Youth Art Contest: Wild About Bear Safety!
Get Wild About Bear Safety! Showcase your creativity, compete for great prizes, and help inspire your community to live safely in bear country.
HOW TO ENTER
Art Format: Artwork must be on 8.5″ x 11″ or 11” x 17” paper. You can use any medium that you prefer including paints, pencils, crayons, pastels, collage or anything else you can think of…as long as it’s flat so we can digitize your amazing creation:)
Submission: You can submit your artwork in two ways. 1) Bring your completed artwork by 10AM to the HFWA booth at the Wildlife Festival (Sawtelle Mountain Resort on 7/18/26); or 2) Drop your artwork off at the Library (3775 Sand Crane Dr, Island Park, ID 83429) before 7/18.
Judging: Visitors to the Wildlife Festival will vote for their favorite submission. Winners will be announced at the Wildlife Festival at 2pm. Winners don’t need to be present, we’ll get a hold of you to let you know the great news!
CATEGORIES & PRIZES
Ages 11 and Under:
1st Place: $100 Cash
2nd Place: $25 Cash
Participation Prize: Every contestant will receive a prize for participating!
Ages 12 – 16:
1st Place: $100 Cash and a pair of Vortex Bantam Binoculars
2nd Place: 25$ Cash
Participation Prize: Every contestant will receive a prize for participating!
CONTEST RULES & GUIDELINES
Originality: All entries must be the original work of the artist. No traced images, copyrighted characters (like Smokey Bear or Disney characters), or AI-generated art.
Media: You can use crayons, markers, colored pencils, paint, or collage. Please ensure the art is flat (no 3D objects) so that it can be scanned or displayed easily.
Size: Submissions should be on 8.5″ x 11″ or 11″ x 17″ paper.
One Entry per Person: Each artist may submit only one piece of artwork.
Identification: Please clearly print the artist’s name, age, and a parent’s phone number on the back of the artwork (tags will be available at the HFWA booth to place on back of artwork). Do not put the name on the front of the art to ensure “blind” judging.
Content: Artwork must focus on the theme: “Wild About Bear Safety” which might include ideas about the best ways to recreate, live, or visit bear country safely.
Rights: By entering, you give the Henrys Fork Wildlife Alliance permission to share your artwork on social media and in local news publications and use for our bear education work.
Pick up: Artwork can be picked up at the end of the festival (3PM) at the HFWA booth. Any art not picked up will be stored for 30 days. Your parent can reach out to INFO@henrysforkwildlifealliance.org so that we can arrange a way to get your artwork back to you.
WHY ENTER?
First off, you’ll be famous! Winning artwork will be displayed on our Facebook and Instagram pages! Second, you can make an impact: Your art could be featured in our Bear Aware messaging in the newspaper this summer. Lastly, help us celebrate nature: Help teach our community how to keep both people and bears safe.
