Congrats to #HISAchallenge winners using art to show how Space, Science, and Technology benefit humanity. pic.twitter.com/o3OcOSZIlT — Terry W. Virts (@AstroTerry) April 16, 2015

Watch the winning videos here: http://www.lpi.usra.edu/humansinspaceart/challenge/gallery/

NASA will host a virtual awards ceremony at 11:30 a.m. CDT June 4 to honor winners of the 2014 Humans in Space Art Video Challenge. Join the conversation as NASA astronaut Nicole Stott and celebrity judges host this live Google+ Hangout.The top five winning videos will be screened, and the messages each conveys about the future of space will be discussed. How each film uses creative techniques to communicate ideas also will be discussed.To participate, sign in at https://plus.google.com/+NASAAstronautsLive/posts Supported by NASA and the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space, the 2014 Humans in Space Art Video Challenge encouraged college students and early-career professionals to submit short videos capturing their visions of how space, science and technology will benefit humanity. One hundred forty-five artists from 16 countries participated.Judges from NASA and the space-arts communities initially evaluated the entries. A panel of celebrities from the entertainment industry and astronauts selected the final winners in March 2015. The first-place winners received a monetary award, and all top overall winners received personalized montages with flown flags and patches.The winning video was flown in space and screened on the International Space Station. Afterward, Expedition 43 Commander Terry Virts of NASA sent a congratulatory message to all the Challenge winners. In the coming year, the videos will be showcased at venues worldwide, including at the HollyShorts Film Festival in August.The Humans in Space Art Program invites participants to communicate creatively about the future of space, science and technology and uses their artwork in multimedia displays and performances that engage the public. Through its growing activities, the program hopes to educate and inspire the world about space and get everyone talking about the future. The program’s existing portfolio consists of three projects targeting different demographics as participants: the Youth Art Competition, the Challenge and Celebrity Artist-Fed Engagement.For more about the Humans in Space Art Program, click here Bill JeffsNASA Johnson Space Center