Educators Rising Conference Artwork Contest

Posted on March 5, 2025

Do you have creative students with passions for education and art? They can show off their artistic skills in the Educators Rising Conference Artwork Contest! Your student officers will be selecting one student’s original artwork to be featured on the Educators Rising tote bag given out to all attendees who purchase conference bundles!

Guidelines:

Your design must be your own original work – no AI-generated or copied content.
Submit your artwork as a JPG file.
Your design should reflect the spirit and mission of Educators Rising.
Please do not use copyrighted materials such as Disney characters

Who Can Enter? All Educators Rising students are invited to participate!

Submission Deadline: 🗓️ 4/7/2025

How to Submit: 📩 Upload your artwork in JPG form to the Student Artwork Submission form.

Winners will be recognized, and their artwork may be featured on the 2025 Educators Rising tote bag in the bundles!

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