ARTEFFECT Competition
Steps to Participate Step 1: Choose Your Unsung Hero
The 2026 ARTEFFECT Competition for middle and high school students is open through April 21, 2026! The first step for young artists in creating an ARTEFFECT submission is to select an LMC Unsung Hero—an individual who resonates as a role model.
The ARTEFFECT website now features an Unsung Heroes Role Models Interactive that encourages students to explore all LMC Unsung Heroes through a choice-based activity. Use this interactive to learn about what type of role model you would like to be and what Heroic Traits are most important to you!
Still Time to Join!
Remembering the Holocaust Session Tomorrow, February 18, 2026
4:00-5:15 PM Pacific Time
All educators are invited to join the next ARTEFFECT online session. Led by 2020 Nebraska Teacher of the Year and 2021 LMC Fellow Megan Helberg, this session explores best practices for guiding students in the creation of visual artworks representing stories of Unsung Heroes from the Holocaust and other genocides. All registrants will receive the lesson plan and recording. Attendees to the live session can receive a Certificate of Participation. Free to join—registration required. Learn more about the session and instructor.
Meet our 2024-2025 Ambassador Ashli Knoell, a S.T.E.A.M. + Robotics Teacher at V. Sue Cleveland High School in Rio Rancho, New Mexico.
Each ARTEFFECT Ambassador culminates their visual arts online fellowship with a capstone project that brings the inspiring stories of the LMC Unsung Heroes into their classrooms and communities. Here is an excerpt from Ashli’s Capstone Project report:
“As students explored the lives and legacies of their Unsung Heroes, their creativity and excitement soared … In essence, the ARTEFFECT Project has become more than just an activity; it’s a transformative process that empowers students to merge creativity with problem-solving, developing them into well-rounded individuals ready to tackle complex problems in the real world.”
Congratulations to Ashli and her students at V. Sue Cleveland High School for their incredible ARTEFFECT projects!
