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Presidential Portrait Art Contest

Vote for the Most Popular Award

Dear Ichen Art Academy Community,

We are excited to share that the results of the US Presidential Portrait Art Contest are almost ready! Before we make the final announcement, there is one special award we need your help with — the Most Popular Award.
This year, we received an incredible number of high-quality submissions. To celebrate this outstanding talent, we are inviting the public to help us choose the most popular artwork from among those that received Honorable Mention or higher (including Grand Prize, First, Second, and Third Place awards).
How to Vote:
  • Visit our official Facebook album: US Presidential Portrait Art Contest
  • Click the Like button on your favorite artwork(s)
  • Feel free to click Share to invite your friends and family to join the voting!
Voting Deadline:
May 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM (PST)
The artwork that receives the most Likes will be named the winner of the Most Popular Award.
Final results, including all award winners, will be announced by May 20, 2025.
Thank you for supporting our young artists!

​Warm regards,
Ichen Wu
Principal, Ichen Art Academy
Attention Ichen Art Academy students! Get ready to showcase your artistic talents in our exclusive Presidential Portrait Art Contest.  This is your opportunity to capture the essence of presidential leadership through your unique artistic lens.
Your submission can take one of two approaches:
  • Create a realistic portrait that showcases your technical mastery
  • Develop an original artistic interpretation that expresses your creative vision
Contest Rules:
  • Open exclusively to current students of Ichen Art Academy.
  • All forms of artistic mediums are welcome: charcoal, pencils,oil painting, acrylic, watercolor, pen and ink,scratch art, pastels or digital. Show us your best work!
  • Styles can be traditional drawings/painting, character design, illustration, pen and ink, or animation 
  • All entries must be original and created by the student submitting them.
  • Note: AI-generated artworks are not permitted. This contest is a celebration of personal artistic expression and skill.
How to Participate:
  • Submit your artwork through our dedicated contest link https://forms.gle/dfny2YZ9fQWHYikk7​
  • Submission fee: Free
  • Submission pieces: up to 2 per person
Awards:
  • A Grand Prize Award: $500
    • 1st Place: A $100
    • 2nd Place: A $50
    • 3rd Place: A $25​
  • Most Popular Award: $200.  Up to 20 award-winning artworks will be voted by the general public on social media. 
  • Selected artworks will be highlighted on our academy’s social media channels and website.
Deadline for Submission
  • April 20, 2025
Reference Photos
Artwork Submission
(Use this form to submit your artwork. Limit to 2 per person. Must be Ichen Art Academy students to participate)