What is Brickmasters of the Lakelands?

A annual, regional competition in which participants submit unique LEGO builds of their own design to showcase at The Arts Center of Greenwood.

Who can compete?

Youth (Elementary, Middle, High School)

Adult 

Family

Non-Profit 

Business 

Awards

Best of Show (overall)

People’s Choice (overall)

1st Place (each category)

2nd Place (each category)

3rd Place (each category) 

Guidelines              

• all LEGO creations must be an original design concept, but prefabricated kit elements may be incorporated
• all LEGO creations must be designed on LEGO base plates
• all LEGO creations must demonstrate the 2024 theme of “America the Beautiful”
• all participants must submit the required entry fee of $35

Calendar
Registration Deadline: October 14
Entry Delivery: October 14 (10 am - 7 pm)
People’s Choice Voting: October 19 (10 am - 12 noon)
Open House: October 19 (10 am - 2 pm)
Awards: October 19 (1:45 pm @ Uptown Market Main Stage)
Entry Retrieval: October 19 (after 2 pm, following iMAGINE STEAMfest)

Why are we hosting this event?
The Arts Center of Greenwood serves to enhance the quality of life in the Lakelands area with arts education programs and initiatives for all ages. The purpose of the STEAM initiative at the center is to provide diverse learning experiences that develop skills in critical thinking, imagination, and innovation. The center sponsors STEAM-focused programs annually such as LEGO robotics teams, summer camps, community outreach programs, and the iMAGINE Lakelands STEAM Festival in Uptown Greenwood.

What is this year's competition theme?
This year's competition will encourage participants to use their imagination to interpret what America the Beautiful means to them. The theme should highlight the natural splendor and unique people, places and things that make America special.

What are some ideas/examples of the competition theme?
America the Beautiful can focus on national monuments, landmarks or architecture (statue of liberty, rainbow row, NYC, L.A., New Orleans, Mount Rushmore, Hollywood, Broadway, etc). It can also include great American landscapes (national parks, coasts, mountains, redwoods, Grandy Canyon, midwest, Niagra Falls, the great lakes, Appalachian Trail, Route 66, etc.). What about the flaura and fauna? America's forests, mountains and plains are home to bald eagles, black bears, bison, moose, turkeys, the Carolina wren, Oconee bells, sunflowers, etc.) How about American music? It is the birthplace of genres like jazz, blues, rock n' roll, country, rap and hip hop. America is also the birthplace of many global icons (Ameilia Earhart, The Wright Brothers, Martin Luther King, Muhamed Ali, Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin, Dolly Parton, Cowboys, etc.) What about recreation, sports and food (Drive- In Theaters, Drive-Thrus, American football, basketball, watskiing, windsurfing, snowboarding, Starbucks, BBQ, fried chicken, sloppy joes, jello, apple pie, Tex-Mex, etc.). It can also include American-centric holidays, events and places (Thanksgiving, Fourth of July, Superbowl, Halloween, Autumn in Conneticut, Seattle rain, Kansas tornadoes, Colorado snow, Nasa, etc.) The sky is the limit and the ideas are endless.