DEP Earth Day Art Contest for 4th through 12th Grade Students

Earth Day will take place on April 22 this year, offering people across the world to chance to raise awareness of the need for continued protection of Earth’s natural resources. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) works each day to raise awareness and to recognize state efforts to protect and sustain Florida’s environment, including its air, water, land, and ecosystems. In celebration of Earth Day, students in 4^th – 12^th grade are encouraged to design a poster that creates environmental awareness using DEP’s Earth Day 2024 theme, “Clean is Green: Preserving Florida’s Future.” Students can embrace their creativity through art that reflects the need to protect Florida’s environment for future generations. All submissions will be due by April 22 at 5 p.m. EDT. Any medium can be used as long as the work is original and done as a drawing, painting, or digital piece. Entry forms must be included along with the submission. 

Winning students will be selected from each age group (4^th - 5^th grades, 6^th - 8^th grades, and 9^th - 12^th grades) in each of DEP’s six district regions and will receive two day passes for free entry to a Florida state park. Regional winners will be entered into a statewide contest for a full-size printed poster of their art. The winners will be announced on May 7. The Rules and Guidelines for the contest are available online.

Visit DEP’s Earth Day webpage for more ways to celebrate Earth Day 2024.