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Youth Art Contest

Raising Awareness for Suicide Prevention

We invite students in grades 6–12 to participate in our Youth Art Contest, aimed at raising awareness. Messages should reflect themes of hope, help, strength, and resilience. We understand that life is not always perfect and that struggles are inevitable. We also understand that art is a way to express experiences and emotions. Our hope is that you create and share art that feels true to your experience without any graphic or gory depictions of suicide. The contest provides an opportunity for young artists to share their voices, creativity, and experiences in a meaningful way.

*AI created content and images will not be eligible for judging.

Age Categories:

  • 6th-8th Grade
  • 9th-10th Grade
  • 11th-12th Grade

Eligible Art Forms:

  • Physical artwork (e.g., paintings, drawings, posters)
  • Digital art
  • Audio or video recordings (no longer than 2 minutes)

Key Dates:

Submission Deadline: June 9th

Winner Announcement: August 25th

To enter, fill out the form below.

Artist Name(Required)
Legal Guardian Name(Required)
Address(Required)
Max. file size: 64 MB.

I hereby grant Kansas Suicide Prevention Coalition (KSPC) and/or parties designated by KSPC (including the State of Kansas, clients, purchasers, agencies, periodicals, or other printed matter and their editors) the right to reproduce, use, exhibit, display, broadcast, distribute and derivative works from photographs, audio, or video recordings of or created by the undersigned person. This release includes, without limitation, the right to publish such images, audio or video, with or without my name or with a fictitious name, in the public relations/promotional materials, such as marketing publications, advertisements, awareness campaigns, fund-raising materials, such as marketing publications, advertisements, awareness campaigns, fundraising materials, and any other KSPC-related publication. The images, audio or video may appear in any of the wide variety of formats and media now available and that may be available in the future, including but not limited to print, broadcast, disc and/or digital file/media, and electronic/online and social media.
Guardian Name(Required)

THIS IS A RELEASE OF LEGAL RIGHTS: By typing your name below, you are certifying that you have read the above disclosure and agree to electronically sign. This electronic signature is a legal representation of your signature for all intents and purposes.
Artist Name