Celebrating Inclusion, Empowerment and Determination
The All Kids Included (AKI) district-wide student art competition is held each year in conjunction with the All Kids Included Family Arts Festival, and is open to all Miami-Dade students in grades Pre K-12. The AKI Family Arts Festival is presented annually as an innovative, interdisciplinary community arts festival for children and families with or without disabilities, and features live performances, interactive arts activities, student field trips, a district-wide student art competition and exhibit, and community resources for parents.
For the art contest, students are invited to submit original art work depicting the competition and festival theme and are asked to draw on the competition and festival’s selected book for inspiration. Semi-finalists and finalists’ artwork will be exhibited at one of two Miami-Dade County Public regional libraries and/or during the AKI Family Arts Festival at the South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center.
The theme for 2017 is inspired by the award-winning book, Firebird by African American ballerina Misty Copeland, illustrated by Caldecott and Coretta Scott King Honoree Christopher Myers. Firebird is a poetic story of encouragement, determination, overcoming self-doubt, and finding the power within yourself to follow your dreams and succeed.
Student artists should depict the themes of encouragement, determination, overcoming adversity, self-empowerment and optimism. Students may draw on the selected book for inspiration.
Click here to view Firebird at Miami-Dade County Public Library System
For additional information contact Francine Andersen fran@miamidade.gov / (305) 375-5024.
2017 Contest Exhibitions
- April 22, 2017: South Dade Regional Library
- April 29, 2017: Main Library
- May 6, 2017: South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center
2017 Contest Award Ceremony
- May 6, 2017: South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center
2017 Competition Deadline: Monday, February 6, 2017.
Download submission instructions and required forms below:
2017 AKI Art Contest Guidelines
Portfolio Inventory List Submission Form
Art Work Transfer Authorization Form
COMPETITION AWARDS:
Selected semi-finalists will be chosen to have their work exhibited at one of two Miami-Dade County Public regaional libraries and will receive a copy of the book, Firebird. In addition, semi-finalists will be automatically entered into the AKI Student Art Competition finals (see below).
A 1st, 2nd, 3rd place and honorable mention winners will be selected from the semi-finalists for Pre-K, Elementary, Middle and High School levels to receive the prizes as outlined below, and to have their work exhibited during the AKI Family Arts Festival at the South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center. A Grand Prize for "Best in Show" will also be chosen. In addition, winning students will each receive an All Kids Included Family Arts Festival goodie bag.
| Grades | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place |
| Pre-K | $100 Blick Art Supply Card | $75 Blick Art Supply Card | $50 Blick Art Supply Card |
| Elementary School | $100 Blick Art Supply Card | $75 Blick Art Supply Card | $50 Blick Art Supply Card |
| Middle School | $100 Blick Art Supply Card | $75 Blick Art Supply Card | $50 Blick Art Supply Card |
| High School | $100 Blick Art Supply Card | $75 Blick Art Supply Card | $50 Blick Art Supply Card |
| Honorable Mentions: | $ 25 Blick Art Supply Card |
| Grand Prize: | $250 Blick Art Supply Card |