• A $500 prize will be awarded to the winner

• Winner featured as ARTspot’s May Art Walk artist and receives 20% discount at ARTspot for month of May

• The artist will also receive free publicity through Puget Sound Bird Fest marketing

• No photography or digital art will be accepted

• The poster dimensions are 11×17 inches in portrait orientation. To be consistent with the traditional poster design, a vertical art orientation works best

A minimum of four judges - at least one each from Cole Gallery, ARTspot, the Puget Sound Bird Fest Planning Committee, and the Pilchuck Audubon Society - will select the winning artwork.

Suggested donation of $10.

• Entrants must be 18 years or older, limit one entry per person.

• Submit a quality photo/scan of the artwork using this form

• Puget Sound Bird Fest Planning Committee members, employees of the City of Edmonds, Pilchuck Audubon Society, Cole Gallery, ARTspot, and their family members are not eligible.

The artist will keep the copyright of the artwork, but Pilchuck Audubon Society will be allowed to use the artwork for commercial purposes, including but not limited to selling festival posters and other festival merchandise.

The artist will be invited to have a booth at the festival and may sell the original and/or prints of the artwork.

• January 31, 2026 - Deadline for entries to be received

• February 16, 2026 - Winner announced

For questions about the contest, please contact Brian Zinke, director@pilchuckaudubon.org