The Contra Costa Water District announced they are hosting an art contest for children ages 8-18 who reside in the Contra Costa Water District Area. Submissions are due by May 31, 2020.
The District is looking for illustrations that include how your family uses tap water, how the community uses tap water, how you use tap water efficiently, where your tap water comes from or how your tap water is treated.
We’re looking for entries that illustrate:
- How you and your family use tap water
- How your community uses tap water
- How you use tap water efficiently
- Where your tap water comes from
- How your tap water is treated
Check out our new Water Education Program Resource Corner for inspiration and more engaging content and activities!
Selection procedure
Contra Costa Water District will screen all entries based on message, merit, creativity and originality. Finalist entries will be posted online for voting and Contra Costa Water District, with community input, will select 12 winning entries.
Prizes
Each winning entry receives a $50 gift card to an art supply store; your original artwork framed with a certificate of appreciation; and a printed calendar. Prizes will be awarded at a Board of Directors meeting in the fall, when calendars are printed.
Contest rules
The contest is open to children ages 8 to 18 years who reside in the Contra Costa Water District service area, which includes Antioch, Bay Point, Brentwood, Clayton, Clyde, Concord, Martinez, Oakley, Pacheco, Pittsburg, Pleasant Hill, Port Costa and Walnut Creek.
- Entries must include the child’s name, age, address, a parent or guardian’s name, email address, and a phone number.
- Entries must be drawn by children. Please, no help from parents, adults or older siblings.
- Entries must be drawn horizontally on a single 8.5-inch by 11-inch piece of paper.
- Entries must be hand drawn. Acceptable mediums include pen, pencil, crayon, chalk, charcoal, marker, paint, or watercolor.
- If your entry is selected as a winner, you grant Contra Costa Water District a royalty-free, nonexclusive right, in perpetuity, to:
- Use the artwork in its calendar and other print publications.
- Use the artwork in its internal and external communications, including, but not limited to, websites, advertising, presentations, and printed and digital materials.
- Use, in connection with the contest, the artist’s first name, city of residence and age. Winning artwork will be credited in the calendar with the artist’s first name and city.
- Retain a digital copy of the artwork.
- Entries must not include trademarked or copyrighted materials.
- Entries must not promote the use of bottled water.
- Entries will only be accepted between 8 a.m. March 16, 2020, and 5 p.m. May 8, 2020.
The deadline has been extended and submissions will be accepted through Sunday, May 31. Winning entries will be announced in June.
Submit your artwork electronically through our Water Awareness Youth Art Contest Form.
You can also submit unfolded original artwork on a single, horizontal 8.5-inch by 11-inch piece of paper by mail or 24/7 dropbox at the address below:
CCWD Calendar Contest
1331 Concord Avenue
Concord, CA 94520
Hard copy entries must include a separate sheet of paper that lists the child’s name, age, address, a parent or guardian’s name, email address, and a phone number. This allows us to contact you regarding your submission.
For more information about this contest, send an email to [email protected].
