Children Art Contest, organized by APA Family Support Services, will start from February 12 to March 31, 2024!

Contestants will be divided into three groups based on age, from 4 to 16 (see details in Eligibility below). Winners will be notified by email 戈in May 2024. The list of winners and winning artwork will be announced and displayed on the APAFSS website.

A total of 40 prizes will be awarded to our talented artists. We can’t wait to see your creative artwork!

Tradition meets Modernity

Sharee your dynamic intersection between cultural heritage and contemporary influences. Embracing the rich traditions of San Francisco, the contest encourages participants to reimagine and celebrate the fusion of traditional elements with modern perspectives, creating vibrant and thought-provoking artworks that capture the essence of this iconic community.

This art contest is open to contestants meeting the following criteria:

Bay Area residents only

At least 4 years of age and no more than 16 years of age on January 1, 2024, are eligible.

Age Groups & Awards

Group A: Ages 4 to 7 years old

Award Titles & Prizes: 1st - $200 and one trophy, 2nd - $100, 3rd - $50, TEN (10) Merit Awards - $15

Group B : Ages 8 to 11 years old

Award Titles & Prizes: 1st - $200 and one trophy, 2nd - $100, 3rd - $50, TEN (10) Merit Awards - $15

Group C: Ages 12 to 16 years old

Award Titles & Prizes: 1st - $200 and one trophy, 2nd - $100, 3rd - $50, TEN (10) Merit Awards - $15

An overall champion - $300

Each contestant may submit only ONE piece of artwork.

Hit the “Join the contest” button, fill in the Google form on or before 11:59 pm on Friday, April 12, 2024.

Artwork must be an original design drawn solely by children/youth between the ages of 4 and 16 years of age and cannot have been previously published, won prior awards, exhibited, or displayed publicly (i.e., disclosed beyond the children’s/youth’s immediate circle of friends and family) through any means.

Artwork must be drawn entirely and completed by hand using crayons, color pencils, ink pens, markers, watercolor, acrylic paint, or oil paint. No digital tools on the computer are allowed.

Artwork must be 11”x14” only, not bigger or smaller.

We reserve the right to use submitted artwork in printed materials for promotional purposes. All artwork is considered the property of APA Family Support Services.

Please keep your original artwork until further announcement.

Winners will be announced by early May 2024 on the website, and contacted by us.

All winners MUST submit their original artwork within two weeks after receiving the winning notice. Award Ceremony will be on Saturday either May 18, 2024 afternoon. Details will be announced directly to winners.

Please note all submitted artwork will not be returned. We reserve the right to use submitted artwork in printed materials for promotional purposes. All artwork is considered the property of APA Family Support Services.

In order to enter the Tradition meets Modernity Children Art Contest, you must agree to the Art Contest Terms and Conditions. Please read these Terms and Conditions carefully prior to your application to ensure you understand and agree to our rules of engagement. You agree that submission of any and all entries during the application process to the Art Contest constitutes an agreement to these Terms and Conditions. You may not apply and are not eligible for the Art Contest rewarding system described in these Terms and Conditions unless you agree to them.

1) By entering the Art Contest, the applicant or parent/guardian of the applicant represents and warrants that the work submitted is an original work of art created solely by the contestant, with no assistance from parents, teachers, or others.

2) By submitting the work of art, the parent/guardian, on behalf of the applicant, irrevocably assigns and grants to APA Family Support Services, and its affiliates and related entities, all rights, title, and interest in and to the work of art submitted on behalf of the applicant, including copyright rights, if any, and grants permission to APA Family Support Services, to exhibit, use, publish, copy, display, archive, modify, store, distribute, reproduce, or publicize all or part of the work of art, including, but not limited to photographs, video, films or recordings made of the work of art.

3) All contestants also grant permission to APA Family Support Services the right to use the applicant’s name, voice, and likeness as well as photographs, films, or recordings made thereof. All contestants agree that the use of the work of art, as well as copies, reproductions, photographs, video, film, or recordings thereof, and/or the name, voice, and likeness of the applicant are at the sole discretion of APA Family Support Services, including without limitation, promotional, advertising, traveling exhibitions, and/or the websites for APA Family Support Services and its subsidiaries, affiliated or related entities.

4) In submitting the work of art, the parent/guardian grants to APA Family Support Services and its affiliates, subsidiaries, and related entities, permission to use the name, voice, likeness and/or photographs, video, film, or recording of the applicant and/or the work of art, in any and all media, worldwide, now known and existing or created or developed in the future, in perpetuity, without notice and without compensation, to the applicant or his/her parent/guardian except where prohibited by law. By entering the Chinatown Through Children's Lens Art Contest, the contestant accepts and agrees to be bound by these rules and provisions.

If families cannot afford to obtain appropriate art supplies, please email us at artcontest@apafss.org for assistance.