Art Time: Duck Stamp Design
The Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge is offering a Duck Stamp Art Contest to K-12th graders. We are supporting this contest by having a Design a Duck Art Time ! We will supply paper, colored pencils, paints, markers, and other supplies, as well as info on various waterfowl.
The purpose of this program is to teach conservation through the arts; students are invited to explore the natural world and learn more about waterfowl identification and wetland habitat by creating their very own art depicting a duck, goose, or swan.
Join staff artist, Bethany, to learn more about the competition and create your own duck artwork.
You don’t have to enter the contest to participate.
Basic contest guidelines:
- Students in Kindergarten through 12th grade are eligible.
- Entries must be original, hand-drawn creations and may not be traced or copied from photographs or other artists’ works.
- Must be a live portrayal of a native North American waterfowl – species are listed in the brochure.
- Art must be 9×12 inches, horizontal, no border around image, and less than 1/4” thick.
- May be multi-color, black and white, or a single color; rendered in ink, paint, pastel, crayon, or pencil. Techniques may include scratching board, airbrush, linoleum printing, paper collage, dry brush, crosshatch, pointillism, etc.
- No lettering, words, signatures, or initials on the design.
- No photography or computer-generated art will be accepted.
- Submit entries to the Children’s Librarian by March 1st.
