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2026 40th Anniversary!

2026

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Alabama Renaissance Faire
Grades K-6 Art Contest
Guidelines will be updated in 2026
2025 Art Contest Winners









Art Contest (K-6)
To add to the Renaissance Month celebration, the Alabama Renaissance Faire sponsors an art contest (not a poster contest) for students in grades K-6.
Winning artwork is displayed during the faire at the Kennedy-Douglass Center for the Arts at 217 E. Tuscaloosa Street
(located across the street behind the food vendors).
The rules for this competition are as follows:
Submission Guidelines
1. Art in any one-dimensional medium is eligible (e.g. pencil, pen and ink, charcoal, watercolor, acrylics), but no sculpture, ceramic piece, model is permitted.
2. The entry must relate to the Medieval/Renaissance period. Some examples are:
a. Famous people of the period (Michelangelo, Elizabeth I, da Vinci, Shakespeare)
b. Fantasy creatures (dragons, unicorns, fairies, trolls).
c. Life during Medieval/Renaissance times (knights, peasants, nobility, castles).
3. The size of any entry must not exceed 22″ x 28″.
4. The student’s name, grade and school MUST appear on the BACK of the entry.
5. Entries must be received by Friday, October 2, 2026 at 4 :00 p.m.
Each school may submit TEN (10) entries per division (K, 1-3, 4-6), the total not to
exceed 30 entries. Teachers are encouraged to display unsubmitted artwork at their schools.
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All entries must be delivered (e-mail for appointment) or mailed to:
Billy Warren
City-County Government Building
102 South Court Street, 2nd Floor
Florence, AL 35630
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Student work will be judged in three separate divisions: Kindergarten, grades 1-3, and
grades 4-6. In keeping with the spirit of the competition, each winner (first, second, and third place in each division) will receive a handsome book to add to his/her personal library. Several honorable mentions will also be awarded.
2024 Contest Winners