Illustrating America is a patriotic art contest for elementary and middle/junior high school students that encourages students’ artistic abilities and rewards their hard work. It’s fun to see how our youth see the world through their drawings and paintings.
The contest consists of three grade divisions: K-2, 3-5 and 6-8. There is one National winner in each grade division, with awards for first, second and third place in each grade division.
Eligibility
- Open to all students in grades K-8 who are enrolled in a public, private, parochial or home study program in the United States.
- Student must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. national.
- Does not have to be related to a VFW or VFW Auxiliary member to participate, but the student must attend school in the same state as the sponsoring VFW Auxiliary.
Rules
- Art must be two-dimensional.
- Art must be on canvas or paper.
- Watercolor, pencil, pastel, charcoal, tempera, crayon, acrylic, pen, ink, oil, marker, glitter or other media may be used.
- Submit canvas entries on stretcher frames or canvas board; other entries must be matted on white or reinforced with heavy paper.
- The art should be no smaller than 8” x 10” but no larger than 18” x 24”, not including mat.
- Coloring sheets, digital art and photography are not accepted.
How to Enter
Create your art according to the rules above, and submit it to our Post Auxiliary before 31 March 2025 along with a completed [Entry Form]. Entries can be mailed in, or contact us to make arrangements for pick-up or drop-off.
