Generous Donor Prompts Expansion of Aquidneck Island Kids Art Contest, Increase in Prizes

The deadline for entries to the Aquidneck Land Trust’s 25th Anniversary Art Contest contest has been extended, the prize amounts have been upped and the contest is now broken up into three age groups.

It’s all thanks to a donor who “loves the idea of tying art to nature and ALT,” the land trust said in a release.

The land trust received a number of excellent submissions from children across Aquidneck Island. The new deadline is now Sept. 11 and the categories will be for high school, middle school and elementary school respectively.

Each winner will now receive $800; the original prize was for one overall winner for $100.

The left over $100 will be awarded to one of the winning students’ schools through a raffle for the purchase of art supplies.

“So much of the work we do is to save this amazing and beautiful Island for future generations. We want to see how the young people of Aquidneck Island view their communities, and what better way than artistically,” the land trust said.

Here’s the core info on the contest, direct from ALT:

What is your favorite thing about Aquidneck Island? Show us with your art!

Submissions are due to ALT by September 11th. Voting will take place on our Facebook page during the month of October. A winner will be announced in November. The winner will receive a cash prize, and will be featured in one of our upcoming promotional campaigns! In order to be eligible the young person must be a school-aged resident of Aquidneck Island. Submissions can be mailed to Jessica Pohl at the ALT Office - 790 Aquidneck Avenue, Middletown, RI 02842 or jpohl@ailt.org. All original art will be returned. Please include with your or your child’s submission: name, age, school, and contact information for us to reach you.