NASA has selected the winners in the 2010 Life and Work on the Moon Art and Design Contest from more than 200 international student entries. Participants envisioned an imaginative lunar lifestyle through various artistic media. Entries were accepted in many categories, including music, video, two-dimensional, three-dimensional and digital art. For the first time, poetry and short stories were accepted in a literature category.
"Offering students the opportunity to express themselves through art allows us to reach out to people who otherwise might not be able to participate in our program of exploration," said Jerry Hartman, education lead for the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington. "Plus, the young people come up with a lot of cool stuff." Dalton Mills, a student at Central High School in La Crosse, Wis., was the overall winner for his video and animation entry, "Moonshot." He was inspired by NASA documentaries, other artists, science and physics classes.
"Three-D art is a hobby of mine," Mills said. "In the future, I would like to pursue engineering and physics and freelance my artwork." A panel of scientists, professional artists and educators from the U.S. and other nations judged student submissions. The judges based their reviews on three elements: the artist's statement which described the student's inspiration; the artistic media they chose and why showing creativity and artistic expression; and the validity of the created situation based on the moon's harsh conditions.
"Offering students the opportunity to express themselves through art allows us to reach out to people who otherwise might not be able to participate in our program of exploration," said Jerry Hartman, education lead for the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington. "Plus, the young people come up with a lot of cool stuff." Dalton Mills, a student at Central High School in La Crosse, Wis., was the overall winner for his video and animation entry, "Moonshot." He was inspired by NASA documentaries, other artists, science and physics classes.
"Three-D art is a hobby of mine," Mills said. "In the future, I would like to pursue engineering and physics and freelance my artwork." A panel of scientists, professional artists and educators from the U.S. and other nations judged student submissions. The judges based their reviews on three elements: the artist's statement which described the student's inspiration; the artistic media they chose and why showing creativity and artistic expression; and the validity of the created situation based on the moon's harsh conditions.
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