Long Beach City Art Contest

Attention all LBUSD young artists!

The City of Long Beach is launching a local youth art competition that “captures Long Beach’s beauty and essence” to celebrate the city’s future for the next generation.

The contest is open to all Long Beach residents attending LBUSD elementary and middle schools.

Each of the nine City Council districts will have two winners: one for grades 1-5 and one for grades 6-8. Elementary school winners will receive a $50 incentive, while middle school winners will receive $200 for their work. Winners will also be invited to a reception at City Hall and a high-resolution printed image of each winning artwork will be displayed in Long Beach legislative offices and honored before the City Council.

Here are the rules:

• The deadline is Friday, February 28, 2025.
• Mediums accepted are paintings, drawings, prints, collages, mixed media, photography and digital art.
• AI-generated artwork will not be accepted.
• Submissions must be original content created by the contestant. They must not contain elements protected by someone else’s copyright or otherwise subject to third-party intellectual property or proprietary rights, including privacy and publicity rights.
• Artwork submissions should be no larger than 36”x 36” and, at minimum, 8.5” x 11” in PNG or JPG format.
• Student applicants must be residents of Long Beach, and Finalists must provide a guardian’s proof of residence or similar verification.
• Artwork must be submitted through this application.

Full contest details are available here. For questions, email artslearning@artslb.org or call 562-204-6104.

Goodluck to all our Long Beach Unified artists!