2026 Education Law Art Contest
In conjunction with our 2026 Education Law Conference, Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo (AALRR) is proud to promote equity and excellence in education by sponsoring a statewide art contest for California junior and senior high school students.
Selected artwork will be showcased during AALRR’s 2026 Education Law Conference on November 12, 2026, at the Sheraton Cerritos Hotel and November 16, 2026, at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Sacramento Riverfront Promenade.
The winning pieces will receive special recognition and will be proudly displayed at AALRR’s Cerritos headquarters and featured on the firm’s website for one year.
I. Winning Entries:
Five winning entries will be chosen by AALRR’s Education Law Practice Group Attorneys. AALRR will give each of the five winners a $500 check and the winning students’ schools will receive $250 worth of art supplies sponsored by AALRR. The check for art supplies will be mailed to each winning student’s art teacher.
II. Contest Rules:
Students should create a work of art that captures the essence of this year's conference Leading Through Change: The Next Era of California Education Law—in a celebratory fashion. Entrants will be critiqued on theme, execution, and creativity.
- All contestants must be in the 11th or 12th grade.
- Drawings must be solely the original work of the student entrant. Plagiarized entries will be immediately disqualified without any opportunity for resubmission.
- Entrants must submit only one entry.
- Paper to be used for the drawings must be no smaller than 8.5” x 11” and no larger than 11” x 17”. Composition may be vertical or horizontal in orientation. Artists may use any colorful medium that includes markers, paints, pastels, colored pencils, or crayons. Pencil drawings shall also be acceptable.
- ALL ENTRIES MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE REGISTRATION FORM
III. Contest Dates:
The contest entry period will officially begin on August 1, 2026, and end on October 28, 2026. Entries must be received no later than October 28, 2026. Winners will be notified by November 2, 2026.
IV. Submitting Entries:
All entries must be submitted to the following address:
Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo (AALRR)
Attn: Mynor Urrutia, Contest Coordinator
12800 Center Court Drive, Suite 300
Cerritos, CA 90703
Entries can also be delivered to your nearest AALRR office. If you decide to deliver your entry to your nearest AALRR office, please do so by October 23rd to ensure your artwork is received by contest organizers by the contest due date. To ensure your entry is received by contest organizers in time for voting.
Entries may be mailed or hand delivered. AALRR does not assume responsibility for lost, late, misdirected, and illegible entries, all of which shall be disqualified.
AALRR Offices:
- Cerritos
12800 Center Court Drive, Suite 300, Cerritos, CA 90703 - East Bay
4160 Dublin Blvd., Suite 450, Dublin, CA 94568 - Fresno
10 River Park Place East, Suite 240, Fresno, CA 93720 - Irvine
20 Pacifica, Suite 1100, Irvine, CA 92618 - Marin
3 Harbor Drive, Suite 200, Sausalito, CA 94965 - Pasadena
251 S. Lake Ave, Suite 360, Pasadena, CA 91101 - Riverside
3390 University Avenue, Suite 300, Riverside, CA 92501 - Sacramento
2151 River Plaza Drive, Suite 300, Sacramento, CA 95833 - San Diego
4225 Executive Square, 7th Floor, La Jolla, CA 92037 - Westlake Village
4165 East Thousand Oaks Boulevard, Suite 201, Westlake Village, CA 91362
V. Criteria for Judging:
Entries will be judged on originality and creativity used to capture and depict the contest theme.
VI. Disclaimer:
Upon submission, all entries shall become the property of Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo and will not be returned. Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo reserves the right to display the student art at the 2026 Education Law Conference and in AALRR’s offices. Award winners will be notified by November 2, 2026. Prizes are nontransferable. All prizes will be awarded. Winners will be solely responsible for any federal, state, or local taxes.
Drawings must be original, not in the public domain, and must not infringe or violate any law or the legal or equitable right of any person or entity, nor contain material that infringes or violates any personal property rights of others or that constitute defamation, invasion of privacy, an infringement of the intellectual property rights of any third person, or is otherwise unlawful. By submitting a drawing, each student acknowledges his or her understanding of, and compliance with, these rules. AALRR, at their discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any entry deemed inappropriate. AALRR shall not be responsible for any violation or infringement of the law, or infringement on the personal or intellectual property rights of any third party by entrant and entrant shall agree to indemnify AALRR in the event of any such infringement or violation by entrant in connection with this contest.
Within 10 days of the date specified in the notification, winners and their parents/guardians, will be required to execute an affidavit of originality, eligibility, and compliance with rules, a release of liability, and a grant of promotional rights, or the prize will be awarded to an alternate winner. Winners must provide a street address where AALRR can mail the winners a publicity release, affidavit of eligibility and, if applicable, a tax form.
All drawings and all rights to their reproduction become the property of AALRR. They may use, edit, and excerpt these entries for promotional or any other purpose, including placing them online without attribution or compensation, additional or otherwise. AALRR reserves the right to use winners’ names and hometowns in any advertising or promotional materials relating to this competition without further notification, permission, or compensation to the winners, except where prohibited by law.
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