Form Finder for 2027 Fish Art Contest

Don’t Forget: State Hosts Rules

Please note that some U.S. states have their own State Hosts with additional submission guidelines and contest rules.

For 25 years (and counting!), the Fish Art Contest has grown to engage young artists around the world. This growth has included State Hosts: organizations who partner with Wildlife Forever to engage even more youth leaders, provide special state awards, and represent the unique wildlife and youth leaders in their home state. This sometimes means asking a few extra things of participants in their state to make the program as meaningful as possible, from guidelines on local wildlife to mailing your art.

Use the Form Finder below to review your region’s specific guidelines.

Before You Begin: Review the Rules

No matter where you live in the world, all contests nationally to internationally follow Wildlife Forever’s Rules and Guidelines.

Some helpful reminders:

All participants must submit an online form, regardless of the physical mailing requirements for their region.
Grownups should help youth review all guidelines and submit their entries. We want all participants to have the best possible shot of winning the recognition they all deserve!
At the end of the submission form, a digital signature is required from both an adult and the youth participant to verify artwork is the student’s own original work.
The Fish Art Contest accepts entries from both individual students and group leaders (e.g., a teacher or educator) submitting on behalf of two or more students.

2026-27 Art of Conservation Rules & Guidelines

Use the form below to find your specific contest rules
and the correct entry form for your submission.

Do you live in the United States?

What state or region do you live in?

Contest you'll be submitting to:

International Fish Art Contest

International Fish Art Entry Form

Elgible Fish Species

All fish and shark species are eligible. The selected species must be a wild species in a natural habitat (e.g., not a captive fish in an aquarium).

Species Resource

https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species-directory

Submission Process

All international entries must be submitted through the online entry form - do not mail in your entry. Please scan your artwork.

Entry Deadline

February 28th, 2027

Additional Awards Available

Depending on what species or habitats are chosen for the final artwork, an artist may qualify for additional awards and recognition. These extra honors include Speciality Awards, which celebrate outstanding art in a specific area of conservation or creative expression. Below are a few examples of from previous years. Since these awards are subject to change and expansion from year to year, .you can find the most updated information and view past winners on our Speciality Awards page.

International Migratory Fish Artwork: artwork features a shark species.

Guy Harvey Shark Award: artwork features a migratory fish species from the award list.

Great Lakes Fish Award: artwork features a Great Lakes fish species from the native, naturalized, or non-native list.

Invader Crusader Award: artwork features a native and invasive species found in the student's local area.

Fish Habitat Writing Award: creative writing answers: “Why do you think it’s important to protect our lakes, rivers, estuaries, and coastlines?”.

Point of Contact

info@wildlifeforever.org or (763) 253-0222