2023 Water Art Invitational

The Service Authority invites all Prince William County high school students to compete in this year's Water Art Invitational. This art competition recognizes talented student artists who illustrate the value of water as an indispensable natural resource. Winning students and their teachers will receive cash prizes. Winning artwork will also be displayed in Service Authority facilities and featured in next year's Water Art Invitational wall calendar.

Students in grades 9 through 12 who attend public, private and home schools in Prince William County are eligible to enter the 2023 Water Art Invitational. Participants are asked to visually depict this year’s theme, Every Drop Counts, using painting/drawing, computer graphics or photography. Student artists may submit up to one piece per category for a total of three submissions. 

All student artwork and forms must be brought to the Service Authority following the instructions in the entry forms below. Winning entries will be announced during an awards ceremony on March 9, 2023. 

Key Dates:

• Virtual classroom presentations available from November 14, 2022, through January 20, 2023
• Artwork Submission Deadline: Friday, February 10, 2023 by 4:00 p.m. Pieces and registration forms must be delivered to 4 County Complex Court, Woodbridge VA, 22192. 
• Awards Announcement: 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 09, 2023

Classroom Presentations:

Live and pre-recorded virtual classroom presentations about the Water Art Invitational are available from November 14, 2023, through January 20, 2023. These 15- to 20-minute presentations include information about competition requirements, entry categories, prize levels and examples of previous winning submissions. If you are a high school teacher in Prince William County and would like to receive a virtual classroom presentation from a Service Authority representative, please click here or email outreach@pwcsa.org to sign up. We strongly encourage signing up for a presentation or watching the recorded video, available here, to learn about the details of the 2023 Water Art Invitational.

Rules and Entry Forms:

For rules and entry forms, please click here.