K-12th graders: Enter Florida State-Fish Art Contest through March 31, 2021. Winners to compete nationally!

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), in partnership with Wildlife Forever, will host the Florida State-Fish Art Contest, in which students in kindergarten through twelfth grade can compete in this free contest for a chance to win state and national honours and prizes. This program inspires creativity while developing the next generation of anglers and conservationists.

Florida winners will be selected by the FWC in four grade categories:
•Kindergarten through third grade (K-3rd)
•Fourth through sixth grades (4th-6th)
•Seventh through ninth grades (7th-9th)
•Tenth through twelfth grades (10th-12th)

State winners will advance to the National Competition to be judged for top prizes such as the Best of Show. The deadline to enter is March 31, 2021, so start designing today!

“We are committed to increasing youth participation in freshwater and saltwater fishing through this effort,” said Eric Sutton, Director of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. “The State-Fish Art program is a unique and creative way to connect to youth anglers and the FWC is proud to be sponsoring the initiative for Florida.”

To enter, students from Florida should submit their entry, which should consist of the following:
•An original horizontal 9”x12” piece of artwork featuring any fish from the Official Fish List.
•A piece of creative writing, no longer than one page, about the chosen species (required for grades 4-12).
•A Florida State-Fish Art Contest entry form.

Participants have the option to either submit photos or a scanned copy of their entry by email to R3@MyFWC.com, or they can send their entry via regular mail to:
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
ATTN: Laura Rambo, Florida Fish Art Contest
620 S Meridian Street
Tallahassee, FL 32301

For contest information, entry forms and the Fish On! Lesson Plan, click here: www.StateFishArt.org.