Celebrating Art and Water Education

Rainbow Water is proud to announce the return of the Water Awareness Poster Contest. The contest is exclusive to 4th grade students who live or attend charter, homeschool, public, or private schools in the Rainbow Water service area. As part of Rainbow Water's ongoing commitment to serve the community through educational outreach, the contest is a water awareness activity that aims to inform students of our most precious natural resource. The theme for 2025 contest is "Love Water, Save Water" and students are encouraged to create an original artwork that exemplifies the importance of water in our communities. 

The top three winners of the poster contest will be recognized with an award and art kit at the Communications and Customer Service Committee meeting in Summer 2025. The winning entries will then move on to the 33rd annual regional art contest hosted by the North County Water Agencies (NCWA) and featured in the 2026 NCWA calendar.

Contest Guidelines

Entry Forms

• Contest forms distributed to Bonsall and Vallecitos Elementary Schools beginning in February.
• Additional forms are available at the Rainbow Water District office.
• Request a Form: Email pr@rainbowmwd.com to receive an entry form by mail. 

Eligibility

• Students in 4th grade, who live or attend charter, homeschool,public, or private schools in the Rainbow Water service area.

Contest Theme

Use your imagination to illustrate how to “Love Water, Save Water.” Your picture can show:

1. Ways you love or save water at home or school;
2. Ways you love to save water so there’s enough for all living things
3. Imaginative new ways others may love to save or recycle water for the future
4. Ways you love to prevent water pollution
5. Ways our ancestors may haveloved to save water

Contest Guidelines

• Complete the calendar contest form with name, school, artists statement, and contact information.
• Use bright, bold colors. Avoid using fluorescent paints or highlighters. 
• The poster must be created with marking pens, colored pencils, acrylic poster paint, water colors, crayons, or torn/cut paper or fabric. Words, if used, should be printed large and kept to a minimum, and remember to check your spelling. Please note: posters done in only lead pencils, ball point pens,or computer-generated graphics will not be accepted for the contest.
• The poster must be an original work of art. Please avoid submitting art that resembles published cartoon or comic characters, artwork from other contests, or artwork from the NCWA calendar. 
• To be eligible for the contest, a student must be registered as a fourth grade student in a school within the boundaries of the Rainbow Water service area OR a student must be enrolled in the equivalency of 4th grade in a homeschool setting and reside within a sponsoring water agency’s boundaries. Proof of school registration, and/or home address may be required.
• Each particpating water agency will select three winners. Entries will be judged on:
  • Best Expression of the Theme
  • Poster Design
  • Creativity
  • Artistic Skill

Contest Deadline

• Entries must be received at the Rainbow Water District office by April 10, 2025.
• Drop off or mail to: Rainbow Municipal Water District, Attn. PR Dept., 3707 Old Highway 395, Fallbrook, CA 92028
• Entries can be returned to fourth grade teachers at Bonsall and Vallecitos Elementary Schools.
• One entry per student. An incomplete entry form will automatically disqualify the poster.
• North County Water Agencies and its member agencies will not be responsible for lost, stolen, illegible, or misdirected entries.
• Entries may not be returned to students, and all entries become property of the North County Water Agencies and may be edited for content or space, or used in other promotions without further compensation to, or permission from, the artist.

Presentation

A 20 minute water presentation/assembly is available for fourth grade classes in the
Rainbow Water service area. The presentation will inform students about the poster contest with review of contest rules, entry forms and materials to create their artwork. Students will learn how water has played a vital role in California history from the Mission Era to present day. In addition, the presentation will teach students about the importance of water, conservation, and the process to transport and treat water before it reaches
the tap. The presentation is aligned with the California Arts Standards for Public Schools to meet scholastic goals and offers an additional resource to fourth grade teachers.

Presentations are available Tuesday through Friday from March 3-April 4. If you are unable to schedule a presentation, please send all entry forms to your school front office for pick up on Thursday, April 10. 

More Information

Contact us for more information on submitting a poster, to request pick up for entries and to schedule your classroom presentation: pr@rainbowmwd.com