2025 Water Art Invitational

Congratulations to this year's participants!

On Wednesday, March 5, we hosted our annual Water Art Invitational at Unity Reed High School in Manassas. With approximately 300 people in attendance, this was one of our largest events yet. Attendees celebrated the talented student artists from Prince William County high schools who submitted artwork with the theme, "Your Water. Your Environment."

Students amazed the attendees with 190 creative photographs, paintings, drawings and computer graphic pieces. The theme was a reflection of Prince William Water's new tagline, "Your Water. Your Environment. Our Mission."

This year's Award Ceremony included a heartfelt renaming of the Grand Prize to recognize longtime Prince William Water Board of Directors member Joyce Eagles. Ms. Eagles had served on the Board of Directors from 1990 until her passing in 2024. She was the first woman Board of Directors member at Prince William Water and a prominent member of the Prince William County community, helping to establish the Prince William Library Foundation and the Greater Manassas branch of the American Association of University Women. One of her many contributions was helping to found the Water Art Invitational over 20 years ago.

This year's Joyce P. Eagles Grand Prize went to Ella Sofia Lemen from Colgan High School. Ella's piece features a girl working in a garden, watering and picking flowers. From Ella's artist statement, the piece "piece speaks to the balance between giving and receiving, the water nourishes the flowers just as a healthy environment nourishes us."

Congratulations to Ella and all the winners of the 2025 Water Art Invitational!

To see all of the winning artwork, view our catalog of 2025 Water Art Invitational winning artwork.

2025 Water Art Invitational Winning Students

Joyce P. Eagles Grand Prize

Ella Sofia Lemen, Colgan High school

Painting & Drawing

First Place: Molly Montgomery, Gainesville High School

Second Place: Kara Avolio, Colgan High School

Third Place: Morgan Smith, Woodbridge High School

Computer Graphics

First Place: Jazmine Scott, Unity Reed High School

Second Place: Eden Mootooveeren, Gainesville High School

Third Place: Jenna Heilen, Battlefield High School

Photography

First Place: Catherine Lee Bedell, Gainesville High School

Second Place: Arwa Zinddine, Gar-Field High School

Third Place: Caitlin Owlett, Forest Park High School

Keep Prince William Beautiful Award: Kathryn Quintiliano, Colgan High School

General Manager's Awards:

Maddie McClellan, Battlefield High School

Rachel Elrod, Colgan High School

Jamie Scheufele, Colgan High School

Christopher Brainoo, Colgan High School

Rylie German, Colgan High School

Brooklyn Porfiris, Colgan High School

Damien Williams, Forest Park High School

Sofia Lerch, Forest Park High School

Taylor Parker, forest Park High School

Bibi Hajera Niazai, Freedom High School

Laren Swonger, Gainesville High School

Credo Awoussi, Gar-Field High School

Samantha Halander, Hylton High School

Cole Francis, Patriot High School

Clara Nguyen, Unity Reed High School

Brandon Ayala Chavarria, Woodbridge High School

Thank you to our sponsors!

Thank you to the sponsors of the 2025 Water Art Invitational. With your generosity, we are able to continue recognizing the exceptional student artists of Prince William County!