Stick with Art! Contest
Kids’ imaginations are their greatest superpower. When they are given the opportunity to embrace their imagination, AMAZING things can happen!
Our Mission
Popsicle’s goal is to champion imaginative play – loosely structured, creative, and pretend play. These activities are essential to a child’s learning, development, and emotional wellbeing, and we believe that art is a critical part of the development of kid’s creativity. All kids should have access to art!
US Arts Education Gap
Although some schools can support an on-going commitment to arts education, the growing arts education gap doesn’t impact all kids the same. Since the mid-1980’s, children from low-income families have experienced a 77% reduction in arts education.*
(Source: *American Academy of Arts & Sciences.org)
What is the Stick with
Art Contest?
Popsicle is working to bridge the arts education gap with the Stick with Art Contest. In partnership with the National Art Education Association (NAEA) and Kyla Pratt, parent, actor and arts education advocate, we’re prioritizing imaginative play and learning within school classrooms by providing funding for art teachers working at underfunded schools across the nation.
Contest Details
To participate, art teachers in Title 1 schools that serve under-resourced communities can share a photo of their students’ stick craft creations via the teacher’s Instagram using the hashtag #StickWithArtContest and tagging @Popsicle.
- We will select 40 teachers to win $1,000 to fund art school supplies
- Four of the winning teachers’ schools will receive $10,000 and one lucky teacher will receive $20,000
- Rewards are meant to be spent on supporting arts access in contest-winning Title 1 schools
- Submissions will be open from November 14, 2022 through December 18, 2022. Contest winners will be announced in 2023.
About National Art
Education Association
We’re thrilled to partner with the National Art Education Association for Popsicle’s Stick with Art Contest. NAEA is the leading professional organization serving art educators in schools, universities, museums, & community settings. Founded in 1947, NAEA champions creative growth and innovation by equitably advancing the tools & resources for high-quality visual arts, design, and media arts education throughout diverse populations & communities of practice. NAEA will also help Popsicle select the grand prize winners.
LEARN MORE ABOUT POPSICLE
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Void where prohibited. The Stick with Art! Contest is sponsored by Conopco, Inc., d/b/a Unilever. Open to legal residents of the 50 U.S. & D.C., 18+, who are art teachers of a child between the ages of 6 and 18 years of age and have made or are currently planning to make Popsicle stick creations in their class. Begins at 12:00 a.m. ET on 11/14/22 & ends 11:59 p.m. ET on 12/18/22. For official rules, eligibility, odds, limits, prize descriptions, and complete details visit unileversweepsrules.com/popsiclepurpose.
