Photo Contest and Art Contest - Celebrate the Night Sky Week
Photography & Kids Art Contest
Celebrate the Night Sky Week Sep 12-17, 2022
As part of our Celebrate the Night Sky Week events September 12th-17th, 2022, Starry Skies North is hosting a photography contest and children’s art contest. This year we are focused on increasing awareness of the beauty and value of night skies and the importance of darkness to humans, our history, and the biotic community through artwork!
Photographs and artwork should illustrate and celebrate our night sky!
Why Celebrate the Night Sky? Across our planet, the night sky is getting dimmer. Even along Lake Superior, the stars are harder to see every year. Did you know that light pollution affects the fish in our lakes and the trees in our forests? Darkness plays a critical role in the ecosystem. This year we are bringing awareness to the dimming skies by celebrating an often hidden resource, the night!
Kids, get out your crayons or colored pencils and submit your artwork! Use our pre-made printable template ( at the bottom of this page!) or be creative and make your own. Artwork should include the night sky and it can be a sketch, color pencils, crayons, paintings, watercolor, crafting, or other (have fun with it!). Adults shouldn’t feel left out, we would love to see your work as well!
Deadline for both entries is Thursday September 16th, 2022.
Enter by emailing photos or images to: info@starryskiesnorth.org
Three winners will be chosen for each the photo and art contest.
Prizes include:
First Place - Starry Skies Apparel (*Pick two Starry Skies apparel items)
Second Place – Starry Skies Apparel (*Pick one Starry Skies apparel item)
Third Place – Starry Skies Apparel (*Pick one Starry Skies apparel item)
*Winners can pick up their prizes at Saturday (Sept 17th) evening event at Fitger’s Theater.
Photo Contest Rules
All photos and artwork must be original work. No third party may own or control any materials the photo contains, and the photo and artwork must not infringe upon the trademark, copyright, intellectual rights, or rights of privacy of any entity or person.
If you choose to include people in your submission, you are responsible for obtaining the necessary releases from the individuals depicted, in case required.
Entries must be submitted no later than September 15th, 2022 via email to: info@starryskiesnorth.org
Files allowed include jpeg (please send a reasonable file size - reduced images to something you can send via email or link us to a shared drive).
Contest will be judged by Starry Skies North board members and winners will be announced at Saturday evening’s presentations at Fitger’s Theater (for more information regarding Saturday night events visit starryskiesnorth.org )
By entering the contests, entrants agree that Starry Skies North may post entrants on social media and that SSN has the option to use entered photos in forthcoming promotional and educational publications, both print and virtual. No purchase necessary to enter.
Art Contest Rules
All artwork must be original work. No third party may own or control any materials the art contains, and the art and artwork must not infringe upon the trademark, copyright, intellectual rights, or rights of privacy of any entity or person.
If you choose to include imagery of people in your artwork submission, you are responsible for obtaining the necessary releases from the individuals depicted, in case required.
Entries must be submitted no later than September 15 th , 2022 via email to: info@starryskiesnorth.org
Files allowed include jpeg, png or PDF (please send a reasonable file size - reduced images to something you can send via email or link us to a shared drive). If you have a craft, painting, or sculpture please bring it to Fitger’s Theater on Saturday evening. We would love to see it in person!
Contest will be judged by Starry Skies North board members and winners will be announced at Saturday evening’s presentations at Fitger’s Theater (for more information regarding Saturday night visit starryskiesnorth.org )
By entering the contests, entrants agree that Starry Skies North may post entrants on social media and that SSN has the option to use entered art images in forthcoming promotional and educational publications, both print and virtual. No purchase necessary to enter.
Kids Art Contest Template
Kids, get out your crayons, colored pencils, or markers and color in our pre-made art templates below! Just click on an image, save it to your desktop, and print from your computer at home. Or be creative and make your own artwork. Artwork should include the night sky but can be created any way you want! It could be a sketch, color pencils, crayons, paintings, watercolor, crafting, or other (have fun with it!). Adults shouldn't feel left out, we would love to see your work as well!
