The Spectacular Sydenham Species at Risk Art Contest
The Results Are In!
July 2023 | SCRCA Biology Team
The Spectacular Sydenham Species at Risk Art Contest has come to an end and it was very difficult to pick just a few prize winners – we received so many fantastic entries! Thank you to everyone who participated to help us celebrate the Sydenham!
Category 1: Adult and Teen’s Open Art Contest (ages 13 and up)
The grand prize winner of the Adult and Teen’s Open Art Contest category was Megan Chauvin with a beautiful pencil drawing of a Midland Painted Turtle titled “Art in a Shell”.
Our runner-up for this category was Chevaun Toulouse with a close up photograph of one of our local Species at Risk. The piece is titled “Bepeshaabigizid Gnebig / Eastern Milksnake”.
Category 2: Kid’s Open Art Contest (ages 12 and under)
Addison Speake won the grand prize for the Kid’s Open Art Contest category with a mixed medium work of art titled “Northern Sunfish in a Northern Lake”. Addison created this composition by drawing and painting with watercolors!
Our runner-up for this category was Kohen Vandenheuvel who used pen and pencil to draw an underwater scene of two Species at Risk found in the Sydenham River, a Spotted Sucker and a Fawnsfoot, along with one of the threats they face – pollution. The artwork is titled “Swimming Spotted Sucker”.
Category 3: Colouring Contest (recommended ages 12 and under)
We had a lot of fantastic entries for our Colouring Contest again this year!
Our grand prize winner for this category was Micah Spoelstra. Micah went the extra mile by incorporating the Eastern Hog-nosed Snake’s habitat and prey (a toad) into the colouring page!
Jack Spoelstra was our runner-up in the Colouring Contest with this serene depiction of a Blackstripe Topminnow!
We’d like to thank everyone who took part in The Spectacular Sydenham Species at Risk Art Contest this year!
Art Contest Details
March 2023 | SCRCA Biology Team
Let’s Celebrate the Sydenham!
The Sydenham River Species at Risk Art Contest is back for 2023! The St. Clair Region Conservation Authority invites you to get inspired by our local Species at Risk and the environment they live in – the Sydenham River watershed. Create your masterpiece to celebrate the amazing biodiversity and natural beauty in our region.
2022 Art Contest Gallery
Check out some of the beautiful submissions from last year’s art contest!
2023 Art Contest Details
For the Open Art Contest, you are welcome to use any art medium you’d like from photography to sculpture to digital art (whatever strikes your creative fancy). The Open Art Contest is open to participants of all ages and will be judged in two categories – Adults & Teens (ages 13 and up) and Kids (ages 12 and under).
We are also bringing back the Colouring Contest (recommended for ages 12 and under). We’re offering two great colouring pages featuring Species at Risk that live in our watershed!
To enter, submit an attachment (for example: scan, photo) of your creation along with your completed contest entry form to [email protected] by May 31, 2023 for a chance to win a prize package!
See below for additional contest details:
Adult & Teen’s Open Art Contest Details (ages 13 and up)
Open art contest entries may include photos, paintings, drawings, sculptures, or any other media you can think of! Your artwork should be inspired by the Sydenham River watershed or one or more of the Species at Risk that call it home.
(Need some ideas? Visit the Sydenham River species pages to learn more)
To enter you will need to:
- Create a piece of artwork inspired by the Sydenham River watershed or its Species at Risk
- Complete an Open Art Contest Entry Form (pdf)
- Submit your artwork and entry form to [email protected] by May 31, 2023
Grand prize includes:
- A two-night SCRCA camping pass
- Jane Goodall’s book – Hope for Animals and Their World: How Endangered Species Are Being Rescued from the Brink
Runner-up prize includes:
- Jane Goodall’s book – Hope for Animals and Their World: How Endangered Species Are Being Rescued from the Brink
Kid’s Open Art Contest Details (ages 12 and under)
Open art contest entries may include photos, paintings, drawings, sculptures, or any other media you can think of! Your artwork should be inspired by the Sydenham River watershed or one or more of the Species at Risk that call it home.
(Need some ideas? Visit the Sydenham River species pages to learn more)
To enter you will need to:
- Create a piece of artwork inspired by the Sydenham River watershed or its Species at Risk
- Complete an Open Art Contest Entry Form (pdf)
- Submit your artwork and entry form to [email protected] by May 31, 2023
Grand prize includes:
- Backpack nature kit and activities book
- Native fish plushie toy
Runner-up prize includes:
- Ashley Watt’s book – Rory, the Redside Dace
- Native fish plushie toy
Colouring Contest Details (recommended ages 12 and under)
For the colouring contest, artists should choose either the Blackstripe Topminnow or Eastern Hog-nosed Snake colouring page and bring these animals to life by adding a splash of colour and maybe even some of the habitat they call home!
To enter you will need to:
- Colour either the Blackstripe Topminnow or Eastern Hog-nosed Snake colouring page
- Blackstripe Topminnow colouring page (pdf) (jpg) (species info)
- Eastern Hog-nosed Snake colouring page (pdf) (jpg) (species info)
- Complete a Colouring Contest Entry Form (pdf)
- Submit to [email protected] by May 31, 2023
Grand prize includes:
- Backpack nature kit and activities book
- Native fish plushie toy
Runner-up prize includes:
- Ashley Watt’s book – Rory, the Redside Dace
- Native fish plushie toy
We look forward to celebrating and sharing your Spectacular Sydenham Species at Risk Art!