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Carmel Arts Council Presents:
September Theme:
Self-Portraits
Art Competition for Carmel Kids
Share your expression of you through art!
Eric Liu
We're Searching for Carmel's Next "Artist of the Month
Check out What Students 5-18 Have Already Submitted
Indhranitha Munuswami
Sofia Ariunbileg Dagvadorj
About The Competition
The Carmel Arts Council is running a digital art competition for Carmel students. Students who enter have the chance to win cash prizes, be named an "Artist of the Month," and showcase their art in the Children's Art Gallery and museums across the US. The art and the reflection can be submitted digitally for free via the Memby Now App.
September Theme: Self-Portrait
Self-portrait is one of the oldest and most important ways that artists shared their story and vision with the world. How do you share yours?
Prizes:
Named a Carmel Student Artist of the Month
Art displayed in Midtown Carmel
Art displayed in the Children's Art Gallery
Cash prizes
Chance for art to travel to other museums and galleries across the United States
And more!
Guidelines:
Must be 5 - 18 years of age by September 1, 2025. Students will be judged in different categories based on age at time of submission.
Submissions will be accepted from August 1 - August 31, 2025
Winners will be announced in September
All submissions must be made digitally via the Memby app (available in the app stores for free).
Priority will be given to submissions that include a voiced narrative by the artist reflecting on what they made.
Students can make up to 3 submissions.
How to Submit:
1. Download the free Memby app
5. Give the Art a Title
(if you're adding a reflection,
submit after you save or just
update after you enter the
reflection)
2. Upload your art into the app.
3. Add the student's name
(first is fine) and birthdate.
4. Under Memby Museum Click "Children's Art Gallery"
Add a Reflection:
A reflection is the artist sharing the story behind what they've created. In the era of AI, it is this human connection of experience behind art that separates computer-generated art from what is made by people. It is also a powerful way to build a child's brain. We will share these reflections with the art through our digital gallery.
A reflection can be very short and answer core questions that people have when seeing art:
What inspired you?
Why did you make this?
How did seeing this make you feel?
What did you feel when creating it?
How did the art challenge you?
Reflections can be submitted via the Memby app.
1. Click "audio note" to add your reflection.
2. Save or update your submission if you've already submitted once
Listen to Past Submissions
Future Monthly Art Themes:
Carmel Kids Take on Fashion
Carmel Kids Take on Their Heritage
Carmel Kids Take on 3D
Carmel Kids Take on Digital Design
Carmel Kids Take on Once Upon a Time
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