2026 Gallery & Competition

Welcome to the 2026 DooDad Sculpture Competition!

The competition portion of the 2025 Repurposed DooDad Sculpture Competition has officially concluded, and we are incredibly grateful to the students, teachers, families, and schools who brought this year’s theme to life with such imagination and ingenuity.

From inventive uses of obsolete objects to thoughtful interpretations of “Florida, Flying into the Future,” the sculptures submitted this year demonstrated the creativity, humor, and environmental awareness that make the DooDad Competition so special.

Judging and People’s Choice Voting has completed! 🎉

While the judging is complete, the celebration continues! Many of this year’s sculptures are now being featured in exhibitions throughout the Tampa Bay area.  

Thank you to every student artist who participated and to the educators who encouraged their creativity!

👉 Click Here to view  the Award-Winning Sculptures

Click HERE to return to the Gallery Home!

Contest is finished!
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Title: 6-8_32
Author: DooDad
Votes: 15
Category: 6-8 - 2026
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Description: ROBOCYCLE: Our project is connected to the theme Florida flying into the Future because everyone in society thinks that robots are going play huge part in the future. This robot is called the Harbor helper. It is able to pick up trash from the ocean, recycle trash, and interact with the people on the beach. We created Harbor helper to pick up the trash in the waters of Florida. Trash pollution in Florida poses a significant threat to marine life and the ecosystem. About 25% of Florida’s ocean waters are polluted as well as 80% of the Lakes. We need to stop this pollution. Creating the Harbor Helper changed the way we think about the connection between unconventional art materials and the environment. Before this project, we viewed art materials as separate from environmental issues, but designing a robot focused on cleaning Florida’s waters helped us realize that creative materials and ideas can be used to address real-world problems. Art is not just for visual impact, but can also raise awareness and inspire solutions to environmental challenges like trash pollution in Florida’s oceans and lakes.