About the Student Art Contests:
Each year, Partnership for the Delaware Estuary (PDE) unites with colleague organizations to host student art contests in Philadelphia and Wilmington. Through our Schuylkill Action Network, we also host an annual contest for schools located within the Schuylkill River Watershed — Berks, Chester, Montgomery, and Schuylkill counties. These contests encourage the marriage of art and science, with this years prompts focusing on the value of water in students’ every day lives. Street art installations and special displays educate the public too! Each year, Partnership for the Delaware Estuary (PDE) unites with colleague organizations to host student art contests in Philadelphia and Wilmington. Through our Schuylkill Action Network, we also host an annual contest for schools located within the Schuylkill River Watershed — Berks, Chester, Montgomery, and Schuylkill counties. These contests encourage the marriage of art and science, with this years prompts focusing on the value of water in students’ every day lives. Street art installations and special displays educate the public too!
Clean Waterways Wilmington Student Art Contest
— Deadline was Feb. 28th. We are no longer taking submissions! To view the winners gallery, click this link.
About the Contest
The third annual Clean Waterways Wilmington student art contest is open to K-12 students who attend private, public, cyber or home schools within Wilmington, DE. Participating students must submit an ORIGINAL drawing that shows how to keep water clean OR how they value water in their daily lives. Positive messages are encouraged.
NEW!! First place winners in each age category will win a $50 VISA gift card. All twelve winners will receive a pizza party for their classroom, free busing to the Wilmington Earth & Arbor Day Celebration on April 22, 2020 where they will receive awards on stage, and a special art show at the Delaware Center for Horticulture as part of the Wilmington Art Loop! First place winners will have their art transformed into street stickers on their school campus and around the City as a way to educate the public about stormwater pollution.
Deadline
Friday, Feb. 28, 2020 (entries post marked on this date will still be accepted).
How to Enter
Download the Official Entry Form here. Make sure to glue or tape it to any artwork you are submitting! Read instructions carefully. We will not be mailing artwork back to classrooms this year.
For more information, please contact Sarah Morales.
Schuylkill Street Art Contest
— Deadline was Feb. 28th. We are no longer taking submissions! To view the winners gallery, click this link.
About the Contest
The Schuylkill Action Network and Partnership for the Delaware Estuary are now accepting entries for the 2019 – 2020 Schuylkill Street Art Contest! The contest is open to students in grades 6-12 who attend public, private, home or cyber schools within Berks, Chester, Montgomery, or Schuylkill counties. Click here to see some of last year’s entries. Participating students must submit an ORIGINAL drawing that shows how to keep water clean OR how they value water in their daily lives. Positive messages are encouraged.
Deadline
Friday, Feb. 28, 2020
How to Enter
Download the Official Entry Form here. Make sure to glue or tape it to any artwork you are submitting! Read instructions carefully. We will not be mailing artwork back to classrooms this year.
For more information, please contact Erica Rossetti.
If you like our art contests, you’ll love the many activities on our “Kids” web page.
Philadelphia Water Department Student Art Contest – Celebrating 20 Years!
— Deadline was Jan. 31. We are no longer taking submissions! To view the winner gallery, click this link.
About the Contest
Since 1999, PDE and the Philadelphia Water Department have celebrated the creativity of Philadelphia students and encouraged connection to water. Now entering its 20th year, this contest has received over 20,000 submissions from 140 schools in the City! The 2019 – 2020 school year is sure to be special for participating classrooms and winning students.
Known as the Philadelphia Water Department Student Art Contest’, this art challenge is open to students in grades K-12 who attend public, private, charter, home or cyber schools in Philadelphia. Participating students must submit an ORIGINAL drawing that shows how they value water in their daily lives. Positive messages are encouraged.
Twelve winners will be chosen – 3 (1st, 2nd, 3rd) from each of the 4 grade groups (K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12) and prizes includes gift cards, 20th anniversary posters with their artwork, special displays throughout the city, and more!
Deadline
Was Friday, Jan. 31, 2020
How to Enter the next contest
Download the Official Entry Form here. Make sure to glue or tape it to any artwork you are submitting! Read instructions carefully.
We will not mail artwork back to classrooms this year.
For more contest information, please contact Sarah Morales.
Learn more about the Green City, Clean Waters Program through the Green City, Clean Waters Plan, Storm Drain Marking Program, and fact sheets.