2024 River of Words Art

2024 River of Words Art
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2024 River of Words® Art Winners and Finalists

The ROW team would like to present the following 12 Category Winners, 1 Special Prize Winner, and 79 Finalists for art!

Category I

Kindergarten-Grade 2

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Pastel depiction of a crying orca surrounded by ocean trash, whose tears become bubbles of tree planting and beach cleanup.

Grand Prize

"Help Our Ocean" by Mika C., Grade 2, Washington

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Watercolor and colored pencil drawing of light descending onto fish, shells, and seaweed.

First Runner-Up

"The Glee That Lies Under the Sea" by Jeeyu L., Grade 2, Georgia

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watercolor and marker depiction of a large sun setting over red mountains populated with cacti and a river

Second Runner-Up

"The River Runs Wild" by Sydney S., Grade 2, Arizona

Category II

Grades 3-5

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Painting of a dolphin jumping out of a wave, with two dophins swimming under the surface with coral

Grand Prize

"FIN-Tastic Friends Making Waves!" by Angela G., Grade 5, Georgia

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Painting of a waterfall surrounded by a fall landscape of spruce trees and orange grass. A salmon swims beneath the water above sparkling pebbles

First Runner-Up

"Below the Whispering Cascades" by Angela G., Grade 5, Georgia

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Painting of a blue waterfall with cherry blossom branches in the foreground

Second Runner-Up

"Peaceful Water" by Veda P., Grade 3, Georgia

Category III

Grades 6-8

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Paining of a sleeping woman laying among trees with a waterfall in her and the river hand, leading into a river. Various animals surround her

Grand Prize

"Harmony of Nature" by Halyn O., Grade 7,  Seoul

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Painting of a sailfish held by a boatman, about to be dragged into the boat by its beak and topfin.

First Runner-Up

"Preserve the Ecosystem" by Minakshi C., Grade 7, Georgia

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Painting of bottle-shaped fish with a blue, green, and yellow background

Second Runner-Up

"Bottled Pollution" by Cheyenne M., Grade 8, Georgia

Category IV

Grades 9-12

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Painting of a small child looking to a bright aquarium tank populated by turtles, a scuba diver, an octopus, dolphins, coral, and various other fish

Grand Prize

"Confinement's Illusion Amidst Realities" by Kyumin P.,  Grade 10,  Korea

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Painting of a man looking through a camera at a bear approaching him, with an iceberg behind him and various other photos surrounding him

First Runner-Up

"Photographer and The Endangered Sea Animals" by Haoran Z., Grade 11, Beijing

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Digital painting of a river, trees, and various wild animals using bright colors

Second Runner-Up

"The Watershed Connects" by Alexander X., Grade 11, California 

River of Words®

Attn: River of Words

Filippi Academic Hall (FAH 200), 2nd Flr.

1928 St. Mary's Rd., PMB #4350

Moraga, CA 94575-4350

U.S.A.