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This year we increased our participation numbers at the Olympics of the Visual Arts in Saratoga Springs, New York. We had a total of 228 teams registered, up from 189 last year. We had 43 Elementary teams, 79 Middle level teams, and 106 High school teams on site at the event. Of those, we had 32 teams in Drawing, 32 in Painting, 27 in Sculpture, 29 in Architecture, 34 in Illustration, 34 in Fashion, 18 in Photography, and 22 in Graphic Design. It was a full day of creativity and imagination.
Sincere thanks to our over 30 volunteers helping to support the smooth operation of the event, from coordinating each category area to judging the long term and on demand design challenges, we couldn't run OVA without our Art Loving Volunteers! We also are grateful to Blick Art Materials, a generous sponsor of OVA. We will soon be emailing the judge scoring results to the primary contact for each district, the person likely who registered all the teams. Be on the lookout for the receipt of this information to share with all the student teams. We hope everyone enjoyed their day at OVA 43. and like our President Elect, Kelly Verdi encouraged us; Make Art! Art Matters! Have a great end of the school year and we hope to see you next year at OVA.
Special thanks to Blick Art Materials for their partial sponsorship of this year's OVA event.
SAVE the DATE for OVA 2026! The next Olympics of the Visual Arts will be held on Thursday, April 30, 2026. Please discuss this date now with your school officials to reserve time and space on the calendar to include participation in the event.
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School District Registration Fees for 2025
1 team—$150
2-5 teams—$200
6-10 teams—$250
11+ teams—$300
One advisor (Primary Contact) will register for each School District. The primary contact will register all the teacher advisors and student teams. The primary contact will need to pass all communications to all other advisors in the district.
To register, you'll need the first and last name, email address, and school building for each teacher advisor, as well as the team category and grade level.
ALL TEAM ADVISORS MUST BE ACTIVE NYSATA MEMBERS.
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Register Your District’s Teams*
*Teams are limited to one team per grade level per category per district
Important Documents
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NYSATA annually hosts a creative problem-solving event in which student teams of one or more enter a long-term design solution in one of eight categories and participate in an on-demand design prompt. Teams present a portfolio along with their entry to showcase the research, planning and iterations that led to the final design. This friendly and spirited competition among students across the state is a wonderful way for students to interact with other student artists and together celebrate creativity.
