PLANO, Texas, March 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Protecting
our environment and imagining a better world are among the themes
of the award-winning futuristic car designs by nine young artists
selected as the U.S. Winners of the 2020 Toyota Dream Car
USA Art Contest.
This year's nine U.S. Winners were chosen by a national panel of
judges who assessed artwork by 41 U.S. finalists; the latter of
which had been selected by Toyota team members and dealer employees
nationwide from a pool of 97 U.S. semi-finalists. At 1,700, the
contest received a record number of artwork submissions this year,
reflecting nearly a 100% increase over last year. All artwork
submissions were entered in one of three categories (4-7 years;
8-11 years; 12-15 years) and judged within their age group for
artistry, uniqueness, and execution of concept.
"The brilliance of all the youth who submitted this year is
astounding. Their art integrated several of Toyota's strategic
focus areas including mobility, environmentalism, and diversity,
with an unrestrained, youthful lens," said Mike Goss, General Manager, Social Innovation,
Toyota Motor North America & President, Toyota USA Foundation.
"I'm so honored and excited to help judge for the Toyota Dream
Car USA Art Contest. It's deeply
inspirational to see the dreams and ideas created by this amazing
young talent," said Jay Ward,
Creative Director of Franchise, Pixar Animation Studios.
While the geographic reach and demographics of the contest are
quite diverse, this year's winners are all girls from one of four
states: California, Michigan, New
Jersey and Washington. For
a full list of U.S. winners, U.S. finalists, and U.S.
semi-finalists for the FY20 Toyota Dream Car Art Contest organized
by state and award level, click here.
U.S. WINNERS – Age Category 1 (4-7 Years)
Gold
Award: Bubble Water Car by Khloe Wang, age 7, South El Monte, CA
Silver Award: Toyota Magical Puzzle Car by Vera So,
age 7, Irvine, CA
Bronze Award: Toyota Phoenix Car by Olivia L.
Foh, age 7, San Jose, CA
U.S. WINNERS – Age Category 2 (8-11 Years)
Gold
Award: The Jellyfish Car by Grace Sun, age 9, Livingston, NJ
Silver Award: Surrealism Car by Ashley Han, age 11, Ann Arbor, MI
Bronze Award: The Eco Car by Lynn Sun, age 11, Livingston, NJ
U.S. WINNERS – Age Category 3 (12-15 Years)
Gold
Award: Flourish and Rebloom by Celine Lee Min, age 15, Bellevue, WA
Silver Award: Memory Car by Jennie Mingzhen Wei, age 14, Novi, MI
Bronze Award: Phoenix Dream Car by Katherine Wang, age 15, Mercer Island, WA
Toyota Motor Corporation in Japan held the first worldwide contest in
2004. Nearly 90 countries now host their own national contests
under the same rules but with varying artwork submission periods.
To learn more about the world contest, visit
www.Toyota-DreamCarArt.com. For information about the U.S. Contest,
visit www.ToyotaDreamCarUSA.com.
About Toyota: Toyota (NYSE:TM) has been a part of the
cultural fabric in the U.S. and North
America for more than 60 years, and is committed to
advancing sustainable, next-generation mobility through our Toyota
and Lexus brands. During that time, Toyota has created a
tremendous value chain as our teams have contributed to world-class
design, engineering, and assembly of more than 40 million cars and
trucks in North America, where we
have 14 manufacturing plants, 15 including our joint venture in
Alabama (10 in the U.S.), and
directly employ more than 47,000 people (over 36,000 in the
U.S.). Our 1,800 North American dealerships (nearly 1,500 in
the U.S.) sold nearly 2.8 million cars and trucks (nearly 2.4
million in the U.S.) in 2019.
Through the Start Your Impossible campaign, Toyota highlights
the way it partners with community, civic, academic and
governmental organizations to address our society's most pressing
mobility challenges. We believe that when people are free to move,
anything is possible. For more information about Toyota, visit
www.pressroom.toyota.com.
Media Contact: Ryan Hines
ryan.hines@toyota.com (469) 486-5382
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