2026 Poster Art Contest Entries
We received dozens of tremendous submissions for this year’s poster art contest. These artists spent time and energy focused on our festival, and we want to acknowledge and highlight their efforts by showcasing their entries here.
See a piece that speaks to you? We’ve provided the artist’s contact info and pricing (if applicable). Make one of our artist’s day by buying their art for your home!
Winner, Runner Up, and Honorable Mentions
Love at First Song (Runner Up)
Artist: Ally Grant
Colored pencil
Price: $1,000 (unframed)
Contact: allyfromalaska@gmail.com
Song of the Towhee (Honorable Mention)
Artist: Carrie Kipp Howard
Pastels
Price: $365 (includes mat and frame)
Contact: sistercarrie1@gmail.com
Songbird in Symphony C (Honorable Mention)
Artist: David Henkes
Sakura micron pens, Posca marker, colored pencil on toned gray paper, unframed (18” x 24”)
Price: $600
Barn Swallow Ballet (Honorable Mention)
Artist: Ken Ketchum
Acrylic on canvas
Original sold, prints available
Songs of the Puget Sound Wetlands (Honorable Mention)
Artist: Bean Drake
Watercolor, colored pencil, gouache
Price: inquire
Every Living Thing, Singing (Honorable Mention)
Artist: Aliza and Her Monsters
Oil on panel (30” x 40”)
Contact: alizaandhermonsters@gmail.com
Sing Out (Honorable Mention)
Artist: Julia Giordano
Paper collage from hand-painted papers
Price: $250 (unframed)
Contact: juliagiocollage@gmail.com
(505) 977-4676
Song of the Trees (Honorable Mention)
Artist: Paige Dietrich
Ink, watercolor, gouache
www.instagram.com/paigeldietrich
https://www.artsolympia.org/ (May 1-3)
Mourning Bird - Songs of Childhood (Honorable Mention)
Artist: Alondra Guzman
Acrylic on canvas (12” × 16”)
Price: $260
Contact: alondraguzmanart@gmail.com
Additional Contest Entries
Reincarnated
Artist: Jack Len
Gouache paint on canvas (16” x 20”)
Price: $600
Contact: jackjlen26@gmail.com
The Drummers
Artist: Margaret Trent
Colored pencil on Grafix drafting film
Original sold, prints available
Sweet Nectar
Artist: Lorrie Hall
Watercolor (14” × 17”)
Price: $350 (framed)
Every Bird Has a Song (Chestnut-backed Chickadee)
Artist: Megan Joplin
Gouache
Price: not for sale
Contact: meganfotog@gmail.com
Sunrise Song
Artist: Beverly Fotheringham
Mixed water media (15.75” x 12.5”)
Price: $300 (framed)
Contact: beverly.fotheringham@gmail.com
Western Gull
Artist: LaMecca Bostwick
Acrylics, ink on Moleskine watercolor paper (8” x 10”)
Price: $85 for original, prints available
Contact: LaMeccaBostwick@Gmail.com
Hiding Out
Artist: Jeanne Anderson
Watercolor (13” x 13”)
Price: $550 (framed)
I See You
Artist: Emanuelle Calgaro
Watercolor pencil, dry pastel chalk on Canson Montval paper (16.5” x 23.6”)
Price: $1,100
Contact: tukacalgaro@gmail.com
The Bushtit Choir
Artist: Holly Stafford
Acrylic thick edge canvas (18” x 24”)
Price: $350
Contact: hollysimages@yahoo.com
The Melody Maker
Artist: Tracy Wallschlaeger
Oil on canvas (12" x 9" x 1.5")
Price: $325
Contact: reddogimages@comcast.net
Please note “Birdfest art purchase” in the Subject line of the email
Yin and Yang (House Finches)
Artist: Marnie Lynn
Ink on paper, (9” x 11”) matted in a natural light wood frame (15” x 15”)
Price: $400
Contact: marnielynnsart@gmail.com
Resilience has Wings
Artist: Katie Esquibel
Watercolor, colored pencil
Prints available
A Day at the Beach
Artist: Laura Moe
Acrylic on canvas (16” x 20”)
Price: $350 (unframed)
Contact: Lauramoe3@gmail.com
Starlet
Artist: Manna Morlin
Acrylic on canvas board
Price: $220 (matted but frame not included)
A Melody Between Leaves
Artist: Sara Pérez Nowicki
Acrylic on chipboard
Price: $125 (unframed)
Contact: sarapereznowicki@gmail.com
The Grouse Is On The Loose
Artist: Sophia Marshall
Tester color, watercolor pencil
Tequila Mockingbird
Artist: L. Kelly Lyles
Acrylic on canvas board, found objects
Contact: Kelly@kellyspot.com
Holding the Line
Artist: Phillip “Lew” Lewis
Acrylic on canvas (24” x 36”)
Price: $450
Contact: Lew@rougarouart.org
Two Towhees
Artist: Kristen Wickersham
Mixed media on canvas
Original sold
Contact: info@kristenwickershamfineart.com
Swainson’s Song (Honorable Mention)
Artist: Chris Stevenson
Watercolor and ink
Price: not for sale