The ART of ENGINEERING: A Creative Challenge
Engineering has long inspired those who examine the world through its principles, revealing structures that are both complex and elegantly efficient. The view one encounters, whether analyzing the precision inside a microchip or observing the sweeping geometry of a suspension bridge, can be as visually striking as works by Escher or Kandinsky. The goal of The ART of ENGINEERING: A Creative Challenge Competition at Cal Poly Pomona is to celebrate the aesthetic beauty that emerges when engineering, creativity, and hands on learning come together in the spirit of Bronco innovation.
Call for Entries
The ART of ENGINEERING: A Creative Challenge Competition at Cal Poly Pomona invites visual work that highlights the creative side of engineering, technology, science, math, and sustainability. Entries that showcase originality, problem solving, and unique perspectives on the built and designed world will receive favorable consideration.
Eligibility
- Photographs, illustrations, visualizations, renderings, and posters are welcome.
- Entries must connect clearly to the theme of Engineering with an emphasis on engineering and design.
- Entries must be high-resolution images (300 dpi) in JPEG format and at least 3,000 pixels wide on the longest edge.
- The competition is open to current students, faculty, and staff of Cal Poly Pomona.
Prizes
Undergraduate Students* only
- First place: $1000
- Second place: $500
- Third place: $250
Faculty/Staff** only
- First place: $500
- Second place: $250
- Third place: $150
All Students*, faculty**, and staff**
- Provost's Choice: $500
- Dean's Choice: $500
- People's Choice: $500
Winning entries will be displayed in the Cal Poly Pomona University Library.
*Financial aid is based on Cal Poly Pomona’s Cost of Attendance and Federal, State, and CSU financial aid rules. If receiving this award requires changes to your financial aid package, the Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships will take care of those adjustments. Students with questions should contact the Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships for help.
**In accordance with university policy, monetary awards are reportable. Faculty and staff awards will be issued through Payroll Office and may be subject to withholding.
Dates and Deadlines
- Submissions will be accepted from February 1, 2026 through March 29, 2026.
- All submissions must be uploaded by 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, March 29, 2026.
- Reception will take place on May 4, 2026, 4pm to 5pm at the Library Special Events Room 15-4829.
How to Submit
- Use the online submission form to enter.
- Entries must be high-resolution images (300 dpi) in JPEG format and at least 3,000 pixels wide on the longest edge.
- Judging will be based on both the image and the accompanying description. The description should be written in language that is accessible to the general public and should briefly explain the engineering or STEM concept behind the work.
- All entries, once submitted, are final and cannot be edited. Contest coordinators reserve the right to remove submissions that do not align with Cal Poly Pomona values and community standards.
Questions?
Contact the The ART of ENGINEERING: A Creative Challenge team with the subject heading "art of engineering" at library@cpp.edu