Final result of national art competition in U.S.

Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation USA and Khula Aasman organised “IndiArt -2020”, a national art competition in U.S. This painting competition in U.S. opened on 15th May 2020 and closed on 31st August 2020. Here are the prize winning artworks and special mentions.

Prize Winning Artworks

See the prize winning artworks group wise from the national painting competition in U.S.

Group I (5 to 15 years)

 

First Prize : Ayaana Pradhan, Naperville, Illinois

Painting by Ayaana Pradhan, Naperville, Illinois
Painting by Ayaana Pradhan – First Prize in Group I

 

Second Prize : Sahithi Indukuri, Collierville, Tennessee

Painting by Sahithi Indukuri, Collierville, Tennessee
Painting by Sahithi Indukuri –  Second Prize in Group I

 

Third Prize :  Chelsie Cheng, Woodridge, Illinois

Painting by Chelsie Cheng, Woodridge, Illinois
Painting by Chelsie Cheng – Third Prize in Group I

 

Group II (16 to 25 years)

 

First Prize : Anisha Kundu, Sudbury, Massachusetts

Painting by Anisha Kundu, Sudbury, Massachusetts - prize winning painting from national art competition in U.S.
Painting by Anisha Kundu – First Prize in Group II

 

Second Prize : Shrithika Logeshwaran, Simi Valley, California

Painting by Shrithika Logeshwaran, Simi Valley, California - prize winner from national art competition in U.S.
Painting by Shrithika Logeshwaran – Second Prize in Group II

 

Third Prize  :  Ishita Rao, Apex, North Carolina  and Ishani Madhav, Leesburg, Georgia

Ishita Rao, Apex, North Carolina - prize winning painting from national art contest in U.S.
Painting by Ishita Rao – Joint Third Prize in Group II

 

Artwork by Ishani Madhav - prize winning painting in national painting competition in U.S.
Artwork by Ishani Madhav – Joint Third Prize in Group II

 

Group III (26 years & above)

 

First Prize :  Puja Shetty, Andover, Massachusetts

Puja Shetty, Andover, Massachusetts - prize winner from national art contest in U.S.
Painting by Puja Shetty – First Prize in Group III

 

Second Prize : Preet Munday, Sugar Land, Texas

Preet Munday, Sugar Land, Texas - prize winning painting from national art competition in U.S.
Painting by Preet Munday : Second Prize in Group III

 

Third Prize : Tanuja Sriram, San Diego, California

Painting by Tanuja Sriram - third prize in national art competition in U.S.
Painting by Tanuja Sriram : Third Prize in Group III

 

Special Mentions

 

Kaustubh Chemuturi, Littleton, Massachusetts

Artwork by Kaustubh Chemuturi - Special Mention in national art competition in U.S.
Artwork by Kaustubh Chemuturi – Special Mention

 

Neha Jain, Scarborough, Maine

Artwork by Neha Jain – Special Mention

 

Objective of the National Art Contest

The objective of the national art contest was to support the digital literacy mission of Ekal Vidyalaya network in rural India. The contest was managed by Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation USA jointly with Khula Aasmaan, which is a platform for creative expression by children and young adults.

Shortlisted paintings from the art contest in U.S. by Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation and Khula Aasmaan