Thirty-three states held state aviation art contests in which they submitted the first, second and third place winners in each of the three categories to the national competition. In total, over 10,000 pieces of art were judged in this year’s contest. The artwork for the national competition was reviewed by Keith Ferris of the American Society of Aviation Artists; Shannon Chambers of the National Aeronautic Association (NAA); Deborah Gallaway of the Centennial of Flight Commission; Lynn Marra of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); Anne Holbrook of the NASA Einstein Fellows; and Ed Wilczynski of Science Applications International Corporation. This year’s artwork incorporated the theme "My Dream to Fly" and the winning artwork can be seen on the NASAO web-site at www.nasao.org.

The winners will receive recognition during the NAA Annual Awards Ceremony that will be held March 26 at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum. They will also receive an award certificate and ribbon along with a framed reproduction of their work and a limited edition aviation print by professional artists from the American Society of Aviation Artists. NASA and NASAO are also providing the award recipient airfare and hotel to the

The NASAO Center for Aviation Research and Education is a non-profit research affiliate, organization of National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO), which seeks to improve the states' role in the future of the national air transportation system.