Annual Art Contest

Youth ages 0-17 are invited to enter our Art Contest BOVM Home Page

Enter Our Annual Art Contest!

Enter your bird art in the Birds of Vermont Museum 2010 Art Contest.

Winners in 2010

We posted the winning entries for 2010 in an album at our FaceBook page. The winning artists are listed both in our FaceBook album and on our blog.

Take a moment and watch the slideshow to the right to see some of the entries on display at the museum in the summer and fall of 2009. Moving your mouse onto a picture will pause the show until you either click the picture or move the mouse off again. Enjoy!

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Art Contest Rules for 2011

  1. This competition is open to persons aged 0 – 18 years old
  2. The theme of the contest is Birds, Birds, Birds!
  3. Flat submissions (paper, collage, etc.) must be no larger than 8½" x 11"
    3-D Art must be smaller than 6" x 6" x 8"
  4. One entry per person.
    Name, age and contact information must be included with of each entry.
  5. Contestants may use any media.
    Past entries (and winners) have used paint, pencils, crayons, markers, clay, wood, papier-mâché.
  6. Entries must be received no later than September 30, 2011.
    Please drop off or mail entries to
    Birds of Vermont Museum
    900 Sherman Hollow Road
    Huntington, Vermont 05462
  7. All entries will be displayed at the museum throughout the 2011 season, so enter early!

Judging

Entries will be grouped by age of contestants.

First, second, and honorable mention prizes will be awarded in each of the following categories:

  • 5 years and younger
  • 6 – 8 years
  • 9 – 13 years
  • 14 – 18 years
  • Multi-age: 3-D art

Winners will be announced at the Museum at the Fall Festival, Saturday October 8, 2011 (see more events on our calendar).

Winning entries will be displayed (with artist and parent approval) on the BOVM website or our Facebook page after the Festival.

Entries may be picked up at the Museum after Nov. 1, 2011.

Sponsors

We welcome sponsors of our art contest! Contact us if you'd like to donate funds (to purchase prizes) or prizes (we do ask that we get to vet these first).

Past sponsors have included farm and garden stores, art supply shops, artists, and museum members.

Call (802 434-2167) or email us (museum@birdsofvermont.org) if you can sponsor the show.

Thank You to our 2010 Sponsors

Guy's Farm and Yard, Williston, Vermont
Artists’ Mediums, Williston, Vermont
900 Sherman Hollow Road, Huntington, VT 05462 ~~ (802) 434-2167 ~~ E-mail