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Capture it! Stormwater Arts Contest

Show how to protect our waterways through art!


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2025 Capture It! Application Now open! Environmental Awards Program 2024 Contest Winners Past Art and Video Winners

2025 Capture It! Application Now open!

How would YOU protect streams from water pollution? Submit a video or artwork to show us how! We'll choose winners based on messaging, creativity, and quality. A $500 cash prize will be awarded for each category.

The contest is open to 8th - 12th grade students who live or attend a school within the Raleigh area or the Extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ).

Instructions

  1. Choose whether to create a 60-second video or a drawing/painting.
  2. Bring awareness to the community about the need to improve the water quality of Raleigh's streams and lakes
  3. Submit your artwork along with the online application.

After the application deadline, we will review all projects in both categories to determine the winners. Selected pieces will be featured at the Pullen Arts Center Youth & Teen Gallery and contest winners will be recognized at the Earth Day Event at Dorothea Dix Park!

Environmental Awards Program

Looking for other ways to get involved? The Capture It! Stormwater Arts Contest is part of the City of Raleigh Environmental Awards Program. Visit their website for more information and other awards and opportunities.

2024 Contest Winners

Artwork Winners

Lisa Wang (12th grade) created “The Journey of Water Drops” which is a dynamic drawing that shows how stormwater runoff carries a variety of pollutants, such as fertilizers, litter, chemicals, and more, directly into our waterways and how it poses a threat to wildlife in Raleigh.

"The Journey of Water Drops" by Lisa Wang

Rhys Price and Jayda Price created “What Could Be” which is a scenery divided into two parts. One half showcases the effects of healthy water in the Neuse and the environment around it. The other half portrays what the Neuse may become if proper action isn't taken to maintain its health. 

"What Could Be" by Rhys and Jayda Price

Video Winner

AJ Toler poses in front of Raleigh skyline

AJ Toler created a video titled “The Scoop on Poop” with her dog as the star actor. She found a creative and light-hearted way to spread awareness about the consequences of leaving dog poop on the ground and how it can impact our local waterways. 

2024 Capture It! Arts Contest Winner

Past Art and Video Winners

We Otter Protect Our Waters by Gracie Ferguson

No More 'Out of Sight, Out of Mind'​ by Katie Shen

2022 Art winner - Thomas Geng

2021 Art Winner - MacKenzine Book

Storm drain cover art by student David Manyac named "Nature Depends on the Neuse"