Show Us what you Make and Create!
Students across Hamilton County will compete in visual art, performing arts, upcycle fashion, and even creative contraptions. Do you have what it takes?
Art 120 provides over $1600 in cash prizes and awards for creative youth in our community plus a chance to publicly exhibit your work.
See below for details and registration
UpCycle Fashion
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Golden Gnome
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2D Art
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3D Art
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Performing Art
UpCycle Fashion ✳︎ Golden Gnome ✳︎ 2D Art ✳︎ 3D Art ✳︎ Performing Art
We Make 2026 Student Art Categories
We have several exciting ways you can get your work into the community. Click below to register today!! See you at the
We Make Festival Saturday, May 9th from 11am to 3pm in the Sculpture Fields at Montague Park.
See your Hamilton County art teacher to enter work in the 2D and 3D categories.
Four students will receive, $100 gift cards for the best in show, two in 2D and 2 in 3D.
Best Artistic Performance
If your creative soul thrives on the stage, you have a chance to compete for $500 and one of the coolest trophies in town. Whether it’s Theater, Music, Dance, Spoken Word, or other specialty acts,
this is your time to shine.
Click here to get on stage
UpCycle Fashion
Do you love to transform the discarded from drab to fab? If so, this category is perfect for you. Wear your own fashion down the runway or bring a friend to model. Either way, the most creative and innovative design receives $250
Click here to take the runway
Art on Wheels
Get your art off the walls, into the streets and make it mobile. Students can work as a team or solo to create an art bike, wagon, car, or anythingon wheels. Top prize $500 and the coveted Golden Gnome Award.
Need Inspiration?
Here’s a few videos of UpCycle and Wheeled art creations to light your creative brain on fire