Got kids who love art and technology?
Here are three ways to get your kids excited about digital artmaking! In a world where electronic devices are seemingly everywhere, including the classroom and at home, technology offers fun and innovative ways for your kids to make art! The wide range of computer platforms, apps, devices, and gadgets available today provides countless resources for […]
A youth’s passion for dessert led to her award-winning automotive design. Eleven-year-old Doyeon Lee loves all kinds of sugary confections, and when she learned about the Toyota Dream Car USA Art Contest, she knew right away what her delicious focus would be. Her “Sweet Car” sped into second place for the U.S. competition earlier this year […]
“Toyota Dream Orchestra Car” by Young Artist wins “Grand Prize” in World Contest For a 15-year-old musician from Mercer Island, Washington, cars of the future would include her “piano ship” vehicle, which performs classical music for passengers and passersby while floating high above and throughout the lush landscapes of the world. A Magical World of […]
An imaginative solution to deliver groceries to her grandmother’s high-rise apartment was the concept of an award-winning drawing by a kindergartner from New Jersey. Using markers and watercolors, Zongxuan Helena Zou, age 5, worked more than a week to create her “Giraffe Car Delivers Happiness,” which was selected as the Gold Award Winner in her […]
From new automotive design to engaging content for education, every industry can agree that creativity is key. There are those like Gray Augustus who have combined their skill sets to help craft content for classrooms and major companies. Augustus is an artist, an art educator, and a Teton Toyota team member who has utilized his […]
Students working in the fabrication labs in the California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) Center for Innovation in STEM Education (CISE) got an accelerated course in hands-on project management and design when they partnered with Toyota Motor North America for the company’s annual Toyota Dream Car USA Art Contest. Toyota taps CSUDH students to create […]
“The world needs dreamers and the world needs doers. But above all, the world needs dreamers who do.” ~Sarah Ban Breathnach Talent and ambition meet in the middle of the road with artist Daryl Thompson and his collection of dynamic drawings all based on the love of cars. Thompson is a digital automotive artist and […]
Award-winning whimsical and imaginative designs by eleven young artists paired with 3D representative models created by students at California State University Dominguez Hills (CSU-DH) and reproduced artworks are on view at the Petersen Automotive Museum, October 30, 2021 through March 27, 2022. Ranging in age from 6 to 15 years of age, the featured artists […]
Toyota’s mission of Mobility for All is at the core of an education initiative by Toyota and Discovery Education called “Keys to Connect.” Designed for wherever learning takes place, “Keys to Connect” includes a variety of no-cost, standards-aligned digital resources that immerse learners at all levels to address transportation challenges and imagine the future of […]
Get your kids’ creative engines started! Unpack the art supplies, unbuckle imaginations and kickstart the freewheeling designs of what your kids think cars should look like in the future. Then, enter their hand-drawn, painted, or digital artworks in the Toyota Dream Car USA Youth Art Contest. Submissions created by youth, ages 4-15, are accepted online […]
One winner of the FY21 Toyota Dream Car USA Art Contest is Lea Haeun Shin (then age 6), who is passionate about art and draws daily. When her art teacher told her about the contest, she said, “I love trees, so I knew right away my drawing would be about nature.” For inspiration, she checked […]
Cars that make glaciers, vehicles that disinfect the earth, mobile solutions to cleaner water, and flying contraptions that save the world were among the themes of artworks created by nine young artists selected as the FY21 winners of the Toyota Dream Car USA Art Contest. From the pool of Toyota’s nine U.S. Winners, the Petersen […]