PM, winners announced 4:00 PM.