• OCArts4All Artwork Submission Form

    Upload your artwork files and submit your details.

  • Submission and In-person adjudication information

    Thank you for participating in the OCArts4All Student Art Showcase. Teachers who submit artwork online are invited to bring the submitted artwork to the Orange County Department of Education (OCDE) for in-person adjudication and selection.

     

    Submission Requirements

    • Artwork and the completed OCArts4All Student Art Permission Form must be submitted online prior to in-person drop-off of the artwork.
    • Only artwork submitted online with correct size dimensions and in person will be considered for selection.
    • All artwork must be delivered in person to OCDE by Friday, March 5, 2027, at 4:00 p.m. No late submissions will be accepted and no additional reminders will be sent.

    • In-person artwork delivery: OCDE Building B | 200 Kalmus Drive | Costa Mesa, CA
    • Drop-off hours: Monday - Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.
    • Upon arrival please call Carey Arias at 714-966-4445


    Entries must originate from a school visual art or media art program and be submitted by a teacher or administrator from a public, private, home, or charter school in Orange County.


    Permission Form

    • The OCArts4All Student Art Permission Form must be uploaded online for each submitted artwork.
    • Teachers are responsible for obtaining and retaining the original signed permission forms and for communicating with parents regarding public display and related events.
    • Note - Teachers please keep the permission forms for your records.


    Download English permission form here
    Download Spanish permission form here

     

    Artwork Label

    • Print the art label and securely tape it to the back of each artwork.

     

    Selection Information

    • Not all submitted artwork will be selected for display at the OCArts4All Student Art Showcase at the Festival of Arts in Laguna or at OCDE.
    • Selection notifications will be sent to teachers via email. Teachers are responsible for notifying families.


    Selection Rubric - https://tinyurl.com/Selection-Rubric

    If you have any questions, please contact Scott Fitzpatrick at stfitzpatrick@ocde.us

    OCArts4All!

    Scott Fitzpatrick
    Arts Coordinator
    Orange County Department of Education

     

  • Submission Guidelines

    No further reminders will be sent to drop off artwork. 

    Only artwork submitted online with correct size dimensions and in person will be considered for selection.

    All artwork due online and in person at OCDE on Friday, March 5, 2027 by 4:00 pm.

     

    1. Entries must be submitted first online and then in-person from a school visual art or media art program/teacher/administrator and originate from a public, private, home or charter school in Orange County.
    2. Teachers are responsible for procuring parent permission and for notifying parents regarding public displays and receptions. Teachers must keep any/all hard copies of parent permission forms.
    3. Please print and have families complete the OCArts4All Student Art Permission Form and attach the form to this form for each submitted artwork.
    4. All submissions must be original and not infringe on any copyrighted material.
    5. The Festival of Arts does not accept AI-Generated work of any kind– all artwork must be of original design and solely the work of the artist. For more information, click here.
    6. 2D and 3D submissions must have a label attached to the back. No photocopies of student work will be accepted. We encourage teachers submitting more than one piece to diversify subject matter.
    7. Elementary:
    8. We request a limit of 10 submissions per Elementary  with multiple subject classroom teacher.
    9. Itinerant Elementary art teachers may submit up to 3 pieces of art per grade level for each school site.
    10. Secondary:
    11. We request that submissions be based on your district art show winners OR:
    12. Up to 5 pieces of art per grade level, per teacher
    13. We are not currently requesting a limit for video/film/animation submissions.
    14. 2D and 3D entries must be a cropped digital photograph of the physical artwork.
    15. Digital submission file names should be labeled in this format:
    16. Grade_Title
    17. Example: 12_Butterfly
    18. No “Untitled” - please include title/photo description in the digital submission.
    19. 2D Artwork dimension requirements:
    20. 2D artwork should not exceed 20 inches in either dimension, including the border/matting.
    21. Artwork should be matted with black or white borders and the matting needs to be 2 inches on all 4 sides of the matting.
    22. Lightweight mats only; selected 2D Art will be VELCRO to art panels for display. We will not accept framed work (glass or wood). The inside of the mat should overlap the picture at least ¼ inch.
    23. PLEASE DO NOT USE GLITTER and/or other substances that fall off the artwork.
    24. Canvas: Only matted flat canvas board paintings will be accepted. NO WOODEN FRAMED canvas pieces will be accepted.
    25. 3D dimension/size requirements:
    26. 3D artworks must not exceed 18X18X18 inches and be 25 lbs max for hanging artwork.
    27. Hanging artwork may be displayed on a shelf or pedestal.
    28. Fired or air-dried clay is accepted. Please wrap 3D artwork individually using bubble wrap. 
    29. When bringing artwork to OCDE for multiple submitting teachers, please make sure each artwork is labeled for each submitting teacher and is in separate boxes for each submitting teacher. Please also identify the one person all artwork will be returned to.
    30. Video/Film/Animation:
    31. Submissions may be submitted for individual students or teams of students. Please enter all relevant student names.
    32. Submissions should be 5 minutes or less in duration.
    33. Some film/animation submissions may be selected for inclusion in an additional showcase the following fall.
    34. Amplified sound is not guaranteed and subtitles are recommended for accessibility.
    35. At least one working family email address is needed for each submission. Teachers, please do not list your email or student district-provided emails for the family email contact. These email addresses must be accessible for OCDE staff, Laguna College of Art and Design and Festival of Arts to contact families.
    36. Some artwork will be selected for the OCArts4All Student Art showcase that will be displayed at South Coast Plaza, Orange County Colleges and other locations.
    37. Artwork selected for display at Color it Orange at the Laguna College of Art and Design will be displayed in April.
    38. Artwork selected for display at Festival of Arts of Laguna Beach will be displayed July through August.
    39. Some artwork may be selected for display at the MTSS Professional Learning Institute at the Anaheim Convention Center in May, for display at OCDE for the following school year for online newsletters and for the Orange County Music and Arts Administrators Awards.  
    40. Teachers will have the opportunity to pick up artwork or artwork will be returned in the fall that was not selected for display at OCDE the following school year.
    41. Artwork not picked up will be discarded.
    42. Notifications will be sent to all teachers to pick up 3D artwork and artwork from private, home and charter schools from OCDE.
    43. The Orange County Department of Education may display, copy, reproduce, enhance, print, sublicense, publish and distribute student artwork for promotional purposes. Neither the Orange County Department of Education, Vanguard University, Festival of the Arts, South Coast Plaza or any of their employees will be held liable for any damaged student artwork. Any artwork submitted to this showcase may be damaged or lost.
    44. All dates, times and locations are subject to change.
    45. This is a family friendly art showcase and we request no depictions of graphic violence, weaponry, drugs alcohol, smoking, illegal substance use or self-harm, The teacher must affirm that any Mandated Reporter concerns have been addressed per California mandated reporter guidelines.
       

    If you have any questions, please contact Scott Fitzpatrick at stfitzpatrick@ocde.us

  • 2D and 3D entries must be a cropped digitial photograph of the physical artwork.

    NO PDF FILES

    Digital Submission file names should be labeled in this format:

    • Grade_Title
    • Example: 12_Butterlfy

    No "Untitled" please include title/photo description (video/image files)

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  • Parent email address. Please note, in the event that this artwork is selected, this email address will be used by Festival of Arts over the summer to contact parents directly to provide them tickets to see their student's artwork being displayed at Festival of Arts. If you have multiple emails, please submit them all here separated with a semi-colon like this: stfitzpatrick@ocde.us; stfitzpatrick@ocde.us
  • I reviewed the student's art submission prior to this online submission and affirm that any Mandated Reporter concerns have been addressed per California mandated reporter guidelines.
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