LuminoCity Festival and Long Island Children's Museum Announce the Winners of the Fourth Annual Lumi's Utopia Children's Drawing Competition

Winners' Drawings Will Come to Life During LuminoCity's Festival in Eisenhower Park, East Meadow, New York this Holiday Season

EAST MEADOW, N.Y., Oct. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- LuminoCity Festival (LuminoCity) and Long Island Children's Museum (LICM) are pleased to announce the ten winners of "Lumi's Utopia," a captivating children's drawing competition and series of interactive workshops designed to spark artistic expression.

From April 14th to May 19th, 2025, children attended LICM's interactive workshops, inspired by the rich history and artistry behind traditional lantern making. Overall, 120 pieces of art with the theme "Fantasy Winter Fairyland" were submitted through the workshops and online competition. Judges selected ten drawings to be transformed into stunning 3D light sculptures and displayed at this year's Festival in Eisenhower Park from Nov. 7, 2025, to Jan. 1, 2026.

"This marks the fourth year of our collaboration with the museum, and it has evolved into so much more than a mere art contest," said Xiaoyi Chen, Founder and CEO of LuminoCity. "By transforming the artistic expressions of the community's children into 3D light sculptures, we hope to enrich the artistic lives of these children. And by giving their innate creativity a vehicle for expression, we celebrate the vital roles art and imagination play in the lives of children and adults alike."

This Year's Winners Are:

Aaron Kaplan – "The Fox Covered with Snow"
Kemal Yigiter – "Marshmallow"
Miranda Squires – "Winter Princess Fairy"
Arielle St. Louis – "Snow Bun in a Cup"
Raven Perez – "Rudy the Foxdeer"
Cassie Yu – "Icy the Bunny"
Stella Lim – "Snowy Wonder Deer"
Evelyn Surguladze – "Magical Fairy Kitten"
Julia Zukowski – "Welcome to the Winter Wonderland"
Mackenzie Crettol – "Winter Fairy"

Each winner's artwork will be transformed into a bespoke, extraordinary 3D light art installation and on display throughout the Holiday Season at Long Island's Eisenhower Park. The children's works have become a community favorite and centerpiece at the annual Holiday Lights Festival held in the park.  In addition, winners will receive unlimited free entry to all LuminoCity Festivals from 2025 through 2027, a goodie bag featuring branded merchandise, and a Family Four Pass to the Long Island Children's Museum.

Winners' drawings and additional information on the competition can be found HERE.

For more information on LuminoCity's current and upcoming festivals:  www.luminocityfestival.com.

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SOURCE LuminoCity Festival