#ICETT Art Challenge

Vaping Prevention Art Challenge 

#iCANendthetrend wants you to be a part of our prevention efforts against vaping! Use your creative and artistic skills to promote vaping prevention across Kentucky and create original artwork. Elementary through high school-aged students are encouraged to submit artwork that reflects the harms of vaping and ways to promote prevention or encourage young people who are already making an effort to quit. This is your chance to feel empowered and use your voice to make a change! The top 3 winners will be chosen from each age group and will receive a cash prize. 

What is prevention?

Public health focuses on the prevention of disease and health promotion rather than the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. Vaping amongst young individuals has become a major public health issue and prevention targeting young individuals can reduce youth vape use. 

Art is centered around vaping topics such as: 

• Industry targeting/manipulation
  • Industry targeting vulnerable groups 
  • Advertisements 
  • Youth vulnerability 
  • Normalization on social media 
  • Wellness vapes
  • Flavor in e-cigarette/vape products 
  • Menthol flavoring
  • Flavored tobacco 
• Advocacy
  • How to talk about vaping
  • Quitting vaping
  • Helping friends quit vaping
  • Policy action 
  • Peer-to-peer education about vaping
• Effects
  • Environmental/climate impact
  • Physical health effects
  • Secondhand aerosol exposure
  • Financial impact
  • Mental health effects 
  • Nicotine dependence
  • Impact of relationships with friends/family
  • Managing withdrawals 

Examples of types of art forms (not limited to these listed): 

• Painting 
• Drawing 
• Digital media
• Poetry
• Audio/visual
• Song/music
• Social media posts (TikTok, Instagram, etc) 
• Collage 
• Podcast (10 minute maximum) 
• Infographic 

Eligibility rules

• Shall have complied with all the requirements outlined in this description
• Shall be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States
• Shall not be an employee of #iCANendthetrend or the University of Kentucky 
• Shall be a student of 4th-12th grade 
• Shall be a student in Kentucky

Rules & Requirements

• One submission per participant 
• By participating in this Challenge, each participant warrants that they are the sole author or owner of, or has the right to use, any copyrightable works that the submission comprises, that the works are wholly original with the participant (or is an improved version of an existing work that the participant has sufficient rights to use and improve), and that the submission does not infringe any copyright or any other rights of any third party of which the participant is aware.
  • No AI-generated art is permitted. 
• Each participant under 18 years of age at the time of submission MUST have signed permission by a parent or legal guardian to participate in the Challenge.
• By participating in this challenge, the participant grants #iCANendthetrend the rights to distribute and display their submission.

Top 3 Prizes for Each Group (Elementary, Middle, High)

• 1st: $250
• 2nd: $100
• 3rd: $50
• All places receive #ICETT merchandise 

How is the artwork being scored? 

The #iCANendthetrend team will vote on your artwork considering the following rubric:

Submission Instructions

• Participants will fill out an attached PDF found  HERE 
  • After the form is filled out in its entirety please save a copy to your computer to be emailed. 
• Artwork and required forms must be completed and attached to an email sent to jmes225@g.uky.edu by 11:59 pm on April 1st, 2024. In the subject line use the following template: “ICETT Youth Prevention Art Challenge: Title of artwork - Age Category: Elementary, Middle, or Highschooler - FirstInitial LastName” 
  • Subject line example: “ICETT Youth Prevention Art Challenge: Vaping Chemicals and Mental Health, Elementary Age Group - ONorton” 
• Providing a signature the participant ensures that: 
  • The information herein is accurate, complete, and honest.
  • The participant has read and understands How to Enter and the Rules and Requirements.
  • The participant is the sole author or owner of, or has the right to use, any copyrightable works that the submission comprises, that the works are wholly original (or are an improved version of an existing work that the participant has sufficient rights to use and improve), and that the submission does not infringe any copyright or any other rights of any third party of which the participant is aware.
  • By participating in this challenge, the participant grants #iCANendthetrend the rights to distribute and display their submission.

Submission dates: January - April 

Open date: January 15th

Due date: April 1st 

Judging period:  April 1st - April 15th 

Winner announcement: April 20th

Artwork Requirements: 

• Submissions must be original art, developed for this Challenge, and cannot have been submitted elsewhere. 
• Photos, videos, audio recordings, graphics, original drawings, and paintings or other images are allowed. 
  • Note: Winning entries that include identifiable images of people (e.g., a picture showing their face or other distinctive features) will need to provide a photo release (PDF) from the person/people in the photo prior to the award.
• Artwork may be produced using any medium, including computer software or applications, but the image and text should be clear if the image is printed on an 8 ½″ by 11″ piece of paper. 
• Copyrighted materials are not allowed in any submission unless explicit written permission from the copyright holder is provided at the time of Challenge submission. Proof of the right to use copyrighted material must be included with your email submission (this can be included as another attachment to your email).
• Titles and descriptions must be submitted in English or accompanied by an English translation. 
• If text in a language other than English is included in the artwork itself, an English translation of the text must be provided as a separate document that is attached to your email submission. 
• The artwork file must use the following naming convention: “Title of Artwork (a shortened version is acceptable)_FirstInitialLastName.” 
  • The example file name for artwork: Picturing Better Health for All_WAddams 
• Artwork must be submitted as a PDF, JPEG, PNG, or TIFF file.

Submissions may be disqualified for the following:

• Plagiarism: Entries may be screened, using a plagiarism software package, to validate the originality of the work
• Falsification of any information submitted 
• The use of vulgar language in the artwork submitted
• Use of copyrighted material without permission 
• Inclusion of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) in your art (information that can be used to distinguish or trace an individual's identity, such as your name, social security number, date, place of birth, emails, etc.)