Calling all kids (and their parents) who enjoy art and birds! Georgia’s 20th annual Youth Birding Competition T-shirt Art Contest is open, inviting children and teens from around the state to celebrate birds.
Here’s what you need to know:
- Participants are asked to draw or paint a native Georgia bird that has not been featured on a previous Youth Birding Competition T-shirt (you’ll find the list here).
- Artwork must be flat (not 3D) and can be created on paper or canvas.
- Complete this online form and upload a full-frame photo of your artwork from your phone or camera by Jan. 31.
Prizes will be awarded in four age divisions: primary (pre-K-second grades), elementary (third-fifth), middle school (sixth-eighth) and high school. Each division will have a first-place winner, and one of those blue-ribbon entries will be selected as the grand prize winner.
The grand-prize artwork will appear on the 2026 Youth Birding Competition T-shirt, and also reward the artist with a $100 Amazon gift card. The other first-place winners will each receive a $60 gift card, and runners-up, a $40 gift card.
2026 middle school runner-up: willow flycatcher by Sophia Gu of SKA Academy of Art and Design in Duluth
Got questions? Visit YBC Shirt Contest page or contact art contest coordinator Linda May at (706) 319-0211 or linda.may@dnr.ga.gov.