**For teachers submitting a large number of student entries, please contact us at symphonyofhawaiianbirds@gmail.com to set up a more efficient method of entry.
The Symphony of the Hawaiian Birds team is pleased to announce the 2019 Art Contest and Virtual Exhibition
  • The contest is open to all Hawai‘i students in grades 4 through 12
  • Entries must follow the theme: “Mālama Hawaiian Forest Birds!”
  • ​The Art Poster Contest Deadline for completed artwork and entry forms is Oct. 1, 2019
  • Select works will be displayed at the concert on a big projection screen at the Blaisdell Concert Hall before and during the performance.  
All entrants must complete: Entry Form, and submit scanned/photographed entries here: symphonyofhawaiianbirds@gmail.com
Download and/or print Art Contest Virtual Exhibition information:
2019 ART CONTEST & VIRTUAL EXHIBITION
 
DEADLINE: Monday, Oct. 1, 2019
 
THEME: Mālama Hawaiian Forest Birds!
The Hawaiian Islands were once inhabited by over a hundred birds found nowhere else in the world. Today, very few people who live on the Hawaiian Islands have even seen a native forest bird. Hawaii’s native birds continue to face a number of threats through diseases, loss of habitat, and competition with non-native species. The surviving Hawaiian forest bird species are important to preserving our natural ecosystems and have cultural and intrinsic value. We are looking for students to create artwork that shows the splendor of these Hawaiian Forest Birds, why they are worth saving, and what we can do to protect them.
 
ELIGIBILITY: The Art Contest is open to all students living in Hawai‘i in 4th through 12th grade attending public, charter, private or home schools.
 
REWARD: Unlike past art contests that we have conducted, there will be no cash award this year. Instead, the reward will be for the students works to be displayed at the concert on a big projection screen at the Pearl City Cultural Center before and during the performance. A few will be selected to be on the program that will be handed out to the teachers. If the student is unable to attend the concert, we will be able to send a video of slideshow to them. 
 
CONTEST DETAILS:
  • Due online on Tuesday, October 1, 2019
  • Please scan or submit a digital copy of the artwork (follow the digital image file specifications listed below) to symphonyofhawaiianbirds@gmail.com and fill out this form on this link. For teachers submitting a large number of works, please contact us to set up a more efficient method of submitting all of the students entries. 
  • Only one entry per student is allowed.
  • All original artwork must be two-dimensional and single-sided
  • The artwork should feature at least one Hawaiian forest bird and reflect the theme of “Mālama Hawaiian Forest Birds” to show some ways that we can protect them.
    • Keep in mind that Hawaiian forest birds do NOT include the nēnē (as much as we love them)! Look up and discover some amazing forest birds of Hawai‘i such as all the various honeycreeper species and many more!
  • Artwork must be original completed in its entirety by the student
  • Artwork may not violate any U.S. copyright laws. Any entry that has been copied from an existing photo or image (including a painting, graphic, or advertisement) that was created by someone other than the student is a violation of the competition rules and will not be accepted.  Please take a look at this link if you have any questions on whether something is within U.S. copyright laws: A guide to copyright and plagiarism.
  • Artwork may be used to promote state of Hawai‘i Division of Forestry and Wildlife conservation programs.
  • Submitted artwork may be shared online as a Virtual Exhibition.
  • Student artwork may be projected onto a screen during a live orchestral performance at the Pearl City Cultural Center on Oct. 17, 2019
 
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
Watch these three videos from local experts to learn more about Hawaiian forest birds:
http://www.symphonyofhawaiianbirds.com/video.html
(password for the Bishop Museum's Vertebrate Zoology Collection is: “iiwi”)
 
Digital Image File Specifications:
  • JPG Files:  JPG files should be captured by a high-resolution camera or a scanner.
  • Image Size:  Each JPG file must be at least 1500 by 2100 pixels
  • Image Quality:  300 dpi
  • File Size:  Each JPG file should be at least 1 megabyte but no greater than 10 megabytes.
  • Save File as:   Student Last Name_First Name.jpg