Winners of Annual "Being Water Wise Is..." Art Contest

PASADENA, Calif. — Pasadena Water and Power (PWP) is proud to announce the winners of the 2025 “Being Water Wise Is…” Art Contest. The first-place winner is Alice Z., 5th grade, the second-place winner is Sharon X., 5th grade, and the third-place winner is Olivia H.,11th grade. Honorable mention goes to Barron G., Kindergarten. Winners are from Polytechnic School, Crestview Preparatory School, Westridge School, and Mayfield Junior School.

Held every year in partnership with the Metropolitan Water District (MWD), the “Being Water Wise Is …” Art Contest is open to all Pasadena students in grades K-12 who reside within PWP’s service area. Artwork submissions were due in May.
As a community-owned utility, PWP takes pride in empowering local youth about water conservation through educational programs like the art contest. Student artists submitted creative artwork with messaging that encourages the community to conserve and use water more wisely. All four winning artworks were submitted to MWD for consideration in their student art calendar.

Congratulations to all winners! Next year’s art contest will open in February 2026 and conclude in May 2026. For more information about the art contest and to view the winning artworks, visit PWP's Art Contest page.