These ‘cars’ are the stuff of dreams… literally!

Since 2004, Toyota Motor Corporation has been organizing the Toyota Dream Car Art Contest across 90 countries, with as many as 6.2 million children participating. This painting titled Flourish and Rebloom is made by Celine Lee Min, one of the nine winners of this year’s US competition.

Protecting our environment and imagining a better world are among the themes of the award-winning futuristic car designs by nine young artists selected as the U.S. Winners of the 2020. This one is called Surrealism Car, done by Ashley Han.

At 1,700, the contest received a record number of artwork submissions this year, reflecting nearly a 100% increase over last year. Shown here is The Eco Car by Lynn Sun.

Bubble Water Car by Khloe Wang. All artwork submissions were entered in one of three categories (4-7 years; 8-11 years; and 12-15 years) and judged within their age group for artistry, uniqueness, and execution of concept.

The Memory Car by Jennie Mingzhen Wei. While the geographic reach and demographics of the contest are quite diverse, this year’s winners are all girls from one of four states: California, Michigan, New Jersey and Washington.

Phoenix Dream Car by Katherine Wang. “The brilliance of all the youth who submitted this year is astounding. Their art integrated several of Toyota’s strategic focus areas including mobility, environmentalism, and diversity, with an unrestrained, youthful lens,” said Mike Goss, General Manager, Social Innovation, Toyota Motor North America & President, Toyota USA Foundation.

The Jellyfish Car by Grace Sun, one of the winners of this year’s Toyota Dream Car Art Contest from the USA.

The Magical Puzzle Car by Vera So, one of the winners of this year’s Toyota Dream Car Art Contest from the USA.

Toyota Phoenix Car by Olivia L Foh, one of the winners of this year’s Toyota Dream Car Art Contest from the USA.

This year’s nine U.S. Winners were chosen by a national panel of judges who assessed artwork by 41 U.S. finalists; the latter of which had been selected by Toyota team members and dealer employees nationwide from a pool of 97 U.S. semi-finalists.