2025 Water Art Invitational

Your Water. Your Environment.

Prince William Water invites high school students enrolled in Prince William County public, private and home schools to participate in the 2025 Water Art Invitational. This event challenges students to visually depict this year’s theme of “Your Water. Your Environment."

Submission Categories:

• Painting/Drawing;
• Photography; and
• Computer Graphics

Key Dates:

October 7, 2024, through December 20, 2024: Virtual and recorded Zoom informational presentations available.

Friday, January 31, 2025, by 4 p.m.: Pieces and registration forms must be delivered to Prince William Water, 4 County Complex Court, Woodbridge VA, 22192.

Wednesday March 5, 2025, 5-6:30 p.m.: Awards Ceremony at Unity Reed High School. Gallery opens at 5 p.m., Awards Ceremony begins at 6 p.m.

Students who submit artwork for the competition should focus on the theme when creating their entries. Judges will consider both demonstrated artistic ability and a clear interpretation of the theme when scoring the submissions.

Recorded presentations for interested teachers for their art classes are available upon request. These recorded presentations run for approximately 15 minutes, and provide an explanation of the rules, submission instructions as well as examples of previous winning submissions. Live (virtual) presentations are also available upon request.

Schedule a Classroom Presentation

Teachers: Please use the link below to get your recorded presentation or to sign up for a live Zoom presentation, or email outreach@pwwater.org for additional information.

Sign up for a Classroom Presentation