Children and teens in Grades K-8 are welcome to submit a piece of artwork for the library’s 5th annual Lunar New Year Art Show.
Each piece of artwork will be hung on the bulletin boards in the Children’s Department, and will be juried by library staff, volunteers, and local artists.
We invite artists of Summit and surrounding communities, including Berkeley Heights, Chatham, Madison, Millburn/Short Hills, Mountainside, New Providence, Springfield, and Westfield to participate in the Summit Free Public Library’s 2025 Lunar New Year Art Show! Students attending private schools in these towns are also welcome.
The theme for this year’s art show is Smiling 2025!
Full guidelines for submitting artwork are listed below:
- Entrants must be a student enrolled in Kindergarten thru 8th grade, or an equivalent grade.
- Registration link is as follows: https://forms.gle/xkvaZbHBfY27pKEm8
- Each participant may only enter one (1) piece.
- Works of crayons, pastels, water colors, oil paints, acrylic paints, ink, pencil, mixed media, etc. are all accepted.
- Works may be created on letter-sized paper (8.5×11) or 11×14 paper.
- Please clearly write the entrants first name, last name, grade or equivalent, and age on the back of your submission prior to dropping it off at the library.
- Please drop off your work at the Ask Us desk at Summit Free Public Library (75 Maple Street, Summit, NJ 07901) between 12/15/2024 and 1/4/2025 during regular library hours. Entries must be received by 5:00 pm, January 5, 2025
- By entering this event, you are granting Summit Free Public Library and the Chinese Club the right to display your artwork in the library, and/or post your name, age, city, and the image of your artwork on our website and social media pages. The library is not responsible for any damaged to the exhibits during the art show.
- Once the exhibit is complete, we will contact you so that you can pick up your artwork from the library in a timely manner.
- If you have any further questions about the Chinese New Year Art Show, please contact us at SummitChineseClub@gmail.com