Art Contests

Child's drawing of the Glen Lakes
 

2019 Kids Artwork Contest for Annual Park Entrance Pass

For the third year, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) is conducting an artwork contest to select an image for the front of the park’s 2019 Annual Park Entrance Pass. The focus of the contest centers around the Every Kid in a Park program, which has the central goal of connecting fourth graders with the great outdoors and inspiring them to become future environmental stewards, ready to preserve and protect national parks and other public lands for years to come. For this reason, the art contest is open to anyone 12 years of age or younger.

Contest rules

  • One entry is allowed per child and all artwork must be completed by the child.
  • Draw or paint a picture that reminds you of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. If you visited the park, what experiences did you have while enjoying the park? What do you like most about Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore?
  • Use this template as the canvas for completing your artwork or have us email a template to you. The final pass will be much smaller (about credit card size), so the winning artwork will be scaled down to fit the available space.
 
Template of park pass
 
  • Use colored pencils, paints, crayons, markers, pastels, etc., or pen and ink.
  • Once complete, print the child’s name and age in the space on the template, and have the parent / guardian sign their name and provide an email address.
  • Send the original artwork flat, along with the cover page, by mail or hand-delivered to the park:
    Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
    Attn: Artwork Contest
    9922 Front Street
    Empire, MI 49630.
  • Entries must be received at the park no later than October 31, 2018.

Contest entries will be evaluated on originality, creativity and quality. Impartial members of the park staff will choose the winning design. Children of employees of the National Lakeshore or its partners may participate. Entries will be kept anonymous from the judges. All artwork submitted will become the property of the National Park Service for use in web and print publications for the National Lakeshore.

The winner will be announced by mid-November. Prizes for the winning artwork and runner-up will be provided by Eastern National, who partners with the National Lakeshore to operate three bookstores in the park. The winner will also receive a 2019 Annual Park Entrance Pass.

For questions or more information, please contact Paul Purifoy, Revenue and Fee Business Manager, at 231-326-4730.

Every year, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore sells over 11,000 Annual Park Entrance Passes through the fee collection stations located throughout the park. The pass provides free entry for the pass holder and occupants in a single, private non-commercial vehicle. If entry is by foot, bicycle, or organized group not part of a commercial tour, the pass admits the pass holder and three adults (16 years of age or older). Children under 16 are admitted free.

 

Last updated: August 30, 2018

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9922 Front Street
Empire, MI 49630

Phone:

231 326-4700

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