The Spirit of the Lakes Festival is offering an opportunity to showcase your art and improve your communication skills! Participating in this competition is a great way to build your portfolio & boost your art/design school and internship applications. Plus, the winning high school entry wins a $500 scholarship and the winning middle school entry wins a $100 gift card!
Winning submissions will be featured at the festival, online, as well as on postcards and/or vinyl stickers for purchase at the SOTL Festival and local businesses.
Entries are judged based on creativity and communication of theme. Along with your original art submission (electronically submitted drawing, painting, illustration, or graphic design) you must also include a brief write-up explaining how this represents “Reflections on Lake Minnetonka”.
Winning High School Entry:
$500 Scholarship
Winning Middle School Entry:
$100 Gift Card
Submissions and voting will take place online. Finalists will be featured at the SOTL Festival July 17 – 19, 2025 at Surfside Park Mound, MN.
Current Middle & High School students ages 12-19 living in or attending the Westonka, Minnetonka, Wayzata or Orono School District.