Art Contests & Competitions
Children - art competitions & art contests for kids, childrens literature writing contests. All cultures throughout history have produced art, although the forms vary by both culture and historical era. The impulse to create, to realize form and order out of mere matter, is universal and perpetual. Such artwork can include visual art, literature, music, dance, and other forms. Children's arts are the arts of everyone. Most contemporary readers understand that both our lives and our literature are shaped by the shifting dynamics of many factors -- especially race, ethnicity, class, gender, nationality and cultural differences. Exhibitions allow a sharing of free expression; contests spur creativity and competitions by reward. Learn more with the links below.
Art Contest: Refrigerator Art Contest Guide
Kids 18 and under showcase their art, inviting you to make comments and vote from a weekly selection of five pictures. Maintains an archive.
Laurie Hansen Weaver: ToonaCat's Kids Club
A kids' club and place for children to submit artwork and stories, with a gallery of artwork and a "BookNook" consisting of stories by kids.
Natural Child Project Society: Global Children’s Art Gallery
Visit this informative branch site of the Natural Child Project and view a fantastic gallery of artworks created by children around the world.
Scholastic.com: Magic School Bus Art Gallery
This thematic gallery of children's artwork includes coloring books, classroom activities, and information about The Magic School Bus on TV.
Telenaut.com: Global Show and Tell Gallery Guide
Browse an online gallery of children's artwork and writing, which divides submissions into "museum wings" named after endangered species.
Toto Network: Kids Zone Information and Resources Guide
Kids Zone is the place to go to view children's artwork and writing, or submit your own. It also features great links to other "cool" sites.