The National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) has announced that Michelle Lee (age 11, TN), placed first in the intermediate category of the 2022 International Young Artist Contest (See artwork above). Lee is one of nine youth artists who placed nationally in the U.S. portion of the contest, which is coordinated annually by the NASAO Center for Aviation Research and Education and sanctioned by the National Aeronautic Association (NAA).
The winners of the 2022 International Young Artist Contest were announced by its sponsor the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI). The goal of the contest is to inspire youth to reflect on the importance of aviation, and express their ideas through art.
Contest submissions are grouped into three separate age categories for judging, allowing students ranging from 6 – 17 years old to compete. The 2022 theme, “Design Your Perfect Aircraft” encouraged participants to take inspiration from the wonders of nature and human innovation to create a vision of something they would like to see in the sky.
To qualify for the U.S. national contest, all artwork was first submitted into state-level competitions, with the winning entries forwarded to NASAO for national award consideration. This year, NASAO received over 160 pieces of art from 15 participating states. Congratulations to the 2022 U.S. National and International winners!
