DART News Release
Dallas, TX- Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) proudly announces the winners of its 2025 Student Art Contest, an annual tradition celebrating young artistic talent across North Texas. This year’s contest, themed “Fantastic Journeys Start on DART,” inspired students from kindergarten through 12th grade to illustrate the excitement, adventure, and endless possibilities of using public transit.
After reviewing 952 submissions, a panel of judges selected the top entries that best represented the theme. This year, a total of 33 winners have been selected. The grand prize winner, chosen from all K-12 entries, will receive a $1,250 cash prize sponsored by The Advocate.
Other winners will receive one of the following prizes: a one-year membership to the Perot Museum, gift cards to Half-Price Books, or admission tickets to top attractions such as the Dallas Zoo, Children’s Aquarium, Nasher Sculpture Center, and Frontiers of Flight Museum. They will also be honored at an awards ceremony at the Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) on April 26, where their artwork will be unveiled. Here are this year’s winners:
2025 Student Art Contest
- Grand Prize Winner: Wing Hay Tam
- K-2nd Grade Winner:
- 1st Place: Lucas Zhang
- 2nd Place: Evan Lee
- 3rd Place: Jaswanth Udayakumar
- 3rd-5th Grade Winner:
- 1st Place: Lynnsie Tam
- 2nd Place: Lucy Lu
- 3rd Place: Jane Han
- 6th-8th Grade Winner:
- 1st Place: Analy Iturriaga
- 2nd Place: Tommy Li
- 3rd Place: Cristopher Tolentino
- 9th-12th Grade Winner:
- 1st Place: Julia Shaw
- 2nd Place: Alexis York
- 3rd Place: Arturo Mendiola Quezada
DART encourages the public to view the winning pieces and experience the inspiring artwork of these young artist. The winning artwork will be on display at the Dallas Museum of Art’s M2 Gallery from April 9 through May 4.
DART would like to thank all the participants, educators, and partners whose support made the 2025 Student Art Contest a success. A list of our partners below:
Title Partner: Advocate
Community Partners:
- Chase
- Children’s Aquarium Dallas
- Dallas Arboretum
- Dallas Museum of Art
- Dallas Zoo
- Half Price Books
- Nasher Sculpture Center
- Perot Museum of Nature and Science
- Proxy Properties
- SPARK Adventures in Creativity
- The Madison
- WSP
- Toyota
Media Partners:
For more information about the winners or their artwork visit DART.org/ArtContest.