Reflections

It’s not too early to start planning your Reflections submission for 2024-2025! Use the summer months to brainstorm, plan, and create a work of art inspired by the annual theme in any of six categories: dance, film production, literature, music composition, photography, and visual arts. 

The 2024-2025 Reflections theme is:

“Accepting Imperfection”

Canyon Park PTSA can send up to 20 pieces and 6 Special Artist artworks to Council for further judging in November. The Special Artist category is for those students receiving services under IDEA or ADA: Section 504.

For rules, take a look at the Northshore Council Reflections page and scroll down to the forms section. These guidelines can help you plan your work.

And if you have questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Garen Glazier at reflections@cpptsa.org at any point in the months ahead.

We’re looking forward to seeing all your amazing creations this fall!

-Congratulations to our 2023-2024 Reflections Participants:

The results from Council level judging were announced at the end of January and we’re pleased to congratulate Christy Yu for receiving a Judge’s Choice Award for her artwork Paths to Choose!

We’d also like to recognize Council qualifiers Akhil Chendur and Aarav Panwar for their music compositions.

We are continually impressed by the creativity of CPMS students and would like to thank all of this year’s participants for sharing their art with us! 

Please consider this fun opportunity next year.  Categories include Dance Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Music Composition, Photography, and Visual Arts.  The Reflections program is an annual event open to pre-k through 12th grade students!  More information can be found on our Reflections page.  Annual themes are announced early in each school year.  

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2023-2024 theme: “I AM HOPEFUL BECAUSE…”

Have a budding artist, writer, musician, or actor on your hands? Encourage them to enter this year’s Reflections arts recognition program. Students can submit their original work responding to this year’s theme: I am hopeful because… 

How does it work?

• Students create work in one (or more) of the eligible categories including Dance Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Music Composition, Photography, Visual Arts.
• Students submit their work along with an entry form and artist’s statement. CPMS Entries are due Friday, November 17th, 2023.  Entry forms available here. 
• Works are judged and selected pieces are chosen to advance to the Council level for further consideration with the opportunity to move on to State and even the National level.

Check here for more info. Questions? Please email reflections@cpptsa.org.

Reflections is a National PTA arts recognition program that helps students explore their own thoughts, feelings, and ideas, develop artistic literacy, increase confidence, and find a love for learning that will help them become more successful not only in school but in life.

Students must create original works of art in response to a theme — this year’s theme is “I am Hopeful because….” Students will submit their completed works of art in one, or all, of the available arts categories: Dance Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Music Composition, Photography, Visual Arts.