The Art Side of the Moon

    The Challenge

    Fifty years ago, generations were inspired when humans made a giant leap and walked on the moon. Today, NASA is committed to returning to the moon and beyond! Your challenge is to create an artistic work to communicate, inform, or inspire others about humanity’s return to the moon.

    Background

    Fifty years ago, generations were inspired when humans made a giant leap and walked on the moon. Today, NASA is committed to returning to the moon and beyond!

    Revisiting the moon will involve many challenges. We will learn how to use the moon’s resources in order to sustain missions at a greater distance and duration. It will not be easy. Radiation, isolation, and dangerous and unexpected environments will test our limits like never before. We will face these challenges and expand the perimeter of the human presence in the interest of exploration.

    Your challenge is to create an artistic work to communicate, inform, or inspire others about humans’ return to the moon. Your art may be in any form, including (but not limited to): drawing, painting, sculpture, computer generated 2D or 3D, music, film, music video, dance, textile, etc. Think about how you can integrate multiple NASA images or video into your artwork. You can even consider integrating NASA data that isn’t imagery for extra impact!

    You must incorporate at least one original NASA image, video, or audio clip into your solution. The solution may either contain the original source (in full or in part), or be derived from/inspired by the original NASA source material.

    Potential Considerations

    • Does the work provoke an emotional response?
    • Does the work show a mastery of craftsmanship?
    • Does the work exemplify creative excellence that pushes the boundaries of making or storytelling?
    • Does the work show a high level of technical, conceptual, and aesthetic innovation and display an exceptional level of creative vision?
    • Does the work show an exemplary use of the original NASA material used?
    • Does the work show an exceptional level of creative vision and execution?
    • Does the work capture a creative expression?
    • Does the work explore new ideas or techniques?
    • Does the work offer a fresh perspective?

    The solution must be an original work by you (apart from the NASA material), meaning that you were the work’s principal creator, and you must have the right to submit it to the NASA International Space Apps Challenge. Your work must have been created after October 1, 2019.

    You may upload images, audio, or videos using online repositories, including any provided image/video/audio upload tools on your Space Apps project page. If your final artwork is not audio or video, please include scans, images, or videos which display your work. Your submission must either be in the English language or have English subtitles or captions (to the extent it contains dialogue or text). Final audio or video works must be less than five minutes in total length. Include links to original NASA source files and materials.

    Format types accepted for solutions:

    Images: JPEG format / 300 Dots per Inch (DPI) resolution

    Video: MP4 format / H.264 codec / 1080p resolution

    Audio: MP3 format

    Note:

    Your solution must not contain any third-party work, even if you have permission or a license. The point of this challenge is to create original art by a person or team at Space Apps. In addition, the solution must not infringe on any third party’s intellectual property rights or privacy rights.

    Refer to the Media Usage Guidelines link for information regarding use of NASA content.

    NASA in no way endorses any non-U.S. Government entity and is not responsible for information contained on non-U.S. Government websites.