Thank You For Participating! The 2026 ARTEFFECT Summer Competition closed on Sept 15 with participation from students around the world! Judging is now underway. 2026 Finalists will be announced on Wednesday, Sept 30 on the ARTEFFECT website. Stay tuned!

Learn more about the transformative power of artmaking focused on Unsung Heroes: arteffectlmc.org/

ARTEFFECT is thrilled to congratulate the recipients of the 2026 LMC Discovery Award for Outstanding High School Project for their powerful documentary, Miné Okubo: The Unsung Hero Who Drew What America Tried to Hide. A special thank you to OCSA for hosting us!

Check out this new video of the ARTEFFECT 2026 Annual Competition Awardees! Last Call for ARTEFFECT Summer Competition – Closing Tuesday 9/15 - Apply now!

Congratulations to the 2026 ARTEFFECT Spotlight Prize winner, Joey Szpilczak! #UnsungHero Dr. May Edward Chinn was the inspiration for Joey’s printmaking on textile artwork, The Resonance of Care. Read Joey’s full Impact Statement to learn more.

The 2026 ARTEFFECT Summer Art Competition closes soon! Submit before September 15. Enter here: arteffectlmc.org/competition…

Congratulations to the 2026 ARTEFFECT Spotlight Prize winner, Fiona Xian! #UnsungHero Margaret Bourke-White was the inspiration for Fiona’s acrylic painting, American Photographer and Photojournalist Overview. Read Fiona’s full Impact Statement on our website to learn more.

Congratulations to the 2026 ARTEFFECT Spotlight Prize winner, Vicky Ding! #UnsungHero Curt Lowens was the inspiration for Vicky’s acrylic, marker, and pen artwork, A Light in the Dark. #ARTEFFECT2026 #CurtLowens #SpotlightPrize

Congratulations to the 2026 ARTEFFECT Spotlight Prize winner, Marilyn Sommerville! #UnsungHero Dr. Helen B. Taussig was the inspiration for Marilyn’s acrylic and quilted artwork, The Heart of a Hero. Read Marilyn’s full Impact Statement on the ARTEFFECT 2026 Winners page.

Interested in applying for the ARTEFFECTlmc Ambassadors Program? Looking forward to our Info Session tomorrow, Wed. 8/19 @ 4PM PT and hearing from these stars! All previous Ambassadors are welcome to drop by and say hello. Register here: bit.ly/AEA-Info-Session-2026

Congratulations to the 2026 ARTEFFECT Certificate of Excellence winner, Trevor Robertson! #UnsungHero Hedy Lamarr was the inspiration for Trevor’s oil painting, Frequency Unheard. Trevor is a rising senior at Houston Christian High School in Houston, Texas.

Congratulations to the 2026 ARTEFFECT Certificate of Excellence winner, Iryna Zlomynoha! #UnsungHero Noor Inayat Khan inspired Iryna’s watercolor and ink artwork, La Galerie de Courage. Iryna is a rising senior at North Surrey Secondary in Surrey, Canada. #ARTEFFECT2026

Congratulations to the 2026 ARTEFFECT Spotlight Prize winner, Philip Jeong! #UnsungHero Emma Darling Cushman was the inspiration for Philip’s graphite and charcoal drawing, Unbreakable Hope. Philip is a rising senior in Suwanee, Georgia. #ARTEFFECT2026 #HongikArt

Join our Info Session - Webinar about the ARTEFFECT Ambassadors online fellowship August 19 at 4 PM PT! Please register through the link below to attend and/or receive a recording of the session: bit.ly/AEA-Info-Session-2026 We hope to see you there!

Incase you missed the 2026 ARTEFFECT Summer Competition Info Session - View the session recording: bit.ly/2026-Summer-Info-Sess… Visit the 2026 ARTEFFECT Summer Competition homepage: bit.ly/AE26-Summer-Competiti… We look forward to seeing your submissions by September 15, 2026!

Announcing the new 2026 ARTEFFECT Summer Art Competition, open through September 15, focused on INNOVATION. Join the Info Session on Wed. Aug. 5 @ 4:00 PM (PT) and learn more: bit.ly/AE26-Summer-Competiti… #STEAM #artsintegration #innovation #youngartists @ARTEFFECTlmc

Enter the ARTEFFECT Summer Competition: Innovation Generation now! Join us TONIGHT for the 2026 Student Art Competition Info Session from 4:00-5:00PM PST - Register here: bit.ly/AEA-Info-Session-2026

Are you an Art Educator or do you know someone who is? Applications are open NOW for ARTEFFECT Ambassadors 2026-2027! We encourage all kinds of Educators to apply! Apply here: bit.ly/AE-Ambassadors-Apply

Announcing the new 2026 ARTEFFECT Summer Art Competition open through September 15 focused on the theme of INNOVATION. Open to young artists in grades 9–12 with over $20,000 in prizes available. Check out more than 40 Unsung Heroes for creative inspiration and new Spotlight Prize challenges. Join the Info Session on Wed. August 5 @ 4:00PM (PT) and learn more: bit.ly/AE26-Summer-Competiti… #STEAM #datavisualization #artsintegration #innovation #youngartists #highschool @ARTEFFECTlmc

ARTEFFECT was thrilled to present at the 2026 NAEA National Leaders Conference! Shout out to our previous Ambassadors who joined our conversation on leadership and discussed the 2026 ARTEFFECT Ambassador program - applications are open now!