Über Moms Environmental Art Awareness Contest

The Contest and Purpose:

Young artists between the ages of 3-14 years old, will create their own masterpiece either in 2-D, 3-D or a performance work of art, that illustrates the message of the theme: ‘EARTH IS CALLING’.

“Our Earth is alive. Its' heart ticks, its soul cries. In this environmental art competition, young artists are asked to be the ‘voice' for our earth. As the earth has none that we can hear, we would like to see it through art. Young artists can express what the earth is feeling and thinking through their environmental art masterpiece entry.

As we wouldn’t want to ignore someone who is sick, why would we ignore our earth? It is about our connection with each other and with nature that we need to remember and nourish. We need to hear that our 'EARTH IS CALLING’ for help to survive.” Sienna Drack 12 years old.

We asked Sienna to come up with a theme for our art competition. It has been an incredibly life-changing year for them--children. With the stress of the pandemic, school closings and distance learning, communication has shifted and their voices have often gone unheard. As we begin the month of April, we’d like to pay close attention to the world, Mother Earth and what she is telling us. Über Moms want to hear the voices of the young people in this world. How do they feel about environmental protection. We want this art competition to bridge the communication gap between generations; let their voices paint a picture, sing a song, write a poem or just profess their love for our world and their purpose.

Her inspiration came from wanting to be vocal about the environment from a pre-teens perspective. She created a mind map from researching different eco themes and how she felt about what she had read. She also took into consideration her own environmental concerns and those of her peers. She believes the future of our environment is in the hands of kids as they are the future and have power to change policies and politics if they band together. She would like people to understand that although we are looking at life on other planets, we shouldn't forget about the one we are on. So that is how she came up with the idea to be the ‘voice’ for the Earth.

Here is her bio:

Sienna Drack aged 12, attends Gymnasium in Munich. She is deeply passionate about the preservation and sustainability of the environment (land and ocean). Her main concerns focus on marine life. She has participated in Jugend Forscht (Regional Science Contest) and has won first prize twice with her team. Her projects involved micro plastic pollution in lakes and fine dust pollution in Munich. She loves reading, astronomy, swimming and hanging out with her friends.

EARTH IS CALLING is an Earth Day competition to inspire creativity and unity between young artists and influencers that could determine positive change for our world.

Age Categories:

Division I. 3-5 year olds
Division II. 6-9 year olds
Division III. 10-14 year olds

Art Categories:

Visual Arts: ceramics, drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, design, crafts, photography, video, film making and architecture
Performing Arts: dance, music, opera, theatre and musical theatre, magic, illusion, mime, spoken word, puppetry, circus arts, performance art

Eco Themes:

biodiversity and nature
climate change
energy and water
litter and waste
marine life

Competition Goals:

To show that the earth needs immediate help

It is a call to action, from children that are speaking FOR the earth through their artwork
To give children a voice to express their feelings and fears of environmental issues
To provide inspiration that is never too late to create positive change
To give children a platform to band together to save ourselves and the planet
To keep the Über Moms Mission

Mediums:

Paints: (watercolour, poster paint, gouache, acrylics)
Oil pastels or crayons
Chalk
Tissue or cloth
Elements of nature (leaves, branches)
Recycled materials
Fabric
Play Doh, Plaster or sculptor
Fencing or wiring
Writing

Basic Requirements and Rules:

The artwork should be an original piece
The artwork can be either 2-D, 3-D or a performing art
Any use of medium or a combination of two or more
Create a description of your artwork (parents can help 9 and under) - think about these questions when creating a description:

Your work should answer the following questions:

How does your work share your ideas about the theme: EARTH IS CALLING?
Why is this idea important to you?
What do you hope will happen when people see your masterpiece?
What artistic elements/media did you use to communicate your message?

All artwork must be submitted by 21 April 2021 via email to info@ubermoms.de
(with attachments of photos of the artwork, the title and description of artwork, full name of child, age of child (category), address and adult contact details.
Panel of 4 judges will be nominated to find the most original, aesthetically appealing, thought provoking eco-masterpiece for the Über Moms EARTH IS CALLING Competition.
Contestants works will be submitted to the panel anonymously
Winners will be announced: Sunday, April 25, 2021 on Übermoms.de and social media pages.

Prizes:

Division I. : Honorable mention and work of art featured on Über Moms Website
Division II. : 60 € 1st place 40 € 2nd place
Division III. : 75 € 1st place 50 € 2nd place

Promotions of Artwork:

Post photos of your artwork onto your own social media account and include the hashtag #EarthisCalling and tag @Über_Moms on Instagram / Facebook.
All submissions should be submitted via email to be eligible for a prize.