Iowa K-12 art classes can help determine the future design of the stateβs specialized education license plate in a new statewide contest for students.
In the following video, Iowa Department of Education Director McKenzie Snow officially kicks off the Iowa Education License Plate Contest and invites art teachers to submit up to 10 student plate designs for consideration.
The Iowa Education License Plate Contest can be used as an early-finisher project or as standards-aligned classwork.
A committee representing art teachers from across the state reviewed and selected the 16 semifinalists from over 100 qualified designs submitted by Iowa K-12 art classes. Each entry was reviewed for creativity, originality, artistic skill and its representation of celebrating Iowa education. Iowans can access the online voting form to select their top three overall favorite designs in each of the following grade bands: 3-5, 6-8, 9-10 and 11-12. Then select your top three overall favorite designs.
Iowa License Plate Contest Packet - Includes full contest details, including an art worksheet, consent and release form and specific timelines.
Timeline
- By Dec. 1, 2024 β Teachers will collect completed artworks and consent and release forms.
- By Jan. 1, 2025 β Teachers will select up to 10 artworks and review for any copyrighted images.
- By Feb. 1, 2025 β Teachers will submit artworks and consent and release forms to the Department.
- By March 1, 2025 β Adjudicators will decide on semi-finalists.
- By April 15, 2025 β Public voting will select 3-4 finalists.
- By May 1, 2025 β The winning artwork will be chosen. The new license plate design will enter production.
- By May 20, 2025 β The winning student artist will be notified.
- After June 1, 2025 β Semi-finalist artworks will be displayed at the Department.