Date: August 24th 2007

Aug 23, 2007

Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja r alexander@nasa gov

Keith Henry Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va 757-864-6120/344-7211 h k henry@nasa gov

RELEASE: 07-179

LIFE AND WORK ON THE MOON: WHAT IMAGES COME TO MIND?

HAMPTON, Va - A new NASA contest encourages university art and design students to partner with science and engineering departments to create art representative of living and working on the moon The goal is for students in the arts, science and engineering to collaboratively engage in NASA's mission to return humans to the moon by 2020, and eventually journey on to Mars and other destinations in the solar system

The Advanced Planning and Partnership Office at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va , is sponsoring the "Life and Work on the Moon" contest Winners will receive cash prizes up to $1,000 Winning artwork also will be exhibited online and across the country

Students in architecture, industrial design, computer design, the fine arts and other disciplines are invited to submit entries in one of three categories: two-dimensional art, three-dimensional art or digital art To ensure artistic concepts reflect the realities of the harsh lunar environment, art students are strongly encouraged to consult with science and engineering students and use NASA's online resources

A volunteer panel of judges will represent NASA, other government agencies, universities, industry and the professional art community Judges will evaluate artistic qualities and whether the entry depicts a valid scenario in the context of the lunar environment

In sponsoring the contest, NASA hopes to encourage more collaboration among scientists and engineers and the artistic and creative communities Such collaboration may generate new ideas for living and working in extra-terrestrial environments, resulting in more successful long-duration space missions

Winners of the contest will be offered the opportunity to exhibit their work in NASA facilities and science museums An online public gallery will be available through a partnership with NASA's Classroom of the Future, maintained by the Wheeling Jesuit University Center for Educational Technologies in Wheeling, W Va , and the Christopher Newport University Institute for Science Education in Newport News, Va Christopher Newport University will provide cash awards for top prizes

Entries are due no later than December 1, 2007, and results will be announced in February 2008 A high school version of this contest is planned for the spring of 2008

For more details about the contest, including NASA's resources about the moon, visit:

http://artcontest larc nasa gov

For more information about NASA and agency programs, visit:

http://www nasa gov

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