Submission deadline is Friday, May 16. We will notify and announce the winners on Friday, May 30.
The CAC Student Art Contest is open to all K-12 students in Maine and New Hampshire. We will display all submissions at the Revel in the Meadow Arts & Music Festival on Saturday, August 16, 2025, at the Dover Elks Event Grounds. This year, we will feature two categories: one for ages 5-12 and one for ages 13-18. Winners from both age categories will receive $500 gift cards to either Michael's or Blick Arts (winner's choice), and their logo will be imprinted on CAC merchandise.
- If you need art supplies to create your design, please apply here. CAC will provide supplies to K-12 students in Maine and New Hampshire at no cost.
Guidelines:
Your design should:
- Look good on a t-shirt, hoodie, and other apparel.
- Include the words Continuum Arts Collective (but not our logo).
Contest Rules:
- You must be an active K-12 student in Maine or New Hampshire to be eligible.
- All submissions must be in pen and ink, pencil, marker, opaque watercolor, acrylic or oil paint, or other materials such as cut paper collage, and MUST BE ORIGINAL to the student submitting the artwork. Those found to be created by someone else will be disqualified.
- Digital artwork is prohibited. No AI-generated art will be considered for the contest.
- All designs must be three colors or less. Black counts as a color.
- The design must include "Continuum Arts Collective" (without quotes).
- Watch this video for tips on how to create a design for a t-shirt:
- Read this blog for t-shirt design tips.
- All submissions must be received by noon on Friday, May 16, 2025. The winners will be announced on Friday, May 30, 2025, and will be notified by email and text message.
- Students may submit up to three designs for review, but you only need to submit one.
- Our two winners will receive $500 gift cards to Blick Arts or Michael's, and their designs will be printed on a T-shirt and sold at Revel in the Meadow 2024 on Saturday, August 16, 2025. The winner's photo and winning design will be shared on social media, our newsletter, and our website.
- By submitting your design, you agree to allow Continuum Arts Collective to display your design online and imprint this design on selected merchandise. Continuum Arts Collective will sell all imprinted merchandise without compensation.
- All proceeds from merchandise sales with the winning logos will support the Continuum Arts Collective's Arts Materials Fund, which we use to purchase art supplies and musical instruments for students.
- You must complete ALL fields to be eligible.
- File format: please submit PNG, JPG, or PDF only.
- For questions, please contact CAC Board Member Jennica Osborne at jennica.osborne@msad60.org.