2013 Water Resources Art & Poetry Contest

WELCOME to the New York City Department of Environmental Protection’s 27th annual Water Resources Art & Poetry Contest. Second through twelfth grade students attending public, independent, charter or parochial schools (or homeschooled) in New York City and East and West of Hudson Watersheds are invited to create original art and compose poetry that reflects an appreciation for our shared water resources. An award ceremony honoring all student participants will take place in May.

Please click on the links below to learn more about the 2013 program.

• 2013 Welcome to Water Resources Art & Poetry
• 2013 Guidelines
• 2013 Themes
• 2013 Sample Entry Form
• 2013 Entry Form

Please click on the links below to view art and poetry entries from 2012 and to learn more about past programs.

• View the winning entries from 2012
• View a presentation of all entries from 2012 (PDF)
• View a presentation of all entries from 2011 (PDF)
• Water Matters Exhibition
• View Entries from previous years

For information about the 27th annual Water Resources Art & Poetry Contest, please contact educationoffice@dep.nyc.gov.

DEP’s Water Resources Art & Poetry program is aligned with New York State Learning Standards and New York City Performance Standards for elementary, middle, high school students, and Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science and Technical Subjects.