09/02/2026
Looking for a rewarding experience for your young artist? The Wild Things Youth Art Contest is for you!
We are calling all youth artists! Entries are now being accepted for the Wild Things Youth Art Contest! Entries are due Friday, September 25.
If you are between the ages of 5 - 18 you can enter into the Wild Things Youth Art Contest. Each person may enter ONE drawing or painting of native Louisiana wildlife that can be found on a Louisiana's National Wildlife Refuge. Only native plants, animals, habitats and landscapes are accepted - no exotic or invasive species. Artwork must be original and can use any medium (colored pencil, crayon, paint, etc.) except no digital artwork (scanned, traced or computer generated) is accepted. You do not have to enter with your school, entry can be on own, more information below!
For additional information contact Refuge Ranger Becky Larkins at [email protected].
USFWS Photo of Makayla Rhodes from the 2024 Wild Things Youth Art Contest with her 1st place drawing (10th - 12th grade). Artwork is a colored pencil drawing of an American Wood Duck pair titled “Reflections of Beauty.”