Category Archives: Contests

06/7/13

Hops for Habitat in Montauk – Open Call for Artists

OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS! Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County (CCE) has been actively involved in the protection and restoration of local eelgrass meadows that are an important habitat for many biologically and economically important species of finfish and shellfish.

To help raise community awareness, they are seeking artist responses to this issue and would like to see works inspired by underwater habitat reflecting the value of our local marine environment during our “Hops for Habitat” art show and sale in Montauk Brewing Company’s Tasting Room from June 28 through July 31, 2013.

Deadline for submissions is June 15.

Please visit www.marinemeadows.com or contact Kimberly Barbour at kp237@cornell.edu for submission information.

hops for habitat art and awareness in montauk

01/21/13

Announcing the Winners of the 2012 Frogs Are Green Kids’ Art Contest

We’re excited to announce the winners of our third annual 2012 FROGS ARE GREEN art contest for kids. We received 236 entries from young artists from countries around the world. We are so grateful to the kids, parents, and teachers who sent in their creations. As always, we were thrilled to see so many original, fun, and thoughtful drawings and paintings of our favorite amphibian. It was extremely difficult to pick winners.

The artwork will continue to be on exhibit in the 2012 frogs are green kids’ art gallery on Flickr, and we encourage all participants to show off their amazing artwork to friends, family, and fellow students. All those who entered can download a certificate of participation (pdf download). First place, second place, and honorable mention winners, please contact us to receive your downloadable award certificate.

The winners are as follows:

Overall 2012 Frogs Are Green Kids’ Art Contest winner

“Joint Action for Frog Conservation,” Angel Barachiel S. Muñoz, 8 yrs old, Zamboanga City, Philippines

Overall Winner 2012 Frogs Are Green Kids' Art Contest - Angel Baracjiel S. Munoz

Ages 3-6
First place: Todor Gargov, 6 yrs old, The Little Prince Kindergarten, Varna, Bulgaria
1st Place Winner 3-6 yrs, Frogs Are Green 2012 Kids' Art Contest - Todor Gargov

Second place: “Joyful Life in a Clean Frog Pond” by Kennard Alvaro Hadinata, 4 ½ yrs old, Indonesia

2nd Place 2012 Frogs Are Green Kids' Art Contest - Kenard Alvaro Hadinata

Honorable Mention: Mehran Hasan Bhuiyan, 5 yrs old, Bangladesh

3rd Place 3-6 yrs 2012 Frogs Are Green Kids' Art Contest - Mehran Hasan Bhuiyan

Ages 7-9

First place: Viktoria Kovacheva, 9 yrs old, The Little Prince School, Varna, Bulgaria

1st Place 7-9 yrs - 2012 Frogs Are Green Kids' Art Contest - Viktoria Kovacheva

Second place: “Frog Rhapsody,” Tatyana Kokal, 9 yrs old, The Little Prince School, Varna, Bulgaria

2nd Place - 2012 Frogs Are Green Kis' Art Contest - Tatyana Kokal

Honorable mention: Essa Ahmed Ansari, 7 yrs old, Pristine Private School, Dubai, UAE

3rd Place 2012 Frogs Are Green Kids' Art Contest - Essa Ahmed Ansari

Ages 10-12
First place: “Sunny Day” by Laura Krišjāne, 10 years old, Riga 45 High School, Latvia

1st place 10-12 yrs 2012 Frogs Are Green Kids' Art Contest - Laura Krišjāne

Second place: “A World that’s Green in His Dream” by Andrew Wang, 12 yrs old, USA

2nd Place 10-12 yrs 2012 Frogs Are Green Kids' Art Contest - Andrew Wang

Honorable mention: “Today” by Estere Zariņa, 10 yrs old, Riga 45 High School, Latvia

3rd place 10-12 yrs 2012 Frogs are Green Kids' Art Contest - Estere Zariņa

Best 3D art
First place: “My Happy Frog” by Egils Ziedins, 11 yrs old, Children’s and Youth Centre, IK Auseklis, Riga, Latvia

Best 3d clay frog - 2012 Frogs Are Green Kids' art Contest - Egils Ziedins

Best Environmental “Green-Themed” Art

First place: “Environment change took away our frogs’ living area. Protect our Earth and save our frogs from falling!” by Aaron Wang, 11 yrs old, USA

1st place - best eco art - 2012 Frogs Are Green Kids' Art Contest - Aaron Wang

Second place: “Clean Earth, Happy Frog,” Alton Wang, 8 yrs old, USA

2nd place - best eco art - 2012 Frogs Are Green Kids' Art Contest - Alton Wang

01/21/13

Announcing the Winners of the 2012 Frogs Are Green Photography Contest

We are excited to announce the winners of the fourth annual 2012 FROGS ARE GREEN photo contest. We were thrilled to receive such fabulous entries, and it was difficult to pick the winners. We hope you will continue your adventures as amphibian photographers and enter next year’s photo contest!

We accepted photos in two categories: Frogs in the Wild and Backyard Frogs.


FROGS IN THE WILD

First place: Sherri Simms – “Spotted this frog and had to snap a photo, looked like he was smiling! It was taken at a pond in London, Ontario.”

Winner 2012 Frogs Are Green Photography Contest - Sherri Simms

Second place: Sara Viernum – Northern Red-legged Frog hanging out in the wetlands at Wapato Greenway in Portland, Oregon

2nd Place 2012 Frogs Are Green Photography Contest - Sara Viernum

Honorable mention: Aaron Wang, USA

3rd Place 2012 Frogs Are Green Photography Contest - Aaron Wang

BACKYARD FROGS

First place: Simply Bananas1 – “Surfin’ the green wave.”

Winner 2012 Frogs Are Green Backyard Frogs Photography Contest - Simply Bananas1

Second place: Brad Merrell – “A Frog’s Perspective”

2nd Place 2012 Frogs Are Green Backyard Frogs Photography Contest - Brad Merrell

Honorable mention: Eleanor Leonne Bennett – Cheshire UK

3rd Place 2012 Frogs Are Green Backyard Frogs Photography Contest - Eleanor Leonne Bennett

10/9/12

Calling All Frog Artists! A Reminder about the Frogs Are Green Kids' Art Contest 2012

Now that school is underway and the weather is getting colder (at least in this part of the world), it’s the perfect time to create some frog art. We hope you will consider submitting your frog art masterpieces to Frogs Are Green for our 2012 Kids’ Art Contest.

Here are the details:

Contest theme: IT’S EASY BEING GREEN!

Your artwork can be about frogs, how we can help them, or about ways we can be green at home, at school, or in the community. Your art can really be anything that inspires you about frogs or other amphibians. A winning piece from last year’s contest, for example, submitted by Ula Lekecinskaite, a 12-year-old girl from the Kaunus Art Gymnasium in Lithuania, celebrates frogs and rainy days:

We will award winners based on age in these age groups: 3-6, 7-9, and 10-12. The winners will receive a Frogs Are Green poster of their choice from our store and a winner’s certificate. All kids who enter the contest will receive a certificate of participation that can be downloaded from our site.

We’re looking for drawings, paintings, sculpture, collage, mixed media, or whatever format helps you express yourself.

Deadline for submissions is December 15, 2012; winners will be announced January 15, 2013. The winners will be featured in a post.

This year we have a new contest area using Flickr, where you can enter yourself. You must add a caption/ description with your Name, Age, and Country or your submission will not be included. Please see the contest page for more details.

We can’t wait to see your artwork!

And photographers—don’t forget that we are still accepting photographs of frogs and other amphibians for our 2012 photography contest. See the contest page.

07/3/12

Frogs Are Green 2012 Kids' Art Contest: Now Open for Submissions!

Artwork by Valeriy Karabchukova, 7 yrs old, Belgrade, Serbia.

Artwork by Valeriy Karabchukova, 7 yrs old, Belgrade, Serbia.

We are very excited to announce that the 3rd annual Frogs are Green Kid’s Art Contest is now open for submissions!

Contest theme: IT’S EASY BEING GREEN!

Your artwork can be about frogs and how we can help them, or it can also be about ways we can be green at home, at school, or in the community.

We will award winners based on age in these age groups: 3-6, 7-9, 10-12. The winners will receive a Frogs Are Green poster of their choice from our store. All kids who enter the contest will receive a certificate of participation that can be downloaded from our site.

We’re looking for drawings, paintings, sculpture, collage, mixed media, or whatever format helps you express yourself.

Deadline for submissions is November 30, 2012, and the winners will be announced January 15, 2013. The winners will be featured in a post.

This year we have a new contest area using Flickr, where you can enter yourself. You must add a caption/ description with your Name, Age, and Country or your submission will not be added. Please see the contest page for more details.

Teachers: Please print out the attached flyer to post in your school.

We can’t wait to see your artwork!

07/3/12

Frogs Are Green 2012 Photo Contest: Now Open for Submissions!

One of the winning photos from the 2011 contest. Photograph by Krista Herbstrith, Northfield, MN.

The 4th annual Frogs Are Green photo contest is now open for submissions. We hope you take your camera with you while you’re on vacation and get some great photos of frogs or other amphibians! Or you might take some great photos in your own backyard.

As in the past, we will be accepting submissions in two categories: Frogs in the Wild and Backyard Frogs.

Backyard Frog photos would include such photos as a frog perched on your picnic table or other unusual place. One year, for example, we received a photo of a frog sitting on a pool hose.

Frogs in the Wild photos, on the other hand, should feature frogs, toads, or other amphibians in their natural habitat: frog ponds, marshes, in the woods, and so on.

PLEASE—no photo manipulation and no photos of pet frogs. Please do not move the frog to get a better photo.

Photos of amphibians of all kinds, including salamanders, will be accepted.

This year we have a new contest area using Flickr, where you can enter yourself. You must add a caption/ description with your Name, Title and Location or your submission will not be added. For more information, please visit the contest page.There are three different group pools, two for photography so be sure to enter your photo into the right group pool.

Frogs Are Green Backyard Frogs 2012 Photo Contest

Frogs Are Green Frogs in the Wild 2012 Photo Contest

All entries must be received by November 30, 2012. Winners will be announced January 15, 2012.

The winner will receive a Frogs Are Green poster or t-shirt of his/her choice from our store.

We look forward to seeing your photos!