Frequently Asked Questions

How To Submit

To submit, students must first have a teacher/educator, parent, or guardian register on their behalf. Only adults may register. After completing their registration, the adult will receive a submission code. Teacher/educators, parents/caregivers, or students (with help from adults) can then use the code to upload student submissions through the online submission form.

Each submission should include the student’s work, media file, and a short description written by the student.

Adults may register using the form on the Register page.

Adults who register should receive their submission code via the email they entered on the registration form. If you don’t receive it, please check your spam or junk folder. If you still cannot find it, contact us at tapestryofny@wnet.org. 

Students of any age may submit with the help of a teacher/educator, parent, or guardian. For students under 13 years of age, there is an additional requirement:

  • If teachers/educators are submitting on behalf of the students, they must collect and keep on file a signed COPPA consent form from each student’s parent or legal guardian.
  • If parents/guardians are submitting, they must sign an online COPPA consent form providing approval for their child(ren)’s participation.

Who Can Submit

We welcome submissions from K–12 students across New York State, including those in:

  • Public, private, and charter schools
  • Homeschool programs
  • Libraries, museums, and after-school programs
  • Community and youth organizations

Students may participate through a teacher or program leader, who submits work on their behalf. Parents or caregivers may also help students submit work.

Students of any age may submit with the help of a teacher/educator, parent, or guardian. For students under 13 years of age, there is an additional requirement:

  • If teachers/educators are submitting on behalf of students, they must collect and keep on file a signed COPPA consent form from each student’s parent or legal guardian.
  • If parents/guardians are submitting on behalf of their child, they must provide COPPA consent during the online registration process.

Submission Rules and Requirements

We encourage submissions in a range of visual art or media formats, including:

  • Collages
  • Drawings
  • Paintings
  • Photography
  • Digital graphics
  • Video
  • Multimedia artwork

One image file (jpg, png, webp – max 4MB) or video file (mp4, movie, webm – max 512MB) per submission will be accepted.

Students should only submit work that they created themselves without the use of AI (artificial intelligence). If the project includes photos, videos, text, music, or artwork made by someone else (also known as another person’s “intellectual property” or “IP”)—or shows other people—you need to make sure you have their permission first. Keep a written record of their permission, such as a signed note, agreement or email.  This helps protect everyone’s rights and keeps the platform safe and respectful. More information about intellectual property rights can be found here. If you’re unsure, check with a teacher, parent, or guardian before submitting.

Federal law (the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act or “COPPA”) requires parents or legal guardians of children under the age of 13 to consent to the collection, use and disclosure of personal information from their children. Because Tapestry of New York includes a child’s first name, last initial and school or organization information (such as name and location) in connection with the display of their artwork on the online gallery, COPPA consent is required for submissions from children under 13. View our Privacy Policy for more information. 

If you are a teacher/educator, you must have a COPPA consent form signed by the parent or legal guardian of each student under 13 years old who will be submitting to Tapestry of New York. You do not need to upload these forms; just keep them in a safe place. If you are a parent/guardian, you will be asked to provide COPPA consent as part of your online registration process.

Review Process

All submissions will be reviewed by project staff. When approved, student work will be published to the public showcase on this website. Submitters will be notified via email only if their submission is not approved, and will be able to revise and submit their work again.  

We hope to include as many submissions as possible. Reasons submissions may be declined include (but are not limited to) the following:

  • The content appears to be generated by AI (artificial intelligence.)
  • The work includes vulgar, offensive, or inappropriate material, such as hate speech or threats of violence.
  • The work does not appear to be relevant to the historical themes outlined in this Call for Submissions.
  • The submission is not a work of visual art or media (for example, strictly text-based works or audio-only submissions will not be accepted.)
  • The work or written statement reveals personal details that should not be included for the safety of minors involved.
  • The written statement is not comprehensible (for example, it is made up of nonsensical words or characters.) 
  • The work appears to include copyrighted third-party content that has not been cleared, such as someone else’s music, photographs, artwork, or commercial products with logos. See more about securing permission.

We limit the sharing of personal details to protect the identity of minors participating in the project.

Submissions will be accepted any time from June – December 2026. 

How Works Are Published

All submissions will be reviewed by project staff. When approved, student work will be published to the online gallery on this website, where anyone with internet access will be able to view it. Students, parents/guardians, and educators will be able to share work with friends, family, and community members using the unique URL of the work on our website. 

In addition to the work itself, the title of the work, student creator’s first name and first initial of their last name, school or school district, city or town, genre/medium of the work, and artist statement will be displayed on the website. This information will allow viewers to search and filter to find works in their community or of similar genres/mediums.

Students will retain ownership of any artwork or media they create and submit to the Tapestry of New York.

If you no longer wish to have your artwork or media displayed on the Tapestry of New York website, you can email us at tapestryofny@wnet.org to request that it be removed.

STILL HAVE MORE QUESTIONS? If you have additional questions, please contact us at tapestryofny@wnet.org.