Schools: Youth Art Showcase

School Safety Art Showcase "Future Ready Schools"

Art Showcase Competition:

We want your imagination to lead the way! This year's theme, "Future Ready Schools," invites young artists to dream big about what schools, culture, and security will look like in the future. Use your artwork to depict futuristic classrooms, innovative safety tools, redesigned school spaces, new collaborative methods for students and teachers, or creative technologies that promote safety and support for everyone.

You can also explore the evolution of human connection and how trusted adults help to shape strong school communities.

When creating your artwork, think about questions like:

• What do you think schools and school safety will look like in the future?
• What kinds of new tools or technologies help keep students connected, creative, and safe?
• Do school buildings look the same, or have they transformed into something new?
• How has technology changed how we move, learn, or communicate?
• What does a positive school culture look like in the future?
• Who are the trusted adults in future schools, and how do they support students?

Be bold, curious, and inventive as you show us what a Future Ready School looks like through your eyes.

2025 Competition “Community Heroes” Winners!

• Elementary School Category:
  • 1st Prize:
    Old Mill – Anne Arundel County
  • 2nd Prize:
    Essex – Baltimore County
  • 3rd Prize:
    Thunder Hill – Howard County
• Middle School Category:
  • 1st Prize:
    Walkersville – Frederick County
  • 2nd Prize:
    Friends School of Baltimore – Baltimore City
  • 3rd Prize:
    Chapelgate Christian Academy – Howard County
• High School Category:
  • 1st Prize:
    Charles Herbert Flowers – Prince George's County
  • 2nd Prize:
    Charles Herbert Flowers – Prince George's County
  • 3rd Prize:
    Charles H. Hickey School – Peabody School – Baltimore City

• Art Showcase Rules
• Art Showcase Guidelines
• Art Showcase Consent Form
• Art Showcase Flyer

The School Safety Student Art Showcase aims to engage students in a creative and reflective process on the theme of school safety. This event is a platform for students to explore the theme of school safety, expressing their thoughts, experiences, and aspirations through various art forms. MCSS aims to foster dialogue among educators, parents, and the community about school safety, advocate for mental health support, anti-bullying efforts, emergency preparedness, and promoting a respectful and inclusive school environment.

Join us in celebrating the power of art to inspire change and create safer, more positive schools for all, aligning with broader school safety initiatives.