Thank you to everyone who visited the TAPS 2021 show in-person and virtually!
Special thanks to the artists who presented their art, and made TAPS 2021 so stellar.
See selections from the TAPS 2021 photo gallery below or visit the full gallery drive for many more happy memories! Also check out at the bottom of the page, a video of several art submissions from this year, the invited talk from astronaut Charlie Walker, and the Interstellar Launch Reception video!
Congrats to all of our winners!
See the winners for each submission category below along with links to the original submission with more details about the piece, larger images and videos (when applicable) and artist info!
![A figure fragment in chiaroscuro, appears against the landscape of Mars, along with a typographical element.](/art/sites/lpl.arizona.edu.art/files/styles/az_card_image/public/19_O039Malley.jpg?itok=N22DTaa2)
Fine Art - 1st Place
![Woman looks into space while behind, Earth rises below the horizon of the moon](/art/sites/lpl.arizona.edu.art/files/styles/az_card_image/public/77_Rey.jpg?itok=cPdMCJUU)
Fine Art - 2nd Place
![A ringed super earth visible in the sky of one of it's moons.](/art/sites/lpl.arizona.edu.art/files/styles/az_card_image/public/8_Vitkus.jpg?itok=JxJO5I3Y)
Fine Art - 3rd Place
![A sculpture made of stacked colored paper cut to appear as mineral grains and the outline of Antarctica as the top layer.](/art/sites/lpl.arizona.edu.art/files/styles/az_card_image/public/12_Molaro.jpg?itok=NftiR0KE)
Data Art - 1st Place
![A mask-like pattern of blue, red, and gray dots on a tan background representing the evolution of orbits](/art/sites/lpl.arizona.edu.art/files/styles/az_card_image/public/11_Volk.jpg?itok=xNhsuXLX)
Data Art - 2nd Place
![Interactive V-R Mars from Hartmann painting. https://www.astronomyinmotion.com/](/art/sites/lpl.arizona.edu.art/files/styles/az_card_image/public/16_Buinis.jpg?itok=QBqAHJZa)
Data Art - 3rd Place
![In a dark space, historical spacesuit gloves rise vertically leading to a hand holding a lit match in a nebula.](/art/sites/lpl.arizona.edu.art/files/styles/az_card_image/public/105_Allen_0.png?itok=cZbiOfUb)
Space Travel Art - 1st Place
![A musician playing in various locations. Audio comes from the Apollo launch, guitar, piano, violin, drums,& electronic sounds.](/art/sites/lpl.arizona.edu.art/files/styles/az_card_image/public/200_Medvec_Thumbnail.jpeg?itok=kRpa5qK9)
Space Travel Art - 2nd Place
![Against a backdrop of stars, a spaceship trailing purple exhaust crosses in front of three planets.](/art/sites/lpl.arizona.edu.art/files/styles/az_card_image/public/259_Walters_0.png?itok=j7lQV2x-)
Space Travel Art - 3rd Place
![A female astronaut (wearing a hat) steps off a rocket into an alien rainforest, featuring a purple sloth and tentacled cheetah.](/art/sites/lpl.arizona.edu.art/files/styles/az_card_image/public/Rainforest_redo.jpeg?itok=apKzoPOi)
Kid's Art - 1st Place
![The future of the new universe we may going to have based on the new planets scientist have found to have a better future](/art/sites/lpl.arizona.edu.art/files/styles/az_card_image/public/3_Deb%20%281%29.jpg?itok=uBEOv6uP)
Kid's Art - 2nd Place
![The Earth to Mars Express Space Train leaves the International Space Elevator.](/art/sites/lpl.arizona.edu.art/files/styles/az_card_image/public/12_yang%20%281%29.jpg?itok=nyjG9ZDL)
Kid's Art - 3rd Place
Space Shorts Winner
Spacer by Henry Payne
“You’re going to get us killed!” Derek Tracer shouted as the sleek, silver and black starship soared the black canvas of space like a supercharged bullet.
“Race you to heaven then, Tracer!” Dawn Pancamo, the pilot of the ship, replied back. He was sitting in his captain’s chair in a lean posture, as if the three electromagnetically propelled engines of their starship weren’t close to overheating and vaporizing them into star dust. His blond hair hung loosely and he constantly adjusted it to keep it out of his blue eyes. Right now, those eyes may as well be stars themselves as Derek took note of their mad glimmer.....
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![Yes, A Star Trek movie exposed the concept 1st. So if that's Voyager 1 in the waves this must be an exoplanet far far away. I wonder where and when?](/art/sites/lpl.arizona.edu.art/files/styles/az_card_image/public/130_Muehlmeier.jpg?itok=XofOQeFm)
DPS Choice
![Connecting is an art piece that depicts the quest for the understanding on how planets and life began.](/art/sites/lpl.arizona.edu.art/files/styles/az_card_image/public/171_Mahinay%20%281%29.jpg?itok=u57C5P4J)
People's Choice
A video of art from the show:
Invited Talk from Astronaut Charlie Walker
Interstellar Launch Reception