MLGW’S 2025 POSTER ART CONTEST GUIDELINES
for Kindergarten – Senior High Students
Power League Superhero “Windy!”
Poster Art Contest for Kindergarten – Senior High Students
2025 Artwork Entry and Release Form
2024 Winners!
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The theme of MLGW’s 2025 Poster Art Contest is wind power and the challenge for students is to design the newest MLGW Power League Superhero, “Windy.”
Power League Superhero Windy’s mission is to encourage students to learn about wind power, and the usefulness of this sustainable, renewable and plentiful commodity in our lives.
The contest is designed to tap into students’ imaginations in creating a visual image of Power League Superhero character “Windy,” while conveying knowledge that students and parents can learn about wind power. The students’ work should include their own original, visual version of Power League Superhero character “Windy.”
All students enrolled in grades K-12 attending ANY school within Shelby County or being home-schooled within Shelby County are eligible to enter the contest.
GENERAL RULES:
· The students’ artwork must include an original, graphical version of Power League Superhero character “Windy,” and a message related to wind power.
· The submission MUST include the MLGW logo.
· The submission MUST measure 11” X 17” including at least ¼ inch margin all around and must be vertical (not horizontal). Otherwise, the work will NOT be eligible as an entry for the contest.
· The students’ artwork in physical form must be mounted on a sturdy mat board, foam board, cardboard or poster board that is suitable for display.
· Computer-generated artwork IS acceptable. Use of copyrighted material automatically disqualifies the entry.
· Framed or laminated entries are NOT accepted.
· For physical entries, the completed “2025 Artwork Entry and Release Form” form must be securely attached to the back of the artwork with tape along all sides.
· Digital entries can be uploaded at www.mlgw.com/ArtReleaseForm.
· All participants must complete and provide the official “2025 Artwork Entry and Release Form.”
· If the submission becomes a winner, the original, physical artwork will need to be provided to MLGW.
· Children of MLGW employees are NOT allowed to enter or participate in the contest.
SUBMISSION PROCESS – There are several ways to submit your work:
IN PERSON
Artwork entries in physical form should be submitted by 4 p.m., Friday, December 12, 2025, to:
Frances Tortorich
Director of Development
The Children’s Museum of Memphis
2525 Central Avenue
Memphis, TN 38104
OR
Jennifer Shiberou
Visual Art and Theatre Instructional Advisor
Fine Arts Team
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Shelby County Schools
TLA Annex, 2485 Union Avenue
Memphis, TN 38112
BY MAIL
Parents, students and teachers can mail the completed entry form and student artwork by 4 p.m., Friday, December 12, 2025, to:
Gaston Moulin
MLGW Corporate Social Responsibility
220 S Main Street
Memphis, TN 38103
BY EMAIL
Parents and teachers can also submit the completed entry form and student artwork online as a .png, or .jpg to mlgwcsr@mlgw.org by 4 p.m., Friday, December 12, 2025.
BY UPLOAD
Participants can also complete the “2025 Artwork Entry and Release Form” and upload along with a digital copy of their artwork electronically at www.mlgw.com/ArtReleaseForm by 4 p.m., Friday, December 12, 2025.
IN ALL CASES, ENTRIES MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE COMPLETED “2025 ARTWORK ENTRY AND RELEASE FORM.”
JUDGING AND AWARDS:
MLGW will oversee the judging of the artwork by a non-MLGW panel of judges on the following criteria:
· Artistic merits and creativity.
· Representation of the theme character, use of the MLGW logo and approach to the contest theme.
· Theme communication: How well the contest theme of “wind power” is expressed in the artwork.
· There are four categories: Elementary school, grades K-2nd; Elementary school, grades 3rd-5th; Middle school, grades 6th-8th; and High school, grades 9th-12th.
Each category winner (K-2, 3-5, 6-8 and 9-12) will receive a $125 gift card.
Each winner’s teacher will also receive a $125 gift card.
Home-schooled students will need validation from their parent or instructor.
RESOURCES
VIDEOS:
Wind Power - PBS https://tn.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/nvel.sci.tech.wind/wind-power/
Energy Basics: Wind https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGnxMBaaTxE
Energy 101: Wind Power https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYYHfMCw-FI
READING:
FAQs about Wind Energy https://www.energy.gov/eere/wind/frequently-asked-questions-about-wind-energy
Solar Power - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_power
TEACHERS:
Wind Power Facts https://cleanpower.org/facts/wind-power/
Brittanica Kids https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/wind-power/574607
STEM Activities for Kids - Wind https://stemactivitiesforkids.com/create-a-moving-windmill-project/
For contest information, please email gmoulin@mlgw.org.
PLEASE DO NOT EMAIL OR CALL OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS AT THE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF MEMPHIS OR MEMPHIS-SHELBY COUNTY SCHOOLS WITH CONTEST-RELATED QUESTIONS. THEIR EXCLUSIVE ROLE IS THE COLLECTION OF STUDENTS’ PHYSICAL ARTWORK.
Memphis, TN 38103