NC Children's Outdoor Bill of Rights Poster Contest Rules

Please click here for a copy of the rules in a .pdf format.

  1. Participants must be in the appropriate grade as indicated by the categories provided (home-schooled students are welcome).  Categories are: Elementary (K-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), and Adult. 
  2. Every grade category will have a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winner.  Judges may decide to award Honorable Mention prizes per region of North Carolina or at each grade level depending on the numbers and quality of awards received.  Each winner will receive an award certificate and other prizes to be determined by the judges with available prize pool.
  3. Artwork should reflect the "NC Children’s Outdoor Bill of Rights" theme, and may include words from the Bill of Rights found on the contest website (www.nckidsoutdoors.org).  It is suggested that the contestant pick one item from the Bill of Rights and not include the entire text statement.  Words are not required on the entry, and may interfere with artwork.  Visual interpretation of the theme without words is encouraged.
  4. The theme should be depicted visually in one or a combination of mediums, such as watercolor, pencil, pen, charcoal, spray paint, crayons, pastels, computer created illustration, etc.  Do not attach any materials, such as glitter or cottons balls or pipe cleaners, to the poster.
  5. Do not include the entrant′s name on the front of the poster.  Complete the online entry form, print the email confirmation and attach the completed entry form to the back of the poster. The entrant should also write his/her name on the back of their work.
  6. The size of the finished poster should no larger than 18 x 24 inches. The poster should be on heavy paper stock (preferred) or paper and mailed with a stiffener or cardboard in a flat envelope or rolled carefully in a mailing tube.  Please do not fold the posters.  One teacher may mail multiple contest entries together, but each child should print their own contest entry email submitted by their parents. 
  7. Please follow contest rules.  Entries that do not comply with the rules, such as incomplete entry forms, will not be eligible for consideration.
  8. Artwork will be judged on: originality of design, reflection of the contest theme, and use of color and materials.
  9. Contest packages must be received before or on July 23rd, 2010 at the following mailing address:  NC Children’s Outdoor Bill of Rights Poster Contest, c/o NC Office of Environmental Education, 1609 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, N.C.  27699-1609.  Packages received after July 23rd will be considered only if postmarked on or before that date.
  10. Judges will be representatives of the NC Children and Nature Coalition (NCCAN!) and Environmental Educators of North Carolina (EENC) and specially selected educators and professionals from across North Carolina.  Judges cannot be related to a contestant in the category they are judging and will be expected to excuse themselves should this situation arise.
  11. State award winners will be notified by EENC, which also will notify the winner′s school and the local news media outlets.  A list of winners will be posted on the www.nckidsoutdoors.org site by September 1, 2010.
  12. Posters will not be returned.  Parents / teachers may be able to pick up posters in Raleigh in the Fall 2010.
  13. The winning posters (originals and copies) may be displayed around North Carolina at professional offices and state and local education agencies, health offices, etc. 
  14. The winning poster may be used in publications, exhibits, displays, in news materials, videotapes and on Web sites as determined by EENC and NC CAN!.  Poster designs and posters may be used for sale to benefit the NC Children's Outdoor Bill of Rights, EENC or NCCAN!.
  15. All posters and poster designs submitted will become the property of EENC and NCCAN!. Any applicable copyrights will be held by EENC and NCCAN!.
  16. If you have any questions or need more information, please contact the NC Children’s Outdoor Bill of Rights Poster Contest by emailing your question to info@nckidsoutdoors.org.   
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