Imagine A Day Without Water

Could you go a day without water? No water to drink or use to make food. No water to shower, flush the toilet, or brush your teeth. Firefighters couldn’t put out fires, pools would be closed, and farmers couldn’t water their crops. 

We are excited to announce that the City of Charlottesville, Albemarle County Service Authority, and Rivanna Water & Sewer Authority are holding their 7^th annual Imagine a Day without Water Art Contest. Each year, we ask youth to show us why we must value and save water in our community. This year’s contest has been modified once again to allow for more flexibility during COVID-19. Our goal is to provide the youth in our community with an opportunity for them to illustrate their love for water.

This year’s art contest is accepting entries starting on October 1^st in anticipation for the National Imagine a Day without Water Day on October 21^st. The contest will once again be open to all students in grades K – 12^th in the City of Charlottesville and Albemarle County. Youth can submit original 2-D creations of any size, including original photography. We are asking the youth to consider this year’s theme of “Love Our Water” in their creation.

Submissions will still be accepted via direct mail or electronically through our submission and online voting platform. Submissions can be submitted by scanning the original work, uploading an image of the work, uploading an original photograph, or developed digitally; however, note that the means of submission may impact the quality of the artwork.

The Imagine a Day without Water Art Contest will accept artwork from October 1^st to November 5^th. Top entries will be made available for fan favorite voting from November 15^th through 24^th (LINK). Winners will be announced via press release on December 8^th. Awards of a cash gift card and water conservation goodie bag will be given to the top entry in the four grade and fan favorite categories. Four teachers will also be honored for their support of the contest through a random drawing.

We are excited to see the youth’s creativity and what water means to them!

You can learn more about the Value of Water Coalition and the National Imagine a Day without Water Campaign on their website.