Art Sphere believes kids who participate in entrepreneurship and art contests will develop skills that are essential to get prepared for entrepreneurship.
The contests guidelines and deadlines give youth goals to work toward. Youth will build confidence with the creating process as they go from an “I can’t make it” mindset to one of “I can participate in this contest — and I can win!”
ASI wants to congratulate Baylee B. for winning the 2022 Philadelphia Parks & Recreation After School Program Greeting Card Contest (@philaparkandrec)! Her beautiful design will be printed on these stationery cards, we are so proud to help with supporting our young Philadelphia artists!
Art Contests
Contest Name: International Visual Arts Competition 2022
Host Organization: Centre for UNESCO
Theme, Subject, or Skill: The landscape that I love, the nature I must preserve.
Sign Up: Here
Grade(s) Eligible: All children aged 3 to 25 throughout the world. It is divided into 5 age categories (03-05, 06-09, 10-13, 14-17, and 18-25) as well as a medical-social category open to children and young people with disability aged from 3 to 25.
Deadline for Entries: You can send your entry until the 15th of January 2022, we receive entries even if they arrived after this date.
Please, read the rules to get more accurate information.
Contest Name: Art Contest
Host Organization: U.S. Kids
Theme, Subject, or Skill: Exploring beneath the sea or outer space
Details: Art Contest 2022
Rules: U.S. Kids Annual Cover Contest Rules
Grade(s) Eligible: Who are ages two (2) to twelve (12)
Deadline for Entries: February 7, 2022
Please, read the rules to get more accurate information.
Contest Name: Cooper Hewitt
Host Organization: Smithsonian Design Museum
Theme, Subject, or Skill: Power of design to change the world
Details: https://www.cooperhewitt.org/design-competition-design-challenge/
Sign Up: https://cooperhewittdesigncompetition.secure-platform.com/a
Grade(s) Eligible: 9,10,11,12
Deadline for Entries: From Jan 4 to Feb 28, 2022, at 11:59 p.m. (EST)
Awards and Prizes:
- The winner will be invited to participate in a virtual program with the opportunity to meet with designers and/or other experts around the winner’s interests in design.
- The winner will receive a complimentary Family Membership to Cooper Hewitt.
Please, read the rules to get more accurate information.
Contest Name: Pennsylvania Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest
Host Organization: John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum
Theme, Subject, or Skill: Image must be a live portrayal of a native North American duck, swan or goose (refer to Eligible Species list).
Details: Here
Grade(s) Eligible: Kindergarten through grade twelve
Deadline for Entries: By the state’s deadline, see here.
Prizes: Awards and prizes vary from state to state;
Please, read the rules to get more accurate information.
Contest Name: FAI Young Artists Contest
Host Organization: The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale, FAI
Theme, Subject, or Skill: Design Your Perfect Aircraft
Details: Rules
Grade(s) Eligible:
- Group I – Junior Category (Date of birth between 1 January 2012 and 31 December 2015).
- Group II – Intermediate Category (Date of birth between 1 January 2008 and 31 December 2011).
- Group III – Senior Category (Date of birth between 1 January 2004 and 31 December 2007)
Deadline for Entries: Before 1 April 2022
Please, read the rules to get more accurate information.
Contest Name: Embracing Our Differences Submit Art – 2023 Exhibit
Host Organization: Embracing Our Differences
Theme, Subject, or Skill: “Enriching lives through diversity and inclusion.”
Sign Up: Embracing Our Differences
Grade(s) Eligible: Artists, professionals, amateurs, students – everyone can participate. National and international submissions are encouraged. There is no submission or entry fee and there is no limit on the number of submissions.
Deadline for Entries: October 5, 2022
Cash Awards: A total of $3,000 (US) will be presented in the form of three separate awards – $1,000 each for “Best-in-Show Adult;” “Best-in-Show Student;” and “People’s Choice.” The “People’s Choice” award will be determined by visitors to the exhibit.
Please, read the rules to get more accurate information.
Contest Name: WorldWide Drawings Kids Contest
Host Organization: WorldWide Drawings Kids
Theme, Subject, or Skill:There is no theme to the drawing contest.
Details: Drawing Contest
Grade(s) Eligible: You must be 6 through 17 years of age to enter the contest.
Entry Fee: $20.00
Deadline for Entries: No deadline
Prizes: 1st Place $1,000 – 2nd Place $500 – 3rd Place $250
Please, read the rules to get more accurate information.
Contest Name: I Matter
Theme, Subject, or Skill: Platform for youth to express their feelings on the important issues of racial justice and equality
Host Organization: National Youth Foundation
Grade(s) Eligible: Grades K-12
Details: I Matter
Deadline for Entries: July 23, 2022
Top Prize: $500
Please, read the rules to get more accurate
Contest Name: Pennsylvania Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest
Host Organization: John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum
Theme, Subject, or Skill: Image must be a live portrayal of a native North American duck, swan or goose (refer to Eligible Species list).
Details: Here
Grade(s) Eligible: Kindergarten through grade twelve
Deadline for Entries: By the state’s deadline, see here.
Prizes: Awards and prizes vary from state to state;
Please, read the rules to get more accurate information.
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Contest Name: Embracing Our Differences Submit Art – 2024 Exhibit
Host Organization: Embracing Our Differences
Theme, Subject, or Skill: “Enriching lives through diversity and inclusion.”
Sign Up: Embracing Our Differences
Grade(s) Eligible: Artists, professionals, amateurs, students – everyone can participate. National and international submissions are encouraged. There is no submission or entry fee and there is no limit on the number of submissions.
Deadline for Entries: October 5, 2023
Cash Awards: A total of $3,000 (US) will be presented in the form of three separate awards – $1,000 each for “Best-in-Show Adult;” “Best-in-Show Student;” and “People’s Choice.” The “People’s Choice” award will be determined by visitors to the exhibit.
Please see Submit Art for complete information.
Image by Prawny, via Pixabay
Contest Name: WorldWide Drawings Kids Contest
Host Organization: WorldWide Drawings Kids
Theme, Subject, or Skill: There is no theme to the drawing contest.
Details: Drawing Contest
Grade(s) Eligible: You must be 6 through 17 years of age to enter the contest.
Entry Fee: $35.00
Deadline for Entries: No deadline
Prizes: 1st Place $1,000 – 2nd Place $500 – 3rd Place $250
Please, read the rules to get more accurate information.
Image NSaad (WMF) CC BY-SA 4.0
via Wikimedia Commons (cropped and transparency removed)
Contest Name: I Matter
Theme, Subject, or Skill: Platform for youth to express their feelings on the important issues of racial justice and equality
Host Organization: National Youth Foundation
Grade(s) Eligible: Grades K-12
Details: I Matter
Deadline for Entries: Check I Matter for 2023
Top Prize: $500
Please, read the rules to get more accurate info.
Entrepreneurship Contests
Contest Name: VentureLab Pitch Event
Host Organization: VentureLab
Theme, Subject, or Skill: Courage, persistence and grit, opportunity seeking, problem solving.
Details: https://venturelab.org/pitch-event
Sign Up: https://form.jotform.com/213396255753159
Grade(s) Eligible: 1-12
Deadline for Entries: February 3 from 5-6 pm (CST)
Please, read the rules to get more accurate information.
Contest Name: Council for Economic Education: National Personal Finance Challenge
Host Organization: Council for Economic Education
Theme, Subject, or Skill: Financial literacy
Details: https://www.councilforeconed.org/npfc
Sign Up: Teacher registration (PA)
Grade(s) Eligible: 9,10,11,12
Deadline for Entries: From Jan 1 – April 22, 2022
Prizes: At the National Finals, teams compete for the national championship as well as cash prizes in the following amounts for each team member plus one teacher coach:
1st place: $2,000 | 2nd place: $1,000 | 3rd place: $500 | 4th place: $250
Please, read the rules to get more accurate information.
Contest Name: Destination Imagination
Host Organization: Destination Imagination
Theme, Subject, or Skill: Problem Solving, Creativity, Communication, Collaboration
Sign Up: Challenge Program 2022
Grade(s) Eligible: K,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12
Deadline for Entries: February-April depending on the region.
Please, read the rules to get more accurate information.
Contest Name: Lead4Change Challenge
Host Organization: Foundation for Impact on Literacy and Learning
Theme, Subject, or Skill: Collaboration and teamwork, problem-solving, creativity, and communication.
Details: Project Submission Rules – Lead4Change
Sign Up: https://www.lead4change.org/register
Grade(s) Eligible: Students in grades 6-12 of public, private, or charter school or homeschool and/or students between the ages of 11-18 who are members of a local club or service organization.
Deadline for Entries: From Sep 1, 2021 to May 13, 2022 at 11:59 pm (EST)
Prizes: First Place – $10,000; Second Place – $500; Special Award $1,000
Please, read the rules to get more accurate information.
Contest Name: BizInnovator Innovator Competition
Host Organization: Jacoboson Institute at University of Iowa
Theme, Subject, or Skill: problem-solving, collaboration, and risk-taking, and to become critical thinkers
Details: Innovator Competition
Grade(s) Eligible: 9,10,11,12
Deadline for Entries: Mid-April and Mid-November
Prizes: 1st Place $1,500 – 2nd Place $1000 – 3rd Place $500
Please, read the rules to get more accurate information.
Contest Name: Diamond Challenge
Host Organization: University of Delaware Horn Entrepreneurship
Theme, Subject, or Skill: Business innovation or social innovation
Details: The Diamond Challenge
Grade(s) Eligible: 9, 10, 11, 12
Deadline for Entries: Round 1 entries due in December
Prizes: 1st Place $11,000 – 2nd Place $7,500 – 3rd Place $3,750
Please, read the rules to get more accurate information.
Contest Name: Pennsylvania Future Problem Solving
Host Organization: Pennsylvania Future Problem Solving Program
Theme, Subject, or Skill: an individual competition in which students develop short stories related to one of FPSPI’s five annual topics
Details: PA Future Problem Solving
Grade(s) Eligible: Junior (grades 4-6), Middle (grades 7-9), and Senior (grades 10-12)
Deadline for Entries: Qualifying Problem: January 28, 2022
Please, read the rules to get more accurate
Contest Name: People of Play – Young Inventor Challenge
Host Organization: People of Play
Theme, Subject, or Skill: Creativity, innovation
Details: Young Inventor Challenge
Grade(s) Eligible: All high school sophomores, juniors and seniors with a GPA of 3.0 or higher
Registration Fee: $25.00; $15.00 if registered before October 15th
Deadline for Entries: Fall challenge, November 7, 2022
Prizes: $250 worth of toys and games to each winner!
Please, read the rules to get more accurate
Contest Name: Seton Hall University, Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, Pirates Pitch Competition
Host Organization: Seton Hall University
Theme, Subject, or Skill: Idea creation
Details: Pirates Pitch Competition for High School Students
Grade(s) Eligible: All high school sophomores, juniors and seniors with a GPA of 3.0 or higher
Deadline for Entries: Fall. Opens in September 2022
Prizes: 1st Place $2,500, plus $10,000 scholarship to attend Seton Hall University ($2,500 annually) – 2nd Place $1,000 cash prize, plus $6,000 scholarship to attend Seton Hall University ($1,500 annually) – All other finalists will receive a $4,000 scholarship to attend Seton Hall University ($1,000 annually)
Please, read the rules to get more accurate information.
Contest Name: BizInnovator Innovator Competition
Host Organization: Jacoboson Institute at University of Iowa
Theme, Subject, or Skill: problem-solving, collaboration, and risk-taking, and to become critical thinkers
Details: Innovator Competition
Grade(s) Eligible: 9,10,11,12
Deadline for Entries: Mid-April and Mid-November
Prizes: 1st Place $1,500 – 2nd Place $1000 – 3rd Place $500
Please, read the rules to get more accurate information.
Contest Name: People of Play – Young Inventor Challenge
Host Organization: People of Play
Theme, Subject, or Skill: Creativity, innovation
Details: Young Inventor Challenge
Grade(s) Eligible: All high school sophomores, juniors and seniors with a GPA of 3.0 or higher
Deadline for Entries: Registration for 2023 Fall Young Inventor Challenge TBA!
Contest Name: Seton Hall University, Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, Pirates Pitch Competition
Host Organization: Seton Hall University
Theme, Subject, or Skill: Idea creation
Details: Pirates Pitch Competition for High School Students
Grade(s) Eligible: All high school sophomores, juniors and seniors with a GPA of 3.0 or higher
Deadline for Entries: Fall. Opens in September 2022
Prizes: 1st Place $2,500, plus $10,000 scholarship to attend Seton Hall University ($2,500 annually) – 2nd Place $1,000 cash prize, plus $6,000 scholarship to attend Seton Hall University ($1,500 annually) – All other finalists will receive a $4,000 scholarship to attend Seton Hall University ($1,000 annually)
Please, read the rules to get more accurate information.
Contest Name: Diamond Challenge
Host Organization: University of Delaware Horn Entrepreneurship
Theme, Subject, or Skill: Business innovation or social innovation
Details: The Diamond Challenge
Grade(s) Eligible: 9, 10, 11, 12
Deadline for Entries: Round 1 entries due in December
Prizes: Offering $100,000 in prizes and resources
Please read the rules to get more accurate information.
Contest Name: Lead4Change Challenge
Host Organization: Lead4Change
Theme, Subject, or Skill: Collaboration and teamwork, problem-solving, creativity, and communication.
Sign Up: https://www.lead4change.org/register
Grade(s) Eligible: Students in grades 6-12 of public, private, or charter school or homeschool and/or students between the ages of 11-18 who are members of a local club or service organization.
Deadline for Entries: Watch for a new Challange at the beginning of the school year.