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2023 Wildlife Art Competition entrant, ” Ethereal Moose.” by Izzy Cady, seventh grade.
GREENSBORO – The Vermont Wildlife Education Fund and the Highland Center for the Arts in Greensboro, Vermont announce the Third Annual Student Wildlife Art Competition. Known as the “Give Wildlife a Voice” art competition, the competition is open to all Vermont students from grades seven through twelve. The exhibition is sponsored by The Churchill Family Charitable Fund, the Vermont Wildlife Coalition, The Vermont Wildlife Education Fund, and the Highland Center for the Arts.
This year’s theme is “Winged Wonders” presented in memory of Lee C. Churchill. Winged wildlife need not be the focus, but something with wings must be included. The competition seeks to help young Vermonters become more aware of the beauty of the wildlife here in Vermont. There are cash prizes for the top 18 entrants, beginning with a $750 award for first place.
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2023 Wildlife Art Competition entrant, “Eastern Bluebird.” by Finn Burgess, ninth grade.
The entry deadline is March 15. Top honorees will be exhibited at the Highland Center for the Arts from Saturday, April 27, to Saturday, May 4. The top 10 honorees will then be exhibited at the Vermont State House. Vermont Congresswoman Becca Balint has invited the top honorees to be exhibited in the United States House of Representatives.
For more information go to vtwildlifeeducationfund.org/ or write to [email protected].
David Kelley is a Vermont attorney. He lives in Greensboro and is a former chair of the Hazen Union School Board. He was part of the legal team that represented more than two dozen rural elementary school districts that appealed forced mergers under Act 46.
