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The Songbird Art Contest is a new art competition that is focused on sharing the wonder and species diversity of North American songbirds.
A judging event will be held in December with avian biologists, local birders and partner organizations with winners being announced on National Bird Day, January 5th, 2023.
Length should be no more than one side of one page, typed or handwritten, with the contestant’s name, grade, and state on the front or back.
Creative writing should show the contestants knowledge, connection to and/or understanding of their chosen songbird species.
Also, you can decorate the submissions, have illustrations or be creative in appearance but the words should be the main focus of the piece.
Creative writing is not required for contestants in grades K-3 and international participants.
Artwork Return Specifications:
Entries submitted by a US formal public or private school classroom teacher and all US 1st place winners will receive free return shipping of their artwork and a certificate of participation for each student.
US participants who would like their artwork returned must include a $10 payment payable to Wildlife Forever.
International Participants do not require Creative Writing.
Furthermore, if you choose to send your entry by mail, please know that organiser will not be able to return it.
Select one of the following species from the Official Songbird List:
The American Robin
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Veery
Wood Thrush
Black-Capped Chickadee
2. Utilize books and reputable online resources to research your bird species.
3. Create your Songbird Art Entry consisting of two parts:
Part A
An original horizontal or vertical illustration between 8.5″- 9″ tall and 11″- 12″ wide in size featuring any of the species above.
Part B
A personally written essay (one side of one page) sharing what you learned about your songbird.
The jury panel will judge and award the essays, but contestants in Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade or from countries other than the USA do not require it.
4. Complete a contest Entry Form.
5. Finally, submit your Entry.
Option 1: Mail your entry to Wildlife Forever, ATTN Songbird Art Contest. 5350 Highway 61 N Suite 7, White Bear Lake, MN 55110 after completing the entry form.
Option 2: Submit your artwork digitally via the entry form
Furthermore, the announcement of the winners will be on January 5th, 2022.
