01/26/24

Winners of the Kids Art Contest 2023

Announcing the winners of the 14th annual international kids art contest (2023) hosted by Frogs Are Green. Thank you to all the students who participated, helping us showcase what children are thinking and learning about. We received a total of 216 artworks from countries around the world.

There was incredible variety in the materials used as well as subject matter. The galleries show very thoughtful images about this year’s theme: Water is Life.

Here we showcase the winners in the 4 age groups (3-6, 7-9, 10-12, and 13-18.) Next week we will add new galleries for the sub-categories, such as: best environmental art; best black and white art; best 3D art, etc.

A big thank you to the judges for this year who had a difficult job in choosing from so many wonderful pieces. Marc Yankus, Anita Kunz, Laura DiCerto, Barbara Slate, Franco Andreone, Debby DeVenezia and David Thuller-Veljacic.

Here is the original contest page which has the links to the 4 Flickr galleries of all the children’s art submitted and more information about this year’s theme (Water is Life), such as videos to watch. You can also read more about the judges.

Water is Life (2023 theme)

Galleries

Age group 3-6

1st Place Winner, Ayushman Sahu, 5 years old, Jersey City, NJ, USA
2nd Place Winner, Penpisuth Sabsombat, 6 years old, Thailand
3rd Place Winner, Rachel Yuhua Liang, 5 years old, Canada

Honorable Mentions:

Ceng, You-Yun, 5 years old, Taiwan
Laksameechatra Teeraprasertsith, 6 years old, Thailand

1st place winner, Ayushman Sahu, 5 years old, Jersey City, NJ, USA, 2023

1st place winner, Ayushman Sahu, 5 years old, Jersey City, NJ, USA, 2023

2nd Place winner, Penpisuth Sabsombat, 6 years old, Thailand, 2023

2nd Place winner, Penpisuth Sabsombat, 6 years old, Thailand, 2023

3rd place winner, Rachel Yuhua Liang, 5 years old, Canada, 2023

3rd place winner, Rachel Yuhua Liang, 5 years old, Canada, 2023

Honorable Mention, Ceng, You-Yum, 5 years old, Taiwan, 2023

Honorable Mention, Ceng, You-Yum, 5 years old, Taiwan, 2023

Honorable Mention, Laksameechatra Teeraprasertsith, 6 years old, Thailand, 2023

Honorable Mention, Laksameechatra Teeraprasertsith, 6 years old, Thailand, 2023

1st-place-Water is Life, Ayushman Sahu,5 yr, jersey city, USA, 2023 thumbnail
2nd place-Penpisuth SABSOMBAT F 6 Years old, Thailand, 2023 thumbnail
3rd place-Rachel Yuhua Liang,age 5, canada, 2023 thumbnail
CENG,YOU-YUN, 5 yrs old, TAIWAN, 2023 thumbnail
Laksameechatra Teeraprasertsith F 6 Years old, Thailand, 2023 thumbnail

Age group 7-9

1st Place Winner, Chen.Yan-Zhang, 9 years old, Taiwan
2nd Place Winner, Wang.Chueh-Hsi, 9 years old, Taiwan
3rd Place Winner, Rakrada Thammapimuk, 9 years old, Thailand

Honorable Mentions:

Bi Yinuo, 9 years old, Thailand
Kuo Shiang, 9 years old, Taiwan

1st Place, Chen.Yan-Zhang, 9 years old, Taiwan, 2023

1st Place, Chen.Yan-Zhang, 9 years old, Taiwan, 2023

2nd Place, Wang.Chueh-Hsi, 9 years old, Taiwan, 2023

2nd Place, Wang.Chueh-Hsi, 9 years old, Taiwan, 2023

3rd Place, Rakrada Thammapimuk, 9 years old, Thailand, 2023

3rd Place, Rakrada Thammapimuk, 9 years old, Thailand, 2023

Honorable Mention, Bi Yinuo, 9 years old, China, 2023

Honorable Mention, Bi Yinuo, 9 years old, China, 2023

Honorable Mention, Kuo, Shiang, 9 yrs old, Taiwan, 2023

Honorable Mention, Kuo, Shiang, 9 yrs old, Taiwan, 2023

1st-place-CHEN.YAN-ZHANG, 9 yrs old, TAIWAN, 2023 thumbnail
2nd-place-WANG.CHUEH-HSI, 9 yrs old, TAIWAN, 2023 thumbnail
3rd-place-Rakrada THAMMAPIMUK F 9 yrs old, Thailand, 2023 thumbnail
Bi Yinuo, 9 years old, China, Tears, 2023 thumbnail
KUO, SHIANG, 9 yrs old, TAIWAN, 2023 thumbnail

Age group 10-12

1st Place Winner, Eric Qiao, 11 years old, Canada
2nd Place Winner, Kabrel Ghaly, 12 years old, NJ, USA
3rd Place Winner, Lin, Xu Cen-Jia, 11 years old, Taiwan

Honorable Mentions:

Alaisha Nunez, 11 years old, Jersey City, NJ, USA
Li Yuxi, 12 years old, China
Minnie Zheng, 11 years old, China

1st place, Eric Qiao, 11 years old, Canada, 2023

1st place, Eric Qiao, 11 years old, Canada, 2023

2nd place, Kabrel Ghaly, 12 years old, NJ, USA, 2023

2nd place, Kabrel Ghaly, 12 years old, NJ, USA, 2023

3rd place, Lin, Xu-Cen-Jia, 11 years old, Taiwan, 2023

3rd place, Lin, Xu-Cen-Jia, 11 years old, Taiwan, 2023

Honorable Mention, Alaisha Nunez, 11 yrs old, MS 40, Jersey City, NJ USA, 2023

Honorable Mention, Alaisha Nunez, 11 yrs old, MS 40, Jersey City, NJ USA, 2023

Honorable Mention, Li Yuxi, 12 years old, China, Underwater imagination, 2023

Honorable Mention, Li Yuxi, 12 years old, China, Underwater imagination, 2023

Honorable Mention, Minnie Zheng, 11 years old, China, Water of Life, 2023

Honorable Mention, Minnie Zheng, 11 years old, China, Water of Life, 2023

1st-place-Eric qiao, age 11, canada, 2023 thumbnail
2nd-place-Kabrel Ghaly, 12 Years Old, NJ, USA, What If It Was You, 2023 thumbnail
3rd-place-LIN, XU-CEN-JIA, 11 AGE, TAIWAN, 2023 thumbnail
Alaisha Nunez, 11 yrs old, MS 40, Jersey City, NJ USA, 2023 thumbnail
LI YUXI, 12 years old, China, Underwater imagination, 2023 thumbnail
Minnie ZHENG, 11 Years old, China, Water of life, 2023 thumbnail

Age group 13-18

1st Place Winner, Jiang Qinghan, 13 years old, China
2nd Place Winner, Alaina Mohammed, 17 years old, NJ, USA
3rd Place Winner, Jo Ahn, 15 years old, CA, USA

Honorable Mentions:

Hei Mingyi, 17 years old, China
Ireen Yoon, 15 years old, CA, USA
Nikola Milenov Katzarski, 13 years old, Bulgaria

1st place, Jiang Qinghan, 13 years old, China, Dancing on water, 2023

1st place, Jiang Qinghan, 13 years old, China, Dancing on water, 2023

2nd place, Alaina Mohammed, 17 years old, NJ, USA, Water is Life 2023

2nd place, Alaina Mohammed, 17 years old, NJ, USA, Water is Life 2023

3rd place, Jo Ahn, 15 years old, Environment, CA, USA, 2023

3rd place, Jo Ahn, 15 years old, Environment, CA, USA, 2023

Honorable Mention, Hei Mingyi, 17 years old, China, Clear, 2023

Honorable Mention, Hei Mingyi, 17 years old, China, Clear, 2023

Honorable Mention, Ireen Yoon, 15 years old, CA, USA, Home of Frozen Water Melts Away, 2023

Honorable Mention, Ireen Yoon, 15 years old, CA, USA, Home of Frozen Water Melts Away, 2023

Honorable Mention, Nikola Milenov Katzarski, 13 years old, Bulgaria, 2023

Honorable Mention, Nikola Milenov Katzarski, 13 years old, Bulgaria, 2023

1st-place-Jiang Qinghan, 13 years old, China, Dancing on water, 2023 thumbnail
2nd-place-Alaina Mohammed, 17 Years Old, NJ, USA, Water Is Life, 2023 thumbnail
3rd-place-Jo Ahn, 15 years old, Environment, CA, USA, 2023 thumbnail
Hei Mingyi, 17 Years old, China, Clear, 2023 thumbnail
Ireen Yoon, 15 years old, CA, USA, Home of Frozen Water Melts Away, 3D, 2023 thumbnail
NIKOLA MILENOV KATZARSKI, 13 years, Bulgaria, 2023 thumbnail

Best Environmental Message

1st Place Winner, Pimyada Fangchaiyaphum, 8 years old, Thailand
2nd Place Winner, Liang Meng, 12 years old, China
3rd Place Winner, Bi Yinuo, 9 years old, China

Honorable Mentions:

Ireen Yoon, 15 years old, CA, USA
Parthi Jain, 16 years old, Bahrain

1st Place Best Environmental Message, Pimyada FANGCHAIYAPHUM, 8 years old, Thailand, 2023

1st Place Best Environmental Message, Pimyada FANGCHAIYAPHUM, 8 years old, Thailand, 2023

2nd place best environmental message, Liang Meng, 12 years old, China, 2023

2nd place best environmental message, Liang Meng, 12 years old, China, 2023

3rd place best environmental message, Bi Yinuo, 9 years old, China, Tears, 2023

3rd place best environmental message, Bi Yinuo, 9 years old, China, Tears, 2023

Honorable Mention best environmental message, Ireen Yoon, 15 yrs old, CA, USA, 2023

Honorable Mention best environmental message, Ireen Yoon, 15 yrs old, CA, USA, 2023

Honorable mention best environmental message, Parthi Jain, 16 yrs old, Bahrain, 2023

Honorable mention best environmental message, Parthi Jain, 16 yrs old, Bahrain, 2023

1st-place-Best-Env-Pimyada FANGCHAIYAPHUM, 8 years old, Thailand-2023 thumbnail
2nd-Place-Best-Env-Liang Meng, 12 years old, China, 2023 thumbnail
3rd-Place-Best-Env-Bi Yinuo, 9 years old, China, Tears, 2023 thumbnail
Ireen Yoon, 15 years old, CA, USA, Home of Frozen Water Melts Away, 3D, 2023 thumbnail
parthi jain, 16 yrs old, Bahrain, 2023, water is life thumbnail

Best 3D Art

1st Place Winner, Madeleine Lee, 15 years old, CA, USA
2nd Place Winner, Kristina Tsekova, 12 years old, Bulgaria
3rd Place Winner, Marina Milenova Katzarska, 13 years old, Bulgaria

Honorable Mentions:

Huang Hsiang-Ching, 15 years old, Taiwan
Ireen Yoon, 15 years old, CA, USA
Luchezar Visochkov, 11 years old, Bulgaria

1st place best 3D art, Madeleine Lee, 15 yrs old, CA, USA, 2023

1st place best 3D art, Madeleine Lee, 15 yrs old, CA, USA, 2023

2nd Place best 3D art, Kristina Tsekova, 12 yrs old, Bulgaria, 2023

2nd Place best 3D art, Kristina Tsekova, 12 yrs old, Bulgaria, 2023

3rd Place best 3D art, Marina Milenova Katzarska, 13 years old, Bulgaria, 2023

3rd Place best 3D art, Marina Milenova Katzarska, 13 years old, Bulgaria, 2023

Honorable Mention Best 3D art, Huang Hsiang-Ching, 15 years old, Taiwan, 2023

Honorable Mention Best 3D art, Huang Hsiang-Ching, 15 years old, Taiwan, 2023

Honorable Mention Best 3D art, Ireen Yoon, 15 yrs old, CA, USA, 2023

Honorable Mention Best 3D art, Ireen Yoon, 15 yrs old, CA, USA, 2023

Honorable Mention Best 3D Art, Luchezar Visochkov, 11 years old, Bulgaria, 2023

Honorable Mention Best 3D Art, Luchezar Visochkov, 11 years old, Bulgaria, 2023

1st-place-3d-Madeleine Lee, 15 years old, CA, USA, Water, the beginning of life, 3D, 2023 thumbnail
2nd-place-3d-Kristina Tsekova, 12 years old, Bulgaria, 2023 thumbnail
3rd-place-3d-Marina Milenova Katzarska, 13 years, Bulgaria, 2 thumbnail
Huang Hsiang-Ching, 15 yrs old, Taiwan, 2023 thumbnail
Ireen Yoon, 15 years old, CA, USA, Home of Frozen Water Melts Away, 3D, 2023 thumbnail
Luchezar Visochkov, 11 years old, Bulgaria, 2023 thumbnail

Best Black and White Art

1st Place Winner, Alyssa Pantaleon, 14 years old, NJ, USA
2nd Place Winner, Natkitta Chaipiriyapitak, 15 years old, Thailand
3rd Place Winner, Rosa Lee, 15 years old, CA, USA

Honorable Mentions

Cindy Ren, 16 years old, Vancouver, Canada
Huang.Hsiang-Ching, 15 years old, Taiwan

1st Place Best BW Art, Alyssa Pantaleon, 14 yrs old, Academy 1 Middle School, JC, NJ, USA

1st Place Best BW Art, Alyssa Pantaleon, 14 yrs old, Academy 1 Middle School, JC, NJ, USA

2nd Place best BW art, Natkitta Chapiriyapitak, 15 yrs old, Thailand 2023

2nd Place best BW art, Natkitta Chapiriyapitak, 15 yrs old, Thailand 2023

3rd Place Best BW art, Rosa Lee, 15 yrs old, CA, USA 2023

3rd Place Best BW art, Rosa Lee, 15 yrs old, CA, USA 2023

Honorable Mention Best BW art, Cindy Ren, 16 yrs old, Vancouver, Canada 2023

Honorable Mention Best BW art, Cindy Ren, 16 yrs old, Vancouver, Canada 2023

Honorable Mention Best BW art, Huang.Hsiang-Ching, 15 yrs old, Taiwan 2023

Honorable Mention Best BW art, Huang.Hsiang-Ching, 15 yrs old, Taiwan 2023

1st-place-Alyssa Pantaleon, 14 years old, NJ, USA, Academy 1 Middle School thumbnail
2nd-place-Natkitta CHAIPIRIYAPITAK, 15 years old, Thailand, 2023 thumbnail
3rd-place-Rosa Lee, 15 years old, CA, USA, 2023 thumbnail
Cindy Ren, age 16, Vancouver, Canada, 2023 thumbnail
HUANG.HSIANG-CHING, 15 years old, Taiwan, 2023 thumbnail

Best Jersey City Art

1st Place Winner, Kailey Louis Angeles, 15 years old, McNair, Jersey City, NJ, USA
2nd Place Winner, Ayushman Sahu, 5 years old, Jersey City, NJ, USA
3rd Place Winner, Amber Danison, 14 years old, McNair, Jersey City, NJ, USA

Honorable Mentions

Isha Desai, 14 years old, JC, NJ, USA
Alaina Mohammed, 17 years old, JC, NJ, USA
Ty’iana Pinkney, 11 years old, MS 40, JC, NJ, USA

1st Place Best JC art, Kailey Louis Angeles, 15 yrs old, McNair, Jersey City, USA

1st Place Best JC art, Kailey Louis Angeles, 15 yrs old, McNair, Jersey City, USA

2nd Place Best JC art, Ayushman Sahu, 5 yrs old, Jersey City, NJ, USA

2nd Place Best JC art, Ayushman Sahu, 5 yrs old, Jersey City, NJ, USA

3rd Place best JC art, Amber Danison, 14 yrs old, McNair, Jersey City, NJ, USA 2023

3rd Place best JC art, Amber Danison, 14 yrs old, McNair, Jersey City, NJ, USA 2023

4th Place Best JC Art, Isha Desai, 14 yrs old, McNair, JC, USA 2023

4th Place Best JC Art, Isha Desai, 14 yrs old, McNair, JC, USA 2023

5th Place Best JC art, Alaina Monhammed, 17 yrs old, JC, NJ, USA 2023

5th Place Best JC art, Alaina Monhammed, 17 yrs old, JC, NJ, USA 2023

6th Place Best JC art, Ty'iana Pinkney, 11 yrs old, MS 40, Jersey City, NJ, USA 2023

6th Place Best JC art, Ty'iana Pinkney, 11 yrs old, MS 40, Jersey City, NJ, USA 2023

1st-place-Kailey Louis Angeles, 15 yrs old, NJ, USA, McNair, 2023 thumbnail
2nd-place-Water is Life, Ayushman Sahu,5 yr, jersey city, USA, 2023 thumbnail
3rd-place-Amber Danison, 14 yrs old, NJ, ,USA, McNair, 2023 thumbnail
4th-place-Isha Desai, 14 yrs old, NJ, USA, McNair, 2023 thumbnail
5th-place-Alaina Mohammed, 17 Years Old, NJ, USA, Water Is Life, 2023 thumbnail
6th-place-Ty’iana Pinkney, 11 yrs old, MS 40, Jersey City, NJ USA, 2023 thumbnail
02/6/17

Winners 2016 Kids Art Contest

Frogs Are Green thanks all the children from around the world for participating in our annual Kids Art Contest! The variety of subject, medium and cultural diversity made choosing incredibly hard! We also thank the parents and teachers that helped children learn more about frogs and bugs!

This year we received 1441 artworks from 32 countries and almost every state in the USA! Here in New Jersey I’m proud to share that the Wallace Elementary School of Hoboken submitted 400 artworks! That is a school project to be proud of! Jersey City students also turned in approximately 75 artworks! We also received quite a lot of artwork from China, Sri Lanka and Turkey, so you will see we selected the best of each of these countries also.

We want to thank the judges and we applaud them in choosing from a field of exceptional artworks: Jonathan Kolby, Geoff Mosher, Pam Andes, Bethe Ann Schwartz, Erin A. Delaney, Sigrid Shreeve, and Valerie Clark.

All winners receive a custom certificate based on how you placed, so email us to receive yours. The 1st place winners in each of the 4 age groups receive prizes, so email us!

And now for the winners… (wait for the page to load!!)

WINNERS by Age Group and Categories

Age Group 3-6

1st Place: Aneesha Kakar, 6 years old, Oman
2nd Place: Aliya Sakina Murdoko, 6 years old, Indonesia
3rd Place: W. W. Lakindu Chamindra Mendis, 6 years old, Sri Lanka

Honorable Mentions:

Chiang Ka Wong, 6 yrs old, Chong Hok Tong Education Center, Hong Kong, China
Elizaveta Krivonos, 6 years old, Russia
Hailey Kang, 6 years old, CA, USA
Nicole Zhang, 6 years old, New York, USA

 Age Group 7-9

1st Place: Worth Lodriga, 7 years old, The Philippines
2nd Place: Eunice Shin, 9 years old, CA, USA
3rd Place: Daniel Myoung, 9 years old, USA
4th Place: Chaewon Yoon, 7 years old, CA, USA

Honorable Mentions:

Gayeong Song, 9 years old, CA, USA
Irmak Yesim Gelirli, 9 years old, Turkey
Junu Sim, 9 Years Old, Wallace School, Hoboken, NJ, USA

 Age Group 10-12

1st Place: Minju Kim, 11 years old, USA
2nd Place: Zakiyah Hasanah, 12 years old, Indonesia
3rd Place: Shreya Venkatesh, 11 years old, India

Honorable Mentions: (We had over 600 artworks in this group, so awarding more!)

Christine Cho, 10 years old, CA, USA
Gusti Ayu Wedha Putri Surya, 10 years old, Indonesia
Icheng Huang, 11 years old, USA
Iris Yoon, 10 years old, USA
Jiyoon Lee, 10 years old, CA, USA
Minsoo Jung, 11 years old, USA
Nathan Kim, 12 years old, USA
Tanzina Tajrin Ede, 12 years old, Akibuki Art Academy, Bangladesh (2 pieces)
William Kim, 11 years old, USA

Age Group 13-17

1st Place: Ian Lee, 15 years old, MA, USA
2nd Place: Thomas Kim, 16 years old, USA
3rd Place: George Azmy, 17 years old, Jersey City, NJ, USA

Honorable Mentions:

Colin Song, 14 years old, NJ, USA
Paula Nataniela Roba, 15 years old, Latvia
Shanmukh Gollu, 16 years old, India

Best Elder/Student Collaboration

1st Place: Siah Pei Shan, 6 years old and Ooi Ling Ling, 40 years old, Malaysia
2nd Place: Ava Paulsen, 7 years old and Charles Vicker (Grandpa), CA, USA
3rd Place: Ioanna Lepetsou, 3.5 years old and Katerina Vassilikopoulou, 39 years old, Greece

Best 3D Artwork

1st Place: Paula Nataniela Roba, 15 years old, Latvia
2nd Place: Ioana Vallimaresca, 15 years old, Romania
3rd Place: Elizaveta Krivonus, 6 years old, Russia

Honorable Mentions:

Milla Van Der Walt, 9 years old, Australia
Misa Eunbi, 5 years old, Australia
Sara Lee Farrer, 9 years old, CA, USA

Best Environmental Artwork

1st Place: Vanessa Qiu, 14 years old, NJ, USA
2nd Place: Annie Chang, 15 years old, USA
3rd Place: Colin Song, 14 years old, NJ, USA

Honorable Mentions:

George Liu, 15 years old, NJ, USA
Joey Song, 12 years old, CA, USA
Kareem Brock, 17 years old, Liberty HS, JC, NJ, USA
Laura Liu, 10 years old, NJ, USA
Madonna Botros, 17 years old, Liberty HS, JC, NJ, USA
Yagmur Kaskan, 9 years old, Turkey

Visit >> WINNERS – PART TWO <<

 
 
Thank you John Crittenden for this lovely statement! (Originally posted on Facebook.)

“Spreading art and joy around the world feels especially good at this uncertain time in American history. Congratulations to Frogs Are Green for another successful contest. Fourteen hundred entries from kids in 32 countries means the mission of spreading environmental awareness among the younger generation is being accomplished. Click the links and enlarge your own awareness of beauty, nature and how expressive kids can be.

And check out the ways you can support the mission. Stepping up for Frogs Are Green is one form of #Resistance to the ignorance and denial of facts that spurs the ongoing habitat destruction in our natural world. I’m happy to stand in the light of Susan Newman, the founder. She’s one more example of how much positive change one person can make in the world if they reach out via the Internet.”
 

12/4/15

Environmentalism: It’s up to YOU to teach the young

It’s December and there are just 11 days left for children to enter the 2015 kids art contest, and all ages to enter the photo contest. As I watch artworks and photos trickle in, I’m wondering (as I did in 2013) why aren’t more people participating? (read >> The Young Environmental Artist)

I see a pattern here. The climate talks are on in Paris, but most are just talkers and not doers. It’s not enough to “like” and share pictures and articles on social media, and not actually do something to show you care.

My own Jersey City made me proud last year with close to 200 students from 17 schools submitting artworks. In addition, we received artworks from 17 states in the US and 32 countries around the world. The total last year was close to 1000 pieces of creative expression. It was marvelous! The winning artworks were celebrated online and in 3 well received exhibitions including an exhibition in Jersey City’s City Hall.

Jersey City is a culturally active area with a large artist community, and yet these same artists, many who have children, aren’t participating either. So, I’m back to wondering why it’s easier for me to reach parents and teachers in other countries and not those in my own area?

I’m asking you now… educators and parents to explain to the young why they should care about wildlife and the environment and I’ll continue to do my part to help amphibians and the environment too.

Please make me proud by entering today!

 

Susan Newman,
Founder, Frogs Are Green, Inc.
A NJ nonprofit organization – “Healthy frogs mean a healthy planet for all.”

Below is one of my favorite entries from 2014.

1st Place Winner, Kardelen Koc, Turkey, Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest 2014, age 3-6 group

1st Place Winner 2014, Kardelen Koc, Turkey, Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest 2014, age 3-6 group

05/8/15

Frog Art in Jersey City – City Hall Rotunda

The last few months have been very exciting. The international children’s frog art is taking over Jersey City! The next exhibition is up now inside Jersey City’s City Hall Rotunda. It will be up until May 30th and the opening reception is May 20, 2015 at 6-8 PM EST. (You can visit weekdays and weekends, just see the event page for the hours.)

I’m reaching out because I expect the city will send the video team (JC1TV) and they would love it if the students whose work is on the walls could be at the reception. So, if you are one of the students that entered and won, or you don’t live too far away, please join us on May 20th!

3rd Place Winner, Cynthia Cao, USA, Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest, Best Environmental Art

3rd Place Winner, Cynthia Cao, USA, Frogs Are Green Kids Art Contest, Best Environmental Art

Here’s the link to see all the winning artworks:
http://frogsaregreen.org/winners-of-the-2014-frogs-are-green-kids-art-contest/

Here’s the event for May 20th on Facebook, so you can join and follow the details:
https://www.facebook.com/events/790874864334035/

Here’s a link to all the Frogs Are Green events planned for 2015.
http://frogsaregreen.org/about/events/

03/22/15

The Young Environmental Artist

The young artist’s family and friends step out the cab and walk into the gallery one by one, parents and children of different ages. They begin looking and move down the wall, admiring the variety of each artwork. The young artist turns and as she walks across the gallery I see a shy smile across her lips. Yes, she has spotted her own artwork and moves closer to see it. I ask her if I can take her photograph with her artwork and she agrees. Her family takes pictures also.

young environmental artist at 58 Gallery on Coles Street in Jersey City

We have a conversation about whether she had a lesson in school about frogs and the environment before she did her artwork (statement) on pollution. She tells me that she did some research but just created this based on her own imagination.

It’s a wonderful and sometimes strange feeling when one sees their artwork hanging on a gallery wall. For an artist, it’s what we all dream of. Visibility and the opportunity to share what we think.

As we’re talking, I see the parents and the other children moving around the gallery discussing the other works and taking photographs that will hopefully be shared with the extended family and perhaps on social media.

family admires environmental and frog art at 58 Gallery in Jersey City

The youngest of the children takes me around to show her favorite pictures and why. She’s about 4 years old and drawn to the cutest and friendliest of the pictures.

They all say how much they enjoyed the exhibition and will be sure to do more frog art next Fall.

Two young girls admire frog art

During the afternoon parents and children come by to see the student artworks but some people walk through the gallery on their way to a separate destination and do not even look at the walls, as if there is nothing there.

This baffles me and makes me wonder if there are some artists who think only their art is what’s important. Isn’t being an artist about appreciating self-expression, both your own and others?

Do seasoned artists think that because they are at a certain level of success, a young artist’s vision is of no consequence? Aren’t their artworks worth a look?

I believe that every person has the right to be seen and heard.

Having an appreciation of the arts (in its various forms, from dance and opera, to fine art and yes student frog artwork too) means stepping out of your own little world of self-expression and seeing what others have to say too.

Susan Newman, founder of Frogs Are Green hosted original Jersey City student frog art exhibit at 58 Gallery.

03/23/14

Bringing Earth Day to the Jersey City Community with Green Dream

The stage is set.

Green Dream posters are in shop windows in Jersey City Heights and downtown Hoboken. This week, they will go up in uptown Hoboken and downtown Jersey City. More postcards are on the way and the newspaper advertising is about to begin.

This is all very exciting! Frogs Are Green, an environmental awareness organization, has mostly been an online presence in the last 5 years, so it’s wonderful to see shop owners embrace the cause and smile when they see the poster. They read what the Green Dream exhibition is about, and say, “Wow, how cool, Earth Day… Save the Frogs Day… Yeah!”

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Green Dream is about bringing awareness to the Jersey City community, who may not know what’s happening to frogs on our planet and that frogs everywhere are disappearing. By showcasing selected artworks created by children around the world this April, local schools and after school arts programs in Hudson County will have the rare opportunity of seeing what children in far off lands think about frogs and the environment.

Some of the countries represented in this first exhibition at The Distillery Gallery and Artspace are: Hong Kong, Serbia, Estonia, Bulgaria, Thailand, The Philippines, Singapore, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Lithuania, Macedonia, South Africa, Kenya, Poland, Canada, Sri Lanka, Latvia, India, Indonesia, Australia, Tanzania, Madagascar, Malaysia, and Bahrain.

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I hope you will share this extraordinary event with others and support our Indiegogo fundraiser…there are just 6 days left!

Link to Campaign: http://igg.me/at/green-dream

— Susan Newman, founder, Frogs Are Green