09/26/2025
By The Cool Science Team

The Cool Science Team is excited to announce the 14th annual Cool Science Artwork Competition. Please share this invitation with parents, teachers, mentors, community members, and students who are interested in the arts and/or sciences. This year’s deadline is Jan. 9, 2026.

Cool Science

Cool Science is a free and public art competition held each fall for all K-12 artists. Cool Science is a collaboration between the UMass Lowell, UMass Boston, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, University of Kansas, and Kansas City Art Institute. In 2019, Cool Science received a National Science Foundation grant that helped it expand the project beyond Massachusetts to Kansas, Missouri, and Southern New Hampshire. However, students from any location around the world are welcome to participate.

Challenge Questions
This year, we are asking young artists to answer one of the following challenge questions with a visual work of art:

  1. What can we learn from nature about adapting to a changing climate?
  2. How are Massachusetts and its cities and towns preparing for climate change?
  3. How can we lower temperatures in urban heat islands?

Competition Winners

During this winter, we will select the best entries for display on public buses in the Spring 2026. The honorees will be recognized at an art exhibit celebration next year.

For further information about the contest, please visit the Cool Science guidelines website. 

You can also join our community on Facebook, X, Instagram, BlueSky, LinkedIn, and YouTube. You can also visit the Cool Science website for further information about the program.

We look forward to receiving lots of creative entries from your community by Jan. 9, 2026!