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2025 Capture It! Application Now open!
How would YOU protect streams from water pollution? Submit a video or artwork to show us how! We'll choose winners based on messaging, creativity, and quality. A $500 cash prize will be awarded for each category.
The contest is open to 8th - 12th grade students who live or attend a school within the Raleigh area or the Extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ).
Instructions
- Choose whether to create a 60-second video or a drawing/painting.
- Bring awareness to the community about the need to improve the water quality of Raleigh's streams and lakes
- Submit your artwork along with the online application.
After the application deadline, we will review all projects in both categories to determine the winners. Selected pieces will be featured at the Pullen Arts Center Youth & Teen Gallery and contest winners will be recognized at the Earth Day Event at Dorothea Dix Park!
Environmental Awards Program
Looking for other ways to get involved? The Capture It! Stormwater Arts Contest is part of the City of Raleigh Environmental Awards Program. Visit their website for more information and other awards and opportunities.
Lisa Wang (12th grade) created “The Journey of Water Drops” which is a dynamic drawing that shows how stormwater runoff carries a variety of pollutants, such as fertilizers, litter, chemicals, and more, directly into our waterways and how it poses a threat to wildlife in Raleigh.
Rhys Price and Jayda Price created “What Could Be” which is a scenery divided into two parts. One half showcases the effects of healthy water in the Neuse and the environment around it. The other half portrays what the Neuse may become if proper action isn't taken to maintain its health.
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AJ Toler created a video titled “The Scoop on Poop” with her dog as the star actor. She found a creative and light-hearted way to spread awareness about the consequences of leaving dog poop on the ground and how it can impact our local waterways.
2024 Capture It! Arts Contest Winner
Protect Your Community by Jordyn Stott
Protect Your Community by Jordyn Stott
2022 Capture it! Stormwater Arts Contest
Watch the winning video from 2022 - “Stopping Stormwater Pollution” by Jamie Doyle and Sarah Frazier
2021 Capture it! Stormwater Arts Contest
Watch the winning video from 2021 – “Reclaim Runoff” by Alley Arnold and Regan Watkins
Capture it! Video Winner - 2020
Capture it! Stormwater Arts Contest - 2020 Video Winner
Capture it! Video Winner - 2019
Capture it! Stormwater Arts Contest - 2019 Video Winner
Capture it! Video Winner - 2018
Capture it! Stormwater Arts Contest - 2018 Video Winner
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Protect Your Community by Jordyn Stott
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2022 Capture it! Stormwater Arts Contest
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2021 Capture it! Stormwater Arts Contest
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Capture it! Video Winner - 2020
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Capture it! Video Winner - 2019
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