National Wind Energy Art Contest

National Wind Energy Art Contest
by KidWind & US Dept of Energy
Friday, March 22nd @ 1pm
FREE — K-8

Note: This is NOT a Cola City event.

KidWind with the support of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Wind Energy Technologies Office calls upon students in kindergarten through 8th grade from around the nation to create artwork about the theme Beautiful Wind Energy. Two winners from each grade will receive $200 and the chance to show their work at the nation’s annual CLEANPOWER 2024 conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota May 5–8, 2024 alongside the World KidWind Challenge. Winning artwork may also be curated at the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Energy in Washington D.C., where thousands of energy officials pass by daily. All work must be submitted through the online form linked below by 12pm CST March 22, 2024. Early submissions are encouraged and may be temporarily displayed on this webpage.

• This free art contest is for students in kindergarten through 8th grade.
• Artwork should be created on Tabloid 11”x17” paper, displayed horizontally or vertically, and focus on the competition theme: Beautiful Wind Energy. K-3 students may use the optional 8.5”x11” drawing template found here.
• Only one submission per student
• Original artwork only
• No digitally created artwork will be accepted
• Drawing and painting in any media is accepted (pencil, crayon, markers, watercolor, acrylic, etc)
• Use of drawing and painting mediums together is accepted
• A teacher, coach, parent or guardian must fill out the form linked below and provide contact information. The adult can submit applications for more than one student.
• Registration and artwork must be submitted before 12pm CST March 22, 2024, using this form linked below

More guidelines and a link to the template and submission instructions found HERE.