Spring Art Contest

Rules and Criteria- 2025 Art Contest

*Artwork should demonstrate a connection to this year’s theme: Unleash Your Heart: Adopt A Pet

*Submissions are open to all Baldwin County students in grades Kindergarten through 12th grade.

*One entry per child.

*All visual art mediums accepted including but not limited to crayon, watercolor, marker, pen & ink, oil or acrylic.

*Artwork should be no larger than 24’ x 24’

*Baldwin Humane Society prefers original/individual submissions rather than class submissions

*Awards will be chosen in the following 5 grade ranges:

Kindergarten - 1st Grade    2nd Grade - 3rd Grade 

4th Grade - 5th Grade 6thGrade - 8th Grade 9th Grade -12th Grade

*1st-3rd Place Award Winners will be recognized as well as Honorable Mention and Special Judge Awards

*Winners will receive ribbons and recognition.  Winning artwork will be displayed at the Baldwin Humane Society booth during the Fairhope Arts and Crafts Festival

* The following information MUST be attached to the BACK of the entry:

Full name of artist, School, Grade, and Email Address

(Winners will be notified by e-mail address so please double check that e-mail is correct and legible)

*Deadline to submit is March 5, 2025

*Artwork must be dropped off at the Baldwin Humane Society office on Hwy.98 in Fairhope or submitted to: Annual Art Contest, Baldwin Humane Society, PO Box 206, Fairhope, Alabama 36532

*Winners will be selected by March 11, 2025 and will be posted to the Baldwin Humane Society website and Facebook shortly thereafter

*Chosen artwork may be featured in upcoming Baldwin Humane Society media, displayed at Fairhope’s Arts and Crafts Festival and on future Baldwin Humane Society materials.

* Submission of art confirms original creation and grants permission to be used in media and reproduction by Baldwin Humane Society with credit given to the artist.

*All submitted art may be retrieved from the Baldwin Humane Society office no sooner than March 20th, 2025 and no later than June 1, 2025.

*Artwork not retrieved by June 1, 2025 may not be saved.