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Our pick of the best UK Art Competitions for kids and young people in 2022-2023. Open to children of all ages up to seventeen…

Most of our UK Art Competitions are for artists eighteen and over so I'm excited to start an alternative version for children and youths. Get in touch if you know of any more UK art contests for juniors and I'll add the best ones here.

Seeing my childhood cartoon of Goofy cracking a joke win Mickey Mouse comic's weekly competition was about as big a thrill as a creative kid could get. I hope this list leads to similar creative landmarks, good luck everyone!

Draw A Dodo Competition

The illustrator of the Dodo Pad teaches you how to draw a dodo, enter your version for a chance to win Dodo Pad prizes.

Close:	19th November 2022 enter now!
Prize:	1st Prize: Dodo Pad Slipcover and Dodo Pad Blank Book – win a Monogrammed Dodo Pad Slipcover with a Dodo Pad Blank Book, with a combined value of £61.98! Two runners up will each get a Dodo Pad Blank Book.
Rules:	Foloow the steps on How to Draw a Dodo and be creative with the background. Once you have your Dodo DoDrawing of DoDistinction, share it on Facebook, Instagram with the hashtag #mydododrawing or by email to lorddodo@dodopad.com and they can post it on social media for you.
Ages:	Any age from any country
Site:	Enter here

Young Amateur Photographer of the Year

Free competition open to young photographers aged 13-21 comprising 10 rounds of different photography categories to enter.

Close:	4th November 2022 enter now!
Prize:	1st Prize: £250 worth of vouchers to spend at MPB for the winners of each round.
Rules:	10 monthly rounds to enter throughout 2022. Your best-placed image in each round will count towards your Amateur Photographer of the Year 2022 ranking. View the Young APOS Leaderboard for current standings.
Ages:	UK children aged 5 – 7 years
Site:	Enter here

NSPCC World Mental Health Competition

For World Mental Health Day, Lidl are asking 5-12 year olds to draw the things that make them happy for a chance to see their art on a billboard!

Close:	10th November 2022 enter now!
Prize:	Your drawing on a billboard – 5 chosen drawings will be added to one of Lidl's billboards outside of stores during Children's Mental Health Awareness Week February 2023.
Rules:	Create a hand drawn image of what makes you happy.
Ages:	UK children aged 5 – 12 years old
Site:	Enter here

Keeping Fit Poster Competition

Design a poster and have it displayed nation-wide on digital screens & win some great prizes including an Art/Design tablet for the winner in each age category!

Close:	25th November 2022 enter now!
Prize:	8-10 yrs category: iPad Mini Wi-fi(worth over £400, view on Amazon) 11-14 yrs category: iPad Mini Wi-fi((worth over £400, view on Amazon) 15-18 yrs category: Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch Wi-Fi with Apple Pencil(worth over £950, view on Amazon) Runners Up: Colouring Pencils(top 10 runners up in each age category, view on Amazon)
Rules:	Design and create a portrait poster to persuade and inspire young people to become more active and fit during the summer months. Your design could be about a particular sport, activity or challenge – or a combination – that you love or an activity that is more easily pursued during the summertime.
Ages:	8-10, 11-14, 15-18 categories. UK residents only.
Site:	Enter here

Create a Comic Competition!

Create your very own comic strip for a chance to get published in Storytime magazine and win a bundle of book goodies!

Close:	30th November 2022 enter now!
Prize:	Your comic strip published in Storytime! The winner will also receive a fantastic book bundle, a signed copy of the 'Laika' graphic novel and a printed winners' certificate.
Rules:	To enter, you can photocopy or cut out the form from your latest issue of Storytime, or download it from this link here. Then draw your comic strip on it and fill in your details. Email your entry to win@storytimemagazine.com or post it to: Create a Comic!, Storytime Magazine, 61 Bridge Street, Kington, Herefordshire HR5 3DJ.
Ages:	Children aged 4 to 9
Site:	Visit Website

Go Ape Christmas Card Competition

Create a design inspired by 'Christmas Outdoors' for the chance to feature on Go Ape's 2022 Christmas Card and win a class trip to Go Ape!

Close:	16th December 2022 enter now!
Prize:	1st Prize: £class trip to Go Ape!(an action-packed class trip to Go Ape for their school AND a Go Ape family ticket for any national Go Ape site for themselves! The winning design will be featured on teh Go Ape Digital Christmas E-card with the winner's name, age and school included. Plus, the first 200 schools who enter will receive a copy of our 'Go Ape the School Trip' book for their school library.)
Rules:	Create a design on the theme 'Christmas Outdoors' on white A4 paper. Must be in colour – coloured pencils, paint, crayons and felt tips can be used. We would advise you not to stick additional material onto the entry to make it easy to print your design. It should be image only and not feature any text. Must be uploaded as JPEG or PNG file from a scan or clear photo of the design.
Ages:	4-11 years old (UK residents)
Site:	Enter here

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Toyota Dream Car Art Contest 2023

Global competition inviting children 15 and under to let their imagination run wild and design their dream car of the future.

Close:	23rd December 2022 enter now!
Prize:	1st Prize: Apple iPad The top three best artworks will be selected in each category in the UK contest, with the Gold winner receiving an Apple iPad, Silver and Bronze winners receiving a Samsung tablet and all winners receiving a Toyota goody bag. UK winners will be announced in February 2023. All UK bronze, silver, and gold winners will be put forward to the World Contest, in which a grand prize winner from each category and two special award winners will be selected. Each winner will receive $5,000 to spend on educational resources and supplementary prizes of $10,000 will also be awarded to their school or college. Finalists in the global competition will also receive $3,000 intended to be used for educational purposes. Global winners announced Winter 2023.
Rules:	Flying cars, zero emission hoverboards, space buggies for moons and planets… who knows what the future of mobility will look like? Toyota are inviting children across the UK to share their wildest, most imaginative car design. Acceptable media includes computer generated pictures made using a pc, tablet or phone, as well as scanned in or photographed images of your handmade artworks.
Ages:	Category 1: Under 8s. Category 2: 8-11. Category 3: 12-15. (UK only)
Site:	Enter here

Sony World Photography Awards: Youth Competition

Monthly competitions for young photographers (aged 12 to 19) to compete to be Young Photographer of the Year and win Sony digital imaging equipment!

Close:	6th January 2023 enter now!
Prize:	1st Prize: top Sony digital imaging equipment
Rules:	Monthly competitions with a changing theme running from 1 June to 31 December, 2022. Photographers can enter up to three images per month. Judges will select a shortlist of 10 images per month, including one winner, Monthly winners compete to be Youth Photographer of the Year.
Ages:	12 – 19 year olds from all countries
Site:	Enter here

Centre for Personalised Medicine Art Competition

"Every year, we plan to ask young people to create art that looks at the great things and the challenging things about personalised medicine".

Close:	20th January 2023 enter now!
Prize:	1st Prize: £100 Runner Up: £50
Rules:	You can make a drawing, a painting, a photograph, a collage, a sculpture. Create art about measurements in health and disease. To give you some ideas, your art could look at: What sort of things might get measured at your GP practice and hospital? Height, weight, your temperature… what else can you think of? If you were inventing a new drug or vaccine, what would you measure to see whether it worked? Are there things that are hard to measure but that are still important in healthcare? For example, can you measure how a person is feeling? Can you measure too many things?
Ages:	Year 7, 8 or 9 of secondary school on the 1st October 2022(based in the UK)
Site:	Enter here

Global Canvas – Children's Wildlife Art Competition

Annual group art contest for children aged 16 and under encouraging collaboration and creativity around wildlife and the environment.

Close:	10th February 2023 enter now!
Prize:	1st Prize: £500(art vouchers) 2nd Prize: £200(art vouchers) 3rd Prize: £100(art vouchers)
Rules:	2023 Theme: "Biodiversity – the complex web of life". Free to enter and open to children aged 16 and under – either as a group or an individual. For group entries, please create a display of artwork based on the "Biodiversity – the complex web of life" theme. You can use any art technique you like. DSWF always likes to see recycled materials used where possible. A group entry can be any size from 2 children all the way up to an entire school. Individual entries can be made up of any art technique with artworks any size providing they fit in with the "Biodiversity – the complex web of life" theme and the work is original.
Ages:	Age 4 to 7 years, age 8 to 11 years and age 12 to 16 years(from any country)
Site:	Enter here

Science Without Borders Challenge

Annual international contest that engages students and teachers in ocean conservation through art.

Close:	6th March 2023 enter now!
Prize:	1st Prize: $500 2nd Prize: $350 3rd Prize: $200
Rules:	The theme for the 2023 Science without Borders® Challenge is "The Sixth Extinction." For this year's contest, you can help create awareness about endangered species. We ask students to create a piece of artwork that highlights the beauty and importance of a marine species that is on the brink of extinction. Learn about the theme.
Ages:	11-14 years old, 15-19 years old
Site:	Visit Website

Never Such Innocence Art Competition

Worldwide competition for 9-18 year olds to reflect on the realities of war and create an artwork on the theme of 'What does war mean to you?'.

Close:	10th March 2023 enter now!
Prize:	Various prizes – Virtual Workshop with Creative Practitioner, notebook, pen and personalised certificate. All participants receive a digital personalised certificate of commendation.
Rules:	This year's theme is 'What does war mean to you?'. Art can be produced in any medium.
Ages:	9-11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-18
Site:	Enter here

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Young Railway Photographer of the Year

A new photographic competition from Rail Camera Club with a category for those aged 18 and younger for images with a railway connection.

Close:	TBA currently closed
Prize:	18 & Under Prize:(A Level 1 or Level 2 Photography Course provided by the Jessops Academy. Tram Driving Experience at the Heaton Park Tramway. 'Behind the Scenes' visit to Rail Story, Yorkshire. Voucher towards a photographic event. Complimentary Day Rover tickets for two to travel on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway. Behind the Scenes photographic opportunity at the National Railway Museum, York. Selection of NRM merchandise. Books bundle.
Rules:	Entries are invited to illustrate the "THE RAILWAY SEEN" using images with a railway connection.
Ages:	Category One: 18 years of age and under, UK based
Site:	Enter here

Salvation Army Christmas Card Competition

Festive kids Christmas Card Competition where you could be the receiver of a £100 voucher that you can use at The Entertainer!

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Prize:	1st Prize: £100(The Entertainer voucher, your design made into a Christmas card and featured on the cover of Kids Alive magazine) 2nd Prize: £50(The Entertainer voucher) 3rd Prize: £20(The Entertainer voucher)
Rules:	Design an A4 drawing/creation of something Christmassy. Ask your parents or guardian to send in your design along with your name, age, address, parents email address. Winners will be announced on their Facebook page between 10 and 13 Nov.
Ages:	Categories: Under 7s, 7-9s, 9-12s, 12+
Site:	Visit Website

YPO Art Competition

Back for its seventh year to showcase the full spectrum of art techniques from children of all ages and abilities from early years to secondary school.

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Prize:	1st Prize: £250 YPO voucher – An overall winner will be selected from all the categories to win £250 in YPO vouchers for their school/early years setting. One winner will be chosen from each of the three categories and they will each receive a hamper of art materials. One runner up will be chosen from each of the three categories, winning a classpack of colouring pencils
Rules:	There are no restrictions, rule books or limitations, we just love to see your art masterpieces. Send through sculptures, paintings, drawings, graphics or printmaking.
Ages:	The three categories are: early years, primary and secondary, with no limit to the number of entries (UK only)
Site:	Enter here

RHS Photo Competition

The RHS Photographic Competition inspires young and old alike to get outdoors and record how enriching and inspiring gardens and plants can be.

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Prize:	Under 18s Prize: 1st Prize: £150(Wex Photographic vouchers) 2nd Prize: £75(Wex Photographic vouchers) 3rd Prize: £50(Wex Photographic vouchers) Under 11s Prize: 1st Prize: £150(Wex Photographic vouchers) 2nd Prize: £75(Wex Photographic vouchers) 3rd Prize: £50(Wex Photographic vouchers)
Rules:	Photographs depicting something plant, garden or wildlife related that interests you
Ages:	10 and under, 11-17 years old, 18+ in adults category
Site:	Enter here

Space Foundation Art Contest

The Annual Space Foundation International Student Art Contest opens in January for registration and artwork submissions.

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Prize:	Art Kit, Ribbon, Certificate, Astronaut Autograph – Winning artwork will be displayed on Space Foundation website and at Space Foundation Headquarters and Discovery Center. It also will be viewed by space professionals from around the world during the 37th Space Symposium, April 4-7, 2022, at The Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. Winners will be announced on March 14th, 2022.
Rules:	Create an original, space-oriented artwork (drawing, painting, mixed media or digital) based on the theme: "Living, Working And Playing On The Moon".
Ages:	Eight age groups: 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-16, 17-18 (UK & International)
Site:	Enter here

British Science Week Poster Competition

Annual poster competition to win a whole bunch of prizes, make a poster about whatever version of 'Innovating for the future' you fancy.

Close:	TBA currently closed
Prizes:	Lots of prizes! Depending on the age category, prizes include: Books, science lab set, explorer rocket, vega 360 telescope, motorised solar system, magnet lab kit, talking telescope, microscope and activity journal, talking wildlife camera, culture kits, Okido magazine subscriptions, giant colouring posters, creativity packs.
Rules:	Entrants can make their poster about whatever version of this year's theme 'Innovating for the future' they'd like. Posters can be made by hand or using a computer.
Ages:	Early years, infant, junior, senior (more info on website).
Enter:	Enter here

World Children's Haiku Contest

The first Haiku Contest was organised by the JAL Foundation in 1990 and has been held every two years since then with assistance from the Japan Society.

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Prize:	Canon Digital Camera – First Prize for 3 students, other prizes will also be awarded.
Rules:	Last closed 28th February 2022. Entrants must submit their original haiku and accompanying artwork on the theme 'towns'. Haiku are short poems split over three lines and usually contain a seasonal word. The haiku must be accompanied by hand-drawn or hand-crafted artwork on the same page, using A4-sized paper.
Ages:	Ages 15 and under, based in UK
Site:	Enter here

Awakening Festival Art Prize Draw

Make a piece of art to show how you have been helping climate and nature for a chance to win an AR Globe, for ages 4-11.

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Prize:	Win an Orboot Earth Interactive AR Globe – An award-winning educational toy, Orboot is a no-borders globe that connects with the fun & interactive Orboot app. Orboot Earth Interactive AR Globe from Playshifu.
Rules:	Last closed 28th February 2022. Get creative and make a piece of art to show how you have been helping climate and nature. Perhaps you've made your garden more wildlife-friendly? Or have taken part in a citizen science survey such as the British Trust for Ornithology's Big Garden Birdwatch? How about making a sculpture out of the plastic you've used in one week? Your artwork could be: A photo, collage, sculpture, drawing, painting, mosaic, use your imagination! You will need to upload it on their webpage as an attachment no bigger than an A4 piece of paper. For example, if you've made a sculpture, take and upload a photo of it! Please also describe in no more than 100 words what action you have taken to help climate and nature and how you've turned it into a piece of art.
Ages:	You need to be aged 4-11 to enter and you'll need to ask your parent/guardian to submit it
Site:	Visit Website

Logo Lift Off

Design a logo that showcases the role of small satellites in measuring climate change for a chance to have your logo on a rocket in space!

Close:	TBA currently closed
Prizes:	1st Prize: Your logo on a rocket 13 regional winners will be selected, with one regional winner being chosen as the overall national winner. Regional winners will receive a certificate, other prizes TBA.
Rules:	1. Design a logo (you can enter alone, or with up to three teammates). 2. Make sure your logo helps people understand the role of small satellites through the activities on the Logo Lift Off website. 3. Download your entry form and answer a few short questions from the judges. 4. Submit your entry on the website.
Ages:	children aged 4-11 in the UK only
Enter:	Visit Website

Britain's Best Young Artist

Do you love drawing, painting, collage or anything in between? CBBC want to hear from creative 10-14 year olds for its second series.

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Prize:	Take part in the CBBC TV series – 27 of the best artists who apply will be invited to take part in the CBBC TV series. The successful artists will compete in creative and inspirational art challenges – before one takes the honour of being crowned Britain's Best Young Artist.
Rules:	To apply, choose three of your BEST pieces of art. You must have created this art yourself and have your parent/guardian's permission. Once you've chosen your art, get ready to make your application video! Full details in the link below.
Ages:	Children aged between 10 and 14 on 1st September 2022, in the UK
Site:	Enter here

Unique Art Awards

Art Competition for disabled children 7-21 years old. Prizes include up to £600 for entrants and £3,000 for their school/college Art Department.

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Prize:	Gold (1st): £600 in vouchers and £3,000 for their school Silver (2nd) – £400 in vouchers and £2,000 for their school Bronze (3nd) – £200 in vouchers and £1,000 for their school Art teacher of the Year: £2,000 vouchers, or equivalent for other department winners Each finalist will receive a certificate and a £50 Great Art Voucher
Rules:	All entrants for the competition must have a disability of some kind. The subject for all categories are: CORONA, MY HAPPY PLACE, COMMUNITY, HOW THE WORLD SEES ME or PLASTIC. Groups: 2D Art/Painter, Photographer, 3D Sculpture, Digital Art, Performing Arts
Ages:	Child 7–15, Youth 16–21 years old
Site:	Visit Website

The Young Artists' Summer Show

A free, open submission exhibition from the Royal Academy for young artists aged 4 – 19 years studying in the UK and British schools overseas.

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Prize:	Winners – Prizes are awarded each year for two inspiring artworks from each key stage receiving vouchers for art materials or a free practical workshop for their school. See last year's prize winners. Selected pieces will be shown in an online exhibition and some will also be shown at the Royal Academy of Arts.
Rules:	First, a teacher needs to register your school. Once the school is registered, your artwork can be submitted. If you're 12 or under, a teacher or parent/guardian will need to enter for you; if you're 13 or over you can submit artwork yourself. Each student can submit one artwork and there is no theme. Submit an image of your artwork plus some information about the piece such as title, size, and a little text about the artwork and why you made it.
Ages:	Students aged 4-19 studying in the UK
Site:	Visit Website

National Book Token Design Competition

Annual nationwide contest encouraging children to design their own gift cards for the chance to win hundreds of pounds of book tokens.

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Prize:	1st Prize in each age range: £450 of Book Tokens(£250 National Book Tokens for the school, £100 Book Tokens for the child, £100 Book Tokens for the teacher) 2nd Prize in each age range: £200 of Book Tokens(£100 National Book Tokens for the school, £50 Book Tokens for the child, £50 Book Tokens for the teacher) One Overall Winner: up to £350 of Book Tokens(£10 Book Tokens for every child in their class)
Rules:	Download the book token template on the World Book Day website, print it out, create your artwork then upload to their website. Winners will be announced in May 2022.
Ages:	Up to 8 years, 9-12 years and 13-16 years(UK & Ireland)
Site:	Visit Website

International Comic/Manga School Contest

Manga, comic, and illustration contest open to students worldwide. Winners are eligible for cash prizes, creative software & pen tablets

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Prize:	Manga/Comic Grand Prize: $3,300(and Wacom Cintiq Pro 16, view on Amazon. Comic / Manga / Bande Dessinée / Webtoon Categories) Manga/Comic Category Awards: $1,700(and Wacom One Creative Pen Display, view on Amazon) Storyboard Grand Prize: $2,200(and Wacom One Creative Pen Display, view on Amazon) Illustration Grand Prize: $550(and Wacom One Creative Pen Display, view on Amazon)
Rules:	The theme for all categories is "Journey". Entries will be accepted for the following six categories: Comic, Manga, Bande Dessinée, Webtoon, Storyboard & Illustration. Submissions may be created using any drawing tools or software. If you create your submission using traditional tools, please submit a digital scan of the artwork. (Paper submissions will not be accepted)
Ages:	No age range specified. Applicants must be students aiming to debut as a creative professional, for example, as a manga artist or illustrator, at the time of application. A teacher or member of school staff must register by March 15th 2022 on behalf of the school or program in order for students to be eligible.
Site:	Visit Website

War Through Children's Eyes

Art & Creative Writing competition aiming to raise awareness of the impact of wars and violent conflicts on the children & communities caught up in them.

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Prize:	1st Place: £150 Amazon voucher(additional school prize to the value of £300 if submitted by a school) 2nd Place: £70 Amazon voucher(additional school prize: £140) 3rd Place: £50 Amazon voucher(additional school prize: £100)
Rules:	Create an artwork (drawing, painting, mixed media or digital) inspired by the themes of war and peace. Some suggestions: Think about how your image can raise awareness of the children affected by violent conflicts; Create a scene that comes to mind when you think about wars and the children who try to escape or who wait to be saved; Identify the message you want to communicate to people who look at your work; Imagine a world without wars, where children wouldn't have to run from their homes and instead could be tucked safely into bed by their parents every night.
Ages:	Ages 7 – 17. Junior and Senior editions.
Site:	Visit Website

Climate Change Painting Competition

International art prize for school pupils aged 6-16 for original work related to ocean conservation. Hosted by the Taiwan Institute of Sustainable Energy.

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Prize:	Platinum Prize (ages 12–16): $350 Gold Prize: $300 Silver Prize: $250 Bronze Prize: 5 x $200 Honorable mentions: 5 x $150 Platinum Prize (ages 6–12): $250 Gold Prize: $200 Silver Prize: $150 Bronze Prize: 5 x $100 Honorable mentions: 5 x $70
Rules:	Express your interest in oceans and climate change through painting. Participants can use watercolor, crayons, printmaking, ink painting, colored pens, or any combination of these on paper. Sketches, collage, and 3D artwork are not accepted. Awards will be announced in mid-May.
Ages:	6–16 year olds (all nationalities)
Site:	Visit Website

Art Gemini Young Artist Prize

The Art Gemini Prize promotes international contemporary art for emerging and established artists and is free to enter for artists 17 and under.

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Prize:	Young Artist Prize: £250
Rules:	Any kind of 2D and 3D art(excluding installation and video)
Ages:	17 years and under
Site:	Visit Website

Cairngorms Nature Art Competition

Show your love for the nature of the Cairngorms National Park for a chance to win some fantastic wildlife watching prizes. 2020 winner above.

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Prize:	1st Prize: Wildlife watching binoculars 10 Finalists: Nature watching kits
Rules:	Draw, paint or model a piece of artwork showing your favourite wildlife found in the Cairngorms National Park.
Ages:	Open to all primary school aged children (UK)
Site:	Visit Website

RSPB Kids Wild Art 2022

Create a piece of art inspired by nature and let your imagination run WILD in this kids art competition from the RSPB and the Cameron Bespolka Trust.

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Prize:	First Prize: £100 art vouchers for each category winner. There are also RSPB runner-up prizes for each category and age group.
Rules:	Create a piece of art inspired by nature, 2022 themes to be announced.
Ages:	Under 8s, 8-12, and 13-18.
Site:	Visit Website

Advent Calendar Design Competition

The wellness brand for dogs Pooch & Mutt is handing over the reins to dog-loving children across the UK to help design its 2022 advent calendar.

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Prize:	1st Prize – Your design on front and back of packaging Partnering with Woodgreen Pets Charity, home to Channel 4's The Dog House, every advent calendar sold will support a dog in need, providing every dog in their care with a special Christmas dinner this year.
Rules:	Download and print the design template from the website link below. Give the template to your young artist to get creative with paint, pencil or crayons. Take a pic of the finished design and email to competition@poochandmutt.com. Keep the original design safe. The winner will be announced on Instagram on 28th May and will need to post it to Pooch & Mutt.
Ages:	UK based young artists up to the age of 16
Site:	Enter here

Postcards from the Trafalgar Way

Create an artwork based on a feature on the historic Trafalgar Way route (Falmouth to London) prizes in three age categories: 7-11, 12-16 and 17-adult.

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Prize:	1st Prize (age 17-adult): 2 x £1,000 1st Prize (age 12-16): 2 x £500 1st Prize (age 7-11): 2 x £250 Schools Prize (age 7-11): £250 John Richards Lapenotiere Trophy: £500  (for resident in one of the 8 counties of The Trafalgar Way) A touring exhibition will take place in 2021 (shortlisted announced 25th May 2021) Full list of prizes and details
Rules:	Take a stunning photograph or create a two-dimensional artwork (including digital art) of a scene along The Trafalgar Way (size range: A6 to A1)
Ages:	7-11, 12-16, 17 to adult
Site:	Visit Website

UKTS 2022 Art Competition

Global Creative Art & Poetry Competition from The Thalassaemia Society asks entrants to create an image on the theme 'A Whole New World'.

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Prize:	1st Prize: £100  (for each age group) 2nd Prize: £50  (for each age group) 3rd Prize: £30  (for each age group)
Rules:	Submit a creative entry on the theme of "A Whole New World: A positive insight into our future.". This could be a painting, drawing, illustration, graphic art, comics, poetry or similar. The creative art pieces must also include a reflective explanation of your submission – maximum 200 words outlining why you chose it and what it means to you personally and how it reflects the theme.
Ages:	3 to 5 years, 6 to 9 years, 10 to 12 years, 13 to 16 years, 17+
Site:	Visit Website

Thank A Teacher Day Competition

Create a piece of artwork of your favourite school team/member of school staff, portraying how brilliant they are for a chance to win £100 of vouchers.

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Prize:	1st Prize: £100 of vouchers
Rules:	Create a piece of artwork of your favourite school team/member of school staff, portraying how brilliant they are. Send a photograph of your special creation with an explanation about why you want to thank them to competitions@teachingawards.com and illustrator and author Rob Biddulph will choose his favourite.
Ages:	No age specified, most likely UK only
Site:	Visit Website

CO Crew Competition

Help spread the word on the dangers of carbon monoxide (CO) in any form of creative media from cartoons, models or fact sheets.

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Prize:	National prize of £300 for yourself and £600 for your school Winners from Key Stage 1 and 2 will each receive £150 for themselves and £300 for their school or organisation. Each network winner will then go forward to a national competition where they have a chance to win a further £300 for themselves and £600 for their school or organisation.
Rules:	Submissions could range from any form of media, such as: Eye-catching cartoons and videos, Models, Short stories or poems, Leading assemblies at school or your local Cubs or Brownie group, Making a fact sheet to share with your family and virtually with friends. As long as you are spreading awareness of carbon monoxide, anything counts!
Ages:	UK children aged 5 – 11 years
Site:	Enter here

Young Close-up Photographer of the Year

The fourth Close-up Photographer of the Year (CUPOTY) is now open for entries with Young Photographer prizes worth over £700.

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Prize:	1st Prize: Sigma Lens worth £699(Sigma 105mm F2.8 Macro Art lens, Sigma USB Dock & trophy)
Rules:	£5 entry fee for up to 15 images. There are no restrictions on subject matter for this category, so you can send any close-up, macro, extreme-macro and micro images that might catch the judges eyes.
Ages:	17 or under on June 12th 2022(UK & International)
Site:	Enter here

Ocean Awareness Contest

The 11th annual (US based) competition invites 11-18 year olds from around the world to use humour and creativity to address the climate crisis.

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Prize:	Gold (Junior): $1,000, (Senior): $1,500 Silver (Junior): $750, Silver (Senoir): $1,000 Bronze (Junior): $250, Bronze (Senoir): $500 Honorable Mention: $50, Bronze (Senoir): $100
Rules:	Last closed: 13th June 2022. The 2022 Ocean Awareness Contest prompt is "The Funny Thing About Climate Change". Use humor, positivity, irony, or other unconventional approaches that are not typically used in environmental communication to address the climate crisis. Think outside the tackle-box, beyond clichés, to create something that makes the topic of climate change and our oceans more approachable and accessible. Submissions are accepted in: Visual Art, Poetry & Spoken Word, Creative Writing, Film, Performing Arts: Music & Dance, Interactive & Multimedia.
Ages:	Junior 11-14, Senior 15–18 years old
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Tabernacle Art Competition

Annual exhibition at MOMA Machynlleth on the theme of 'Home – Cartref'. Artists can enter one piece of new work inspired by the theme.

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Prize:	Ages 12-17 Winner: £100 Ages 11 and Under Winner: £50
Rules:	Last closed: 13th June 2022. The theme for the 2021 Tabernacle Art Competition is 'Home – Cartref'. Any 2D work allowed, including photography. Max size with frame: 36 x 48 inches (914 x 1219 mm). £5 entry fee for under 18s, purchase in advance here. For UK & International artists.
Ages:	11 and under, 12 – 17
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Write on Art

Annual national writing competition sponsored by Art UK and the Paul Mellon Centre to encourage an interest in art history among young people.

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Prize:	1st Prize: £500 2nd Prize: £200 3 Runners Up:£100
Rules:	Choose an artwork from the Art UK website that interests or intrigues you. Write about it in a way that would persuade people to share your interest and enthusiasm.(400 or 600 words depending on age category)
Ages:	15-18 year olds
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The Fleming Collection Young People's Art Competition

Create a painting, drawing, sculpture, assemblage, photograph or performance inspired by one of the artworks in the Fleming Collection.

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Prize:	1st Prize: £50 voucher(for each age category, runners up in each category will receive a copy of 'A History of Scottish Art' )
Rules:	Create a painting, drawing, sculpture, assemblage, photograph or even performance that draws from one of the hundreds of artworks in the collection. To find inspiration, search the collection online and discover artworks from the 17th Century to the present day. Winners announced in early August.
Ages:	Under 11s, 11-16, 16-18 year olds(UK residents)
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Junior Sketch For Survival

More than 35,000 species are threatened with extinction, submit your animal or wildlife art for exhibition & auction to help raise funds & awareness.

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Prize:	Engraved trophy:(There is an award for each winner of our six categories. Every artwork submitted will be displayed in the Junior Sketch For Survival 2022 online gallery and Sketch For Survival Mosaic. Every participant will receive a digital Certificate of Participation.)
Rules:	Original signed two-dimensional A4 or A3 size work in either of two categories – Wildlife: The main focus should be an endangered species. Depict one or several animals from the IUCN red list. Wild Spaces: Your image should depict an at risk landscape/seascape or a species of plant. For example, a wood or forest, a coral reef, mountain range, coastline, wetland – any wild space threatened by environmental factors such as global warming or human activity. Or specific species of threatened plant/flower/tree/coral on the red list.
Ages:	The competition is open to anyone aged up to 16 years old. You can live anywhere in the world. There are three age categories: Up to 7 years old, 8-12 yearsold, 13-16 years old
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The Dorset Art Prize

Bournemouth & Poole College invite Dorset based artists from primary school age and older to submit their artworks on the theme 'Messages'.

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Prize:	Year 10 & 11 students – 1st: £1,000, 2nd: £500, 3rd: £250 Year 12 & 13 students – 1st: £1,000, 2nd: £500, 3rd: £250 Over 19 – £1,000, 2nd: £500, 3rd: £250 Primary Schools – 1st: £500, 2nd: £250 Secondary Schools – 1st: £500, 2nd: £250
Rules:	Free to enter pen submission for all Dorset artists, designers, art students and makers working in all media forms to submit their artworks. The theme for the 2022 Dorset Art Prize is "Messages". Entrants are encouraged to interpret and explore this theme in broad and figurative ways, as well as more literal considerations on the theme.
Ages:	Primary school to adult
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My Little Masterpiece

You could win a £500 Holiday voucher, £250 Bumper Little Artist Pack and a 12-month supply of My Little Sudocrem.

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Prize:	£500 Holiday voucher, £250 Bumper Little Artist Pack and a 12-month supply of My Little Sudocrem. The prize winner will be featured as a limited edition My Little Sudocrem in 2023. 20 runners up will be randomly selected to win a Sudocrem My Little Masterpiece artist set.
Rules:	Upload a photo of your little one's masterpiece to enter using link below. You can also enter via Instagram, Facebook or Twitter by using #MyLittleMasterpiece and tagging @Sudocrem
Ages:	Children aged under 16, UK based
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Spirited Arts Competition

Join hundreds of schools from around the world using poetry, drawing, painting, video, sculpture or other media to explore RE themes.

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Prize:	Class Winners: £50-£100 voucher Individual pupil winners: £20 Amazon voucher Paired winners: £10 Amazon voucher each
Rules:	2022 Themes: "We have far more in common with each other than that which divides us", God's good earth?, Searching for God, A view of the world, Celebrations: big days and big ideas. Pupils can create entries individually, in pairs or groups, or as whole class, year or school entries. 10 entries accepted per school.
Ages:	Pupils from ages 3 – 19
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RSPCA Young Photographer of the Year 2022

Put your photography skills to the test while showing an appreciation and understanding of all the amazing animals around us.

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Prize:	Overall Winner: £675 Prize Value(A weekend photography break including accommodation with a parent or guardian at Deer Rut Special UK with award-winning wildlife photographer Danny Green's team at Natures Images. The overall winner will also receive an RSPCA Young Photographer Awards trophy.) Ages 16-18 Prize: £500(£500 Amazon UK vouchers, photoshoot at an animal centre, trophy and a Camtraptions PIR Motion Sensor.) Ages 12-15 Prize: £350(£350 worth of vouchers from Amazon UK and same as above) Under 12 Prize: £200(£200 worth of vouchers from Amazon UK and same as above) Category Prizes: £100-£500(various prizes and trophies for each category)
Rules:	You can enter up to five photos for each of the following categories: Your age category – under 12, 12-15 Years or 16-18 Years. Pet Personalities, Pet Portraits, Small World, Mobile Phone and Devices, Instagram, Portfolio – in this category you can enter up to three portfolios each made up of five photos, all must be different subjects.
Ages:	UK based young people age 18 years or below on 16th August 2022. Age categories: under 12, 12-15 Years & 16-18 Years
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Hidden Gallery Kids Art Competition

Create your own masterpiece inspired by an artwork on the Hidden Gallery website for a chance to win a limited edition art print.

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Prizes:	1st Prize: Art print worth £595  (win a limited edition print from acclaimed artists Chila Kumari Singh Burman, Heather Phillipson and Bob and Roberta Smith, view prints)
Rules:	Recreate one of the artworks from the Hidden Gallery website with an environmental twist. You could transform banksy's bomb hugger (2003) into a tree hugger, or andy warhol's saint apollonia (1984) into david attenborough. It can be a drawing, painting, sculpture or any other medium you like.
Ages:	Three age groups: 0-8, 9-13, 14-17.
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World Animal Day mug competition

Play your part this year to have the chance of getting your design printed on our World Animal Day 2022 commemorative mugs.

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Prizes:	1st Prize: Mug with your design – the winning entry will have their design printed on commemorative 2022 mugs and receive a free one to treasure. Runners-up from each age group will receive a wildlfe mindfulness colouring book.
Rules:	Download the design template and create your design using whatever medium you want.
Ages:	Three age groups: 5-10, 11-16, 17+
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Happy DEGART 2022

International kids art exhibition and contest hosted by DEGALLERY, Texas.

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Prize:	$3,000 worth of awards – All winners in each age category (1st, 2nd, 3rd and Honorable Mentions) will receive a Certificate of Award, a ribbon, and additional prizes (scholarship, cash and gift cards prizes). All winners will be participate in Art Show at Degallery from November 17 to December 29, 2022.
Rules:	Theme: "The One I Love". Any medium is accepted: pencil, charcoal, watercolor, oil, etc. Pastels or charcoal entries must be properly sprayed to prevent smearing. Photographs and computer-generated artwork will not be accepted. Shipped work to arrive at DEGALLERY by September 10, 2022
Ages:	Age categories: 4-7, 8-11, 12-14, 15-17
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World Space Week Kid's Competition

The British Interplanetary Society are running a creative children's competition to inspire the next generation of space explorers.

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Prize:	Ages 4-6 Prize: Lego Disney in Space(view on Amazon) Ages 7-10 Prize: Lego Space Shuttle(view on Amazon) Ages 11-16 Prize: EXPERT Lego ISS(view on Amazon)
Rules:	4-6 YEARS OLD: ARTWORK: Create a piece of artwork of women in space. Develop your own ideas of what 'Women in Space' means to you and express it in a creative way. 7-10 YEARS OLD: VIDEO: Create a celebration video of women in space, to be shown during WSW2021. Celebrate a specific 'woman in space' who can be a role model to others 11-16 YEARS OLD: WRITING: Write a Wikipedia entry for a woman in space who doesn't already have one. The aim is to highlight the less well-known inspirational women in the space industry.
Ages:	There are three separate categories (suggested age ranges below in brackets) although each competition is open to all ages between 4-16. You can only enter one of the three categories: Artwork (ages 4-6), Video (ages 7-10) and Writing (ages 11-16).
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D31 Young Hope Exhibition

Open to young artists age 16 and below for a cjhance top be selected for an exhibition at the Doncaster based gallery this Autumn on the theme "Influence".

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Prize:	Group Exhibition Selected works will be invited to exhibit in the 3-story gallery space in Doncaster town center and an online exhibition (20th Oct – 27th Nov 2022).
Rules:	Theme: "Influence". Accepted media: Paintings, digital creations, drawings, photography, sculptures, ceramics, textiles, architectural models, crafts and any creative endeavor. Let your imagination soar!
Ages:	Young artists worldwide age 16 and below.
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Embracing Our Differences

Annual international outdoor juried art exhibit featuring 50 billboard-size images celebrating diversity and inclusion.

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Prize:	$6,000 worth of awards – A total of $6,000 (US) will be presented in the form of three separate awards – $2,000 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 exhibition in South Florida.
Rules:	Submit your interpretation of the theme "enriching lives through diversity and inclusion." Your art should be horizontal and fit an aspect ratio of 12.8" (325.12 mm) wide by 8.8" (223.52 mm) high.
Ages:	All ages(13 and over can submit their entry online, 12 and under must submit by mail with parental consent.)
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Brandon's Best Upcyclers Competition

Competition aimed at primary school-aged children to see which youngsters across the country have the magic touch when it comes to upcycling.

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Prize:	Win 4 tickets to LEGOLAND® Windsor Resort
Rules:	Submit a drawing showcasing your upcycling idea. Be as imaginative as you like! You can send your entry to Brandon on Facebook or Instagram, or email it to competitions@brandonhirestation.com.
Ages:	Primary school-aged children. UK residents only.
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Asda Design a Christmas Card Competition

Christmas is coming early as Asda asks children across the UK to create the most Christmassy Christmas card ever!

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Prize:	Family camping tickets to Carfest Festival You'll also receive a supply of the winning card and the opportunity to see it in store and a selection of BBC Children in Need merchandise
Rules:	Design a card that represents the most Christmassy Christmas ever, a card design that you would love to give to your family and friends. The more fantastically Christmas and imaginative the better. A card design that uses a variety of colours and Christmas characters and/or items. A card that is designed, drawn and decorated by hand and does not use computer software in it's creation. The judging panel want to see fun and imagination sparkle with everything Christmas in an innovative and original design. Once your child has completed their design, please scan and upload their artwork to the form below and fill in all the details to qualify for entry into the competition. One parent/guardian can enter more than one child, but only one entry per child is allowed.
Ages:	UK based primary school children (ages 4-11 years)
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The End!

That's it for now but stay tuned for further kids art competitions in 2021 and beyond as more prizes and contests are announced.

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