Every year Code/Art conducts national competitions that combine creativity, art, and coding to inspire girls to pursue computer science while also helping change society’s view of what a coder looks like. The entry period runs from October through February.

All girls from Grades 3-6 in Sinnott can participate in these competitions.
CodeYourSelf Self-Potrait Competition
Objective:
​Write a computer program to generate a self-portrait using, but not limited to, Processing.js or p5.js, and provide a working link to view both the artwork and the code (e.g. Khan Academy, CodeHS, p5.js, Code.org).

​Theme: CodeYourSelf: The Time Traveler
Imagine you are a time traveler who has journeyed back to a specific era or decade in time or forward to your imagination’s view of a future time. Your task is to code a self-portrait that reflects the essence and spirit of that time. Choose an era or decade that fascinates you and resonates with you.
Along with your self-portrait, provide a brief artist’s statement explaining your choice of era and the inspiration behind your work. Share your thoughts on the connection between the chosen era and your personal identity. This is your chance to showcase your creativity, coding skills, and storytelling abilities in the world of time travel!

Guidelines:
  • Entry must include a self-portrait to qualify (i.e. a depiction of the artist/coder that includes the face, head, and shoulders).
  • All design elements MUST be coded. No gifs, jpgs, pngs, images from an image library (e.g. Sprites from Scratch’s sprite library), or other graphic files can be part of your portrait. The inclusion of any of these non-coded elements in your entry will lead to disqualification.
  • Portrait must pull inspiration from this year’s theme (students can explain connection to theme in write up).
  • Each entry must include a clear photograph of the participant.
  • Only one CodeYourSelf submission is allowed per entrant.
  • Each entry must provide parent/guardian or teacher consent and contact information (if under 18 years old).

​Submission deadline: February 2nd, 2024

To learn more and to participate, please refer 2024 Code/Art CodeYourSelf Competition
Coded Animated Art Competition
Objective:
Write a computer program to generate an Animated Art piece and provide a working link to view both the artwork and the code. An animation could feature patterns, shapes, characters, landscapes, etc. and should have movement that starts automatically or when the play button is clicked.

Guidelines:
  • Animation must be composed or constructed by a computer program using browser based coding environments (e.g. Scratch, Khan Academy, p5.js, CodeHS).
  • All design elements must be coded. No gifs, jpgs, pngs, images from an image library (e.g. Sprites from Scratch’s sprite library), or other graphic files can be part of your project. The inclusion of any of these non-coded elements will lead to disqualification.
  • There is no limit to the number of submissions per contestant, but each contestant may only win one prize per category.
  • Entries can not be an animated self-portrait.
  • Each entry must provide parent/guardian or teacher consent and contact information (if under 18 years old).

​Submission deadline: February 2nd, 2024

To learn more and to participate, please refer 2024 Code/Art Coded Animated Art Competition
Game Design Competition
Objective:
Students must design and develop their own original game with a clear objective on a browser based platform (e.g. Scratch, Game Lab, p5.js, MakeCode Arcade, etc.)

Guidelines:
  • Game must be developed by a computer program using browser based coding environments.
  • The game should allow the user to interact with the game, either through a keyboard or by clicking on the screen.
  • We allow gifs, jpgs, pngs, images from any software image library (e.g. Sprites and backdrops from Scratch’s sprite library), and other graphic files.
  • Games that do not work according to the game’s instructions (if any) will be disqualified. Scratch remixes of other games not created by the coder themself will be disqualified.
  • There is no limit to the number of submissions per contestant, but each contestant may only win one prize per competition category.
  • Each entry must provide parent/guardian or teacher consent and contact information (if under 18 years old).

​Submission deadline: February 2nd, 2024

To learn more about the rules and to participate, please refer 2024 Code/Art Game Design Competition