Juried Youth Art Competition

Building a better world

Call Description:

Today we feel the need of taking care of our land, water, and wildlife so the diversity of life thrives, including the people who depend on nature. In the past, conservation has emphasized biological and ecological sciences and excluded people. We know that this approach alone cannot succeed. It is a collaboration, an inclusive process where we work together to create solutions for people and nature. Cheetah Conservation Fund is looking for artwork that illustrates how we can collaboratively build a better world where cheetahs and people can live together. Online exhibition only.

Categories: 6 to 9 years, 10 to 15 years, 16 to 18 years

Entry Instructions:

Artists are invited to submit up to 2 works of original art.

There are 3 age categories: 6-9 years old, 10-15 years old and 16-18 years old.

All artwork must be 2-dimensional (on paper or canvas or other 2D surface). Artwork may be drawing, painting, collage in any medium. No sculpture or photography will be accepted at this time.

All artwork must be original and created solely by the artist. CCF will not be responsible for copyright infringement. Make sure your artwork is original and not a copy of a photo/drawing/painting publicly displayed or without the permission of the copyright owner.

Work may be submitted by the artist or by the parent or guardian.

Take a photograph or scan the artwork. Photos should only be of the artwork. We do not require photos of the artist. Please make sure there is no unnecessary background in your image as it will make it difficult for the jurors to see the artwork.

US$15.00 entry fee covers 2 artwork.

Instructions for Accepted Entrants

Deadline for Entries: November 12, 2024 at 11:59pm EST. Entries received after this date and time will not be accepted.
Award Notification: December 2, 2024 via email
Online Exhibition: December 4, 2024
Public Awards Announcement: December 4, 2024

CCF will promote the exhibition online through press releases and email campaigns. The show will also be promoted through the local chapter’s social media and email accounts. Selected artworks not limited to could be used to create campaign merchandise and as items for auctions to promote CCF and raise funds. Artists names will be included with any images used.

Terms of Entry for Entrants:

All artwork will be shown on the online web gallery.

Awards:

For each age category, the following awards will be presented:
Best in Show (selected by jurors)
2 Honorable Mentions (selected by jurors)
1 Cheetah’s Choice – a humorous CAT-egory (selected by CCF team).

Best in Show and Honorable Mentions awards recipients artworks will be utilized to create T-Shirt campaigns to promote and fundraise for CCF. In addition, the recipients will receive a gift merchandise from Namibia. The Best in Show and the Cheetah’s Choice recipients will also receive a Puppy Sponsorship from our Livestock Guarding Dog program.

All the award recipients’ artwork will be used during the 2024-2025 CCF campaign and online auctions at CCF discretion. Artists names will be included with any images used.

Jurors: Alisha Arden, Jayashree Sadasivan

By entering artwork into the competition you are granting permission for CCF to use the artwork in any form. By entering, you give consent for CCF to reproduce artwork and agree not to hold CCF responsible for any unauthorized use or photography.

Jurors

Alisha Arden

Alisha Arden (they/them) is currently completing a BA in Media Studies, minoring in Queer Studies at Vassar College, graduating in 2025. They have exhibited in varying locations including Gallery 40 in Poughkeepsie, NY and New House Art Space in Guildford, UK. They currently split their time between Poughkeepsie, NY and London, UK.

Jayashree Sadasivan
My love for drawing and painting started ever since my parents gifted me a box of crayons for my birthday in kindergarten. Colors fascinate me. I use bright colors in most of my artworks for vivacity and expressiveness. I gather inspiration from nature and I paint a variety of subjects-whatever suits my fancy at the moment. Colored Pencils , Pen and Ink, Acrylics , Digital Art and Mixed media are some of my favorite mediums to create art with. I like to explore and play with a variety of mediums and try to incorporate them onto my artworks.

Apart from my Artistic endeavors, I have earned my Bachelors in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and more recently I earned my Certification of Achievement in Graphics and Interactive Design.

Exhibition

All artwork will be shown in the online web gallery, and, if feasible, in a video presentation of the artwork on social media.

Promotion

CCF will promote the exhibition online through press releases and email campaigns. The show will also be promoted through the local chapter’s social media and email accounts. Winning artworks will be used to create T-Shirt campaigns to promote CCF and raise funds. Artists names will be included with any images used.

Liability

By entering artwork into the competition you are granting permission for CCF to use the artwork in any form. We may require winning artwork to be sent to us, so it can be professionally photographed for reproduction purposes. By entering, you give consent for CCF to reproduce artwork and agree not to hold CCF responsible for any unauthorized use or photography.