Submissions of entries are open and invited from youth artists aged 4 to 18 for the IFAW World Wildlife Day International Youth Art Contest 2024 until February 6, 2024.
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) is one of the largest animal welfare and conservation charities in the world. The organization works to rescue individual animals, safeguard populations, preserve habitat, and advocate for greater protection.
IFAW is excited to announce the 2024 World Wildlife Day (WWD) International Youth Art Contest.
The International Youth Art Contest is held in partnership with the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)!
Wild animals and plants are disappearing at alarming rates. Through the transformational power of art, contestants will raise awareness for wildlife conservation and share the benefits they receive from wild plants and animals.
This year’s World Wildlife Day is celebrated under the theme of “Connecting People and Planet: Exploring Digital Innovation in Wildlife Conservation”, and aims to highlight how digital technology is used to safeguard biodiversity.
The contest is open to youth artists aged 4-18. They ask that participants choose a species that benefits from innovative technologies, such as camera traps, tracking collars/tags, and more. The art does not need to portray these devices, just highlights the species for which these methods are in use.
Parents are welcome to research such methods with their student artists. Once the artist has decided on a species, they may depict it as an individual animal portrait or in its native habitat.
To celebrate and acknowledge this year’s theme, they’re adding a digital art category to the contest. Contestants can enter either with traditional art mediums (hand using markers, crayons, colored pencils, and/or paint) or digital art (created with illustration software).
Interested youth artists can register and submit their entries via this link.
All contestants have until February 6, 2024, to submit their work. All entries must be submitted electronically. The finalists and winning entries will be presented at the official WWD event on March 4, 2024.
