Kids Statewide T-Shirt Art Competition Now Accepting Entries

If you have a child who loves art, this contest might be perfect your boy or girl.  Georgia’s 17th annual Youth Birding Competition invites resident children and teens to celebrate birds through a T-shirt Art Contest.

A winner will be picked from each of four age categories: primary (pre-K-2nd), elementary (third-fifth), middle school (sixth-eighth), and high school. One winner will be awarded the grand prize – their artwork will appear on the 2023 Youth Birding Competition T-shirt and they’ll receive a $100 Amazon gift card.  The three other winners will each receive a $50 Amazon gift card.

Entering is easy.  Participants must draw or paint a native Georgia bird that has not been previously featured on a Youth Birding Competition T-shirt (details at www.georgiawildlife.com/YBCTshirtArtContest). Artwork must be flat (not 3D).  It may be created on paper or canvas, at least 8-by-10 inches but no larger than 11-by-17 inches. To enter the contest, email a full-frame JPG photo (from a camera or smartphone) of the artwork to [email protected].

For more information on the T-shirt Art Contest, visit georgiawildlife.com/YBCTshirtArtContest. You can also contact art contest coordinator Linda May at (706) 319-0211 or [email protected].

Be sure to provide the participant’s name, school, age, grade level, city, phone number and e-mail address, and the species name of the bird depicted in the artwork.

The illustrated bird must be a wild species that is native to Georgia.

Artwork of exotic or domesticated species (such as European starlings, pigeons, yellow ducks, peacocks and parrots) will be disqualified.

Draw or paint the bird’s features as accurately as possible. A simple background that provides habitat context is good to include, but make sure the bird stands out well and is the focus of the artwork. Also keep in mind that deep, contrasting colors scan best for a T-shirt.

Only one entry per person is allowed.  The deadline to enter is March 13, 2023.