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 12^th 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-2^nd Grade Winner:
  • 1^st Place: Lucas Zhang
  • 2^nd Place: Evan Lee
  • 3^rd Place: Jaswanth Udayakumar
• 3^rd-5^th Grade Winner:
  • 1^st Place: Lynnsie Tam
  • 2^nd Place: Lucy Lu
  • 3^rd Place: Jane Han
• 6^th-8^th Grade Winner:
  • 1^st Place: Analy Iturriaga
  • 2^nd Place: Tommy Li
  • 3^rd Place: Cristopher Tolentino
• 9^th-12^th Grade Winner:
  • 1^st Place: Julia Shaw
  • 2^nd Place: Alexis York
  • 3^rd 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:

• Al Dia
• DFW Child
• Local Profile
• NBC5
• Plano Magazine
• Telemundo 39
• The Dallas Morning News

For more information about the winners or their artwork visit DART.org/ArtContest.