About the Ministry | Programs & Services | Publications | Newsroom | FAQ | Jobs | Contact Us
 
Home  >  Kids' Fish Art Contest

 
 

Kids Fish

 


 

Browse by Topic

 


 

Kids' Fish Art Contest

 

 

  


 
 

Prizes to be Won!

 

Three grade-group winners (grades four to six, seven to nine and 10 to 12) will be selected. From that group, an overall winner will be chosen. Each grade-group winner will receive a $500 RESP, and the overall winner will receive an additional $1,500 RESP, all provided by Northwest Mutual Funds.

 

Other prizes include:

  • Staedtler-Mars products for classroom use
  • a complete set of fishing gear from Lucky Strike Lures.


The overall winner will also receive a four day fishing excursion courtesy of Red Pine Wilderness Lodge (Lady Evelyn Lake), a one day fishing trip with Canadian Sportfishing Television Show host Italo Labignan, and a Canadian Sportfishing Jacket and Hat.


This fall will be your chance to show off your artistic talents, and learn about Ontario's native fish and their habitats!

 

The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, along with its corporate sponsors, will be holding its 6th Annual Kids’ Fish Art Contest between October 1 and December 19, 2008. The winning design will be used on the 2009 Young Angler's Licence.  Here is how last year's winning art was used on the 2008 Young Angler's Licence.

 

Atlantic salmon and channel catfish are the official fish of the 2008 contest. We will be looking for artwork that depicts these fish in their natural habitat.

 

Have a look at the winning entries from the 5th Annual Kids' Fish Art Contest!

 

 

 

 

Contest Rules


The Kids' Fish Art Contest will be open to all students who live in Ontario and are between grades four and 12.

 

Here is what you need to know: 

  • Entries will be judged on the quality of the artwork.
  • All artwork must be the contestant's original, hand-done creation. Photographs and computer-generated artwork will not be accepted.
  • All artwork must be horizontal, 8.5" by 11", without a mat, frame, cover sheet or border.
  • Art techniques may include scratch-board, pointillism, acrylics, oil, dry brush, watercolour, pencil crayon, crosshatch, collage, linoleum printing or crayon. Artwork must not exceed 1/4" in total thickness.
  • Please - no lettering, signatures or initials on the front of the design. Any artwork with such markings will be disqualified.
  • Only one entry per student will be accepted.
  • Entries must be postmarked no later than December 19, 2008.

 

This is what you need to include: 

  • a completed entry form; (Download Contest Entry Form , PDF, 1.2 MB)
  • the artwork; and,
  • a one-page essay about your fish (Atlantic salmon or channel catfish), its habitat, and how to protect it for future generations.  Please include your name and address on your essay.

 

If submitted artwork does not meet these requirements, it will not be considered.

 

Starting on October 1, 2008 you can mail your entries to:
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
Kids' Fish Art Contest
Fish and Wildlife Branch
P.O. Box 7000, 300 Water Street
Peterborough ON    K9J 8M5
Attn: Jeff Standaert    (e-mail: jeff.standaert@Ontario.ca)