2025 Colorado Dragon Boat Festival

Design Contest

Thank You to Everyone Who Participated in Our Design Contest!

We are thrilled to share how inspired and impressed we were by the creativity and talent shown in our recent Design Contest! A huge thank you goes out to everyone who submitted their work, shared their ideas, and contributed their artistic energy to our community.

From bold and colorful concepts to thoughtful, meaningful designs, each submission reflected the heart and spirit of Colorado Dragon Boat. It was no easy task for our judges to narrow down the choices — every entry brought something special to the table.

**Meet Our Esteemed Panel of Judges**

Joann Asakawa - (Community Impact Coordinator, Rose Community Foundation)

Courtney Ozaki - (Founder, Japanese Arts Network)

Annie Guo VanDan - (President, Asian Avenue Magazine)

Sean Koto - (Visual Arts Section Administrator, CU Denver - CAM)

Tara Brickell - (Executive Diretor and CEO, Cherry Arts)

We extend our sincerest gratitude to each of our judges for their invaluable contribution to the CDBF Design Contest and their commitment to upholding the highest standards of excellence.

And now, we are pleased to announce the overall winner of this year’s design contest…

…AND THE WINNER IS…