Celebrate our Earth through Art!

2026 EARTH DAY ART CONTEST

Create a friendly message to care for our Earth!
This contest is open to K-8 students in Carmel.
We encourage classes, home schoolers, scouts, youth clubs,
and religious youth groups to participate.

Info packets will be available
Dec. 5 – Feb. 6
Art entries are due by
Wed. Feb. 11, 5 p.m.
Earth Day Community Exhibits
Mar 27 – May 1
Recognition Ceremony
April 19

Click here to request a packet!
The packet includes contest rules and a related lesson plan.

Area youth K-8 are invited to enter the Earth Hour-Earth Day Art Contest. Youth will learn about energy conservation and environmental stewardship through art to encourage sustainable living at home, schools, congregations, businesses and throughout the community.

This community education initiative draws on the energy conservation message of Earth Hour and the earth stewardship message of Earth Day to emphasize the important connection between saving energy, saving money and caring for our beautiful blue planet. We incorporate environmental educational content from E.P.A. Energy Star Schools to inspire youth to save energy through simple actions such as turning off lights, the TV, the computer and other electronics when leaving the room.

Indiana gets almost all its electricity from coal, which is the greatest source of air, water and global-warming pollution. For Hoosiers, saving electricity is one of the easiest ways to save money and be good stewards of the earth.  While the lesson plan focuses on saving electricity, youth are welcome to express other ways to protect the environment.

We thank you for your interest in participating with your child, classroom or youth group. Doing something simple is a powerful way to show you care about protecting the future for young people.

Questions? Please contact us at artcontest@carmelgreen.org.

Many thanks to our Partners, Sponsors & Friends!

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