Circuit Court Clerk's Office

Clerk's 4th Annual Law Day Art Contest (2024)

Student Submissions are currently on display online and at the courthouse (3rd floor).

Please check out the inspiring student artwork and vote for the most inspiring pieces within each category (one submission per person). Click here for online voting. Voting will close on Saturday, April 27, 2024, at 12 p.m. The artwork will be on display at the courthouse until May 2, 2024.

About the 2024 4th Annual Law Day Art Contest
The Clerk of the Circuit Court, Jacqueline Smith, Esq. is calling for student artwork from students in Prince William County and the Cities of Manassas and Manassas Park. The Clerk is celebrating Law Day with her 4th Annual Artwork Contest. The contest is open to all local students in grades 1st – 12th enrolled for the 2023-2024 school year, including private, home, and public schools.

The Clerk encourages all students to embark on illustrating the theme, “Voices of Democracy.” The deadline to submit artwork is Wednesday, April 24, 2024.

Law Day is celebrated every year in the month of May since its inception by President Eisenhower in 1958 to increase awareness about the role of law in a free society.

This year, "Americans will address fundamental questions about democracy and the rule of law" through the United States' presidential election. Interweaving the ideals of civics and democracy, the American Bar Association developed the Law Day theme, “Voices of Democracy”.

To incorporate these ideas, the Clerk’s 4th Annual Law Day Art Contest is intended to be an exciting and educational way for students (1st-12th) and their respective schools to illustrate civil discourse, participation and fair elections in a free society within the theme “Voices of Democracy" in a creative way. The presentation of artwork and award announcements will be made at the Clerk of Circuit Court’s Law Day Ceremony and Open House, May 2, 2024 at 6 p.m.

For Artwork Entry Rules and Information, please click here. This year, several students from the Human Rights Student Leadership Committee will act as the peer jury for deciding the final awarded artwork after a public vote of all artworks.

Here is a coloring resources website for a fun way to encourage Law Day interest among younger students.

Please check back for updates about the Clerk’s 4th Annual Artwork Contest.

2024 Law Day Community Sponsors:

Open Space Arts Gallery (Edutainment Productions, Inc.), Uptown Alley, A.C. Fun Factory (Cafe Pottery Painting and Splatter Paint), Bach2Rock (Bristow), Chick Fil A (Bristow), Crumble Cookies (Bristow), Prince William County Parks and Recreation.

CoCC Law Day Community Sponsor Cafe Pottery

*Add your business name to our list of sponsors for student awards, please contact Candi Choi at [email protected].

The 2023 Law Day Art Contest was a huge success. Below is more information about it.

3rd Annual Law Day Art Contest:
The Circuit Court Clerk, Jacqueline Smith, received artwork from all local students enrolled in the 2022-2023 school year in the County of Prince William and the Cities of Manassas and Manassas Park, including private, home based, and public schools.

The art was exhibited at the Prince William County Art Council's Open Space Arts in Stone Bridge. Some of the artwork will be displayed in the Jury Room of the Circuit Court (3rd Floor of the Judicial Center).

The Circuit Court Clerk extends appreciation to the sponsors of this year's student artwork awards, including Northern Virginia Community College (SysSTEMic Scholarship), the ARTfactory (Performance Tickets), Cafe Pottery (Free Clay Pottery and Lesson), Manassas Mall (Retail Gift Cards and Items), Bach 2 Rock (Bristow - Scholarship for Lessons), and the Prince William County Arts Council (Showcase Art in Gallery Exhibit "For Those Who Serve".

We are excited to showcase your student artwork in 2024! Please check back and follow us on social media for updates @PWCCircuitCourt (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter (X), Threads, YouTube).

Winners from 2023: