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Part of the advice that I received from our art school private college counselor, Jeanette Nyberg of Tiny Rotten Peanuts blog, is to win art competitions as a way of building your art portfolio. Of course, the first step is finding art competitions to enter (and have enough notice so as not to miss the submission deadline). Thank you to Jeanette again for this awesome link: 50+ Awesome Art Competitions for High School Students. Art Competitions for Kids and TeensScholastic Art and Writing Awards 
My daughter’s art tutor is judging this award which is how we found out about it. Deadlines vary by region. Boston deadline was December 15, 2014. The Boston competition is through The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. 
DEADLINE: varies by region, Boston December 15, 2014 Ages: Toyota Dream Car Art Competition 
Toyota Financial Services (TFS) proudly announces the launch of the U.S. segment of the worldwide Toyota Dream Car Art Contest. Designed to inspire creativity in youth and encourage an interest in the automotive industry, the contest is open to youth, ages 4-15, who are invited to create and submit a drawing of their idea of a “Dream Car” during Monday, September 22 through Saturday, December 13, 2014. Full contest details, along with the official entry form, can be accessed online by clicking HERE. Check out artwork by last year’s U.S. winners HERE! 
DEADLINE: September 2015 Ages: 4 – 15 U.S. Kids Magazine Cover Art Competition For parents and teachers to enter kids. Send entries, forms and a school picture to:
U.S. Kids Annual Cover Contest
P.O. Box 567
Indianapolis, IN 46206 We encourage you to use any medium and paper that you would like to use to make your entries look great. Please keep paper size to 8.5 x 11 inches. U.S. only. 
DEADLINE: February 27, 2015 Ages: 2-12 National Book Festival Bookmark Competition My daugher’s friend won this competition for the state of Massachusetts when she was in 3rd grade. Her prize included meeting the governor of Massachusetts, a giant blow up book mark of her winning design and the pleasure of knowing her bookmark was distributed free to students throughout the state! 
Doodle 4 Google Doodle 4 Google is our favorite time of the year – it’s when we get to see all the amazing creativity of kids around the country come to life. For our 8th annual US competition, we’re holding the fun to the fall. So stay tuned and don’t forget to check back here in the beginning of the next school year. September 2015 
We’re asking our young “Animal Rescue” fans (age 16 and under)
to send us drawings of their favorite animals. Every month we will select one drawing to post on our website.
The winner and five runners-up will receive an official
“Animal Rescue” Prize Package.Only U.S. residents are eligible for prizes.Send your artwork*, along with your name, age, full mailing address and e-mail address to: Telco Productions, Inc.
2730 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 200
Santa Monica, CA 90403
DEADLINE: Last day of each month Ages: 16 and under Child Artisan Monthly Art Contest (International)Entry rules here. 
DEADLINE: Last day of each month Ages: 17 and under
Deadline: Last day of each month Ages: 18 and under Frogs Are Green’s International Kids Art Contest opens each fall on September 1st and the deadline for entries is December 15. The age groups are 3-6, 7-9, 10-12, and 13-17.The winners are announced January 15th and shared online. Winning artist’s work is exhibited in galleries and community spaces during the spring for Earth Day and Save the Frogs Day.
DEADLINE: December 15, 2014 Ages: 2-16 Save the Frogs
Contest Rules (1) The Contest runs annually from January 15 to October 15th. (2) Submitted artwork must be your original creation! (3) No tracing of others’ artwork. (4) You may submit up to three entries per person. (5) All artwork must refer to SAVE THE FROGS! by including, visibly and legibly: EITHER (a) the phrase SAVE THE FROGS! (capitalized, with an exclamation point!) OR (b) the phrase (lowercase with NO exclamation point) OR c) both SAVE THE FROGS! and (as in the logo below).
DEADLINE: January 15 to October 15th. Ages: any age
DEADLINE: November 15, 2014 Ages: 3rd Grade through Adult CelebratingArt Contest is for kids in grades K-12, with four contest divisions by age. Over $5,000 in prizes will be awarded to teachers and students. Two contests will run; first entry deadline is December 3, 2014. Second contest will run from December 3, 2014–April 9, 2015. Teachers can submit students art and students can submit their own artwork.
DEADLINE: April 9, 2015 Ages: K-12 Worldwide Kids Drawings Biannual kid’s art contest: first contest is from January through June; second contest runs from July through December. Drawings must be original and not traced or copied. First place is $1000, Second Place is $500 and Third place is $250. A submission fee of $5.00 is required. Contest is judged in three categories: ages 6-8, ages 9-12, and ages 13-17; open to kids worldwide.
DEADLINE: June and December Ages: 6-17 Youthful Expressions Art Contest Students in grades K-12 (ages 5-18) are invited to participate in this kids’ art competition. Judging is in four age categories, with cash prizes being awarded to kids in 1st-3rd place in each category. Two entrants will also win the People’s Choice Awards and two others will win the Grand Prize cash awards. Cash prizes for all awards range from $5-$50 and are subject to change (may go higher) depending on contest sponsorship. To enter, submit an original artwork that is inline with this year’s contest theme “live slow enough”. There are three art categories: drawing, painting, and digital art. Entries are due by February 27, 2015. (NOTE: There is a $3 fee to enter this contest.)
DEADLINE: February 27, 2015 Ages: K-12 Wildlife Forever The STATE-FISH ART Contest is open worldwide to all children in grades K -12 in any public, private or home-school, any youth group, after-school program, youth camp, scout troop, art class, etc., or just an individual kid that wants to enter! Essentially any child of K-12 age is eligible as long as a responsible adult reads, agrees to and signs their entry form. Only one entry per child will be accepted. THE ARTWORK must depict ANY officially designated state-fish or Ontario, Canada designated fish. The fish must be depicted in its natural habitat. DEADLINE: March 31, 2015 Ages: K-12
p.s. This one is for adults but teens taking graphic design classes might consider throwing in their hat too! Print’s 2015 Regional Design Annual - For only the second time, in 2015 our judges will select a “Best of Region” winner from each of the six regions. The winners will be profiled in Print magazine.
- Anyone can enter the RDA, and everyone is judged on an equal plane, from small firms to solo designers to the big powerhouses. Where you work is irrelevant: Good design conquers all.
- TYPES OF WORK ACCEPTED
- Annual Reports
- Brochures/Catalogs
- Book Covers/Jackets
- Environmental Graphics
- Illustration/Photography
- Invitations/Announcements
- Letterhead/Logos
- Packaging (consumer goods, CDs, etc.)
- Posters/Flyers
- Advertising (print)
- Editorial (magazine and newspaper covers/spreads)
- Self-Promotions
- Wearables (t-shirts, hats, bags, etc.)
- Information Graphics
- Web Design
- Multi-Media Campaign
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