Begin now creating art for the 2022-23 Saint Kosmas Art Contest!
Students may submit one piece of artwork per month
from May - December 2022
The theme for 2022-23 will be the same, but the theme will be extended to also include elements of nature referenced on 5th day of creation.
The object of this theme is to help students focus on the beauty of the natural world that was created by God. Students are asked to create artwork that focuses on elements of nature that we see in the world today that were referenced in the Genesis account of the first five days of Creation. Students should NOT attempt to draw the Creation as an event in time, or as an action of God, nor should the art be symbolic, allegorical, or surreal.
Family Registration Form for Contest Participation is required annually to participate.
If you are a professional artist, illustrator, iconographer, designer, or art teacher and would be interested as serving as a judge for this contest please contact us.
Eligibility: Contestant must be an Orthodox Christian (baptized Orthodox or officially enrolled as a catechumen in the Orthodox Church) with a birth year of 2003 or later (maximum age being those turning 19 in the year 2022). There are no eligibility restrictions based on Orthodox jurisdiction, type of schooling, or country of residence. Parent of Contestant is required to submit the “Family Registration Form for the 2022-23 Saint Kosmas Contests” once per family per year before submitting entries in the contests.
Submission Limit: 1 piece per child per calendar month between May 1, 2022 and December 31, 2022. This translates to a maximum of 8 entries IF the student is submitting one per month beginning in May 2022. Multiple submissions per student in one month will not be accepted. December 31, 2022 is the deadline for the 2022-23 Saint Kosmas Art Contest.
Announcement of Winners: January 15, 2023
Distribution of Awards: All students who place in this contest, and are present at the 2023 Saint Kosmas Conference, will be presented with their award at the conference. For those winners NOT in attendance at the conference or oratorical festival, awards will be mailed out following the conference.