2026 Hickory Spring Carnival Arts & Crafts Contest Entry Form
Please complete this form by Tuesday, May 12th, 2026 for your student to enter into the Arts & Crafts Contest. 

Your student's completed work is due to the Hickory Library by Wednesday May 13th by 9am. No late entries will be accepted. Please see guidelines for contest entries below. Note that all entries must be original ideas and works by the student. Please submit one entry form per student.

If you have any questions regarding the contests, please contact Keri at hello@hickorypta.net.

2D Visual Arts Contest Theme: My Dream Garden 
 - Imagine what your dream garden would look like and create an art piece! It can be realistic or imaginary--be sure to have fun with it!  Examples of 2D art: Drawing (pencil, marker, pastels, etc), painting (acrylic, water color, etc), collage, and mixed-media. Your art can be on paper, canvas, cardboard, or anything flat.
- Size: 18" x 18" or smaller.
- Restrictions: Your visual arts submission should be 2D (flat, or mostly flat). Only physical mediums will be accepted (no digital artwork). 

Diorama Contest Theme: Fairy Garden Magic
- Fairy gardens are magical spaces of make believe where little fairy friends can come to live. Create your own fairy garden in a shoe box!
- Size: The average shoebox (14” x 10” x 5” or smaller). 
- Restrictions: Please do not use perishable or unwrapped food or materials.
- All parts must be secured to the box and not just placed, since we will need to move the dioramas around.

Awards:
- All participants will receive a participation ribbon. Additional ribbons will be given 1st, 2nd and 3rd places each division for each category. The 1st place winners in each division and category will receive a small medal.
- The divisions will be TK-1st grade, 2nd-3rd grade, 4th-5th grade, and an accessible division. The categories are Visual Arts and Dioramas. 

PLEASE LABEL YOUR SUBMISSION WITH YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME, GRADE LEVEL, AND TEACHER. 

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Student's First and Last name *
Student's grade *
Student's teacher and room number *
For students in SDC classes, would you like them be in the accessible division? If you select no, they will be in their grade level division.
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Parent/guardian First and Last name  *
Parent/guardian email address *
Which category are you entering? *
If your student is able to respond in their own words, please have them answer this question: What medium or materials did you use (or plan to use)?
Remember: No perishable food or materials (we don't want ants!)
ex. watercolor on paper, Lego, cotton balls, etc
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If your student is able to respond in their own words, please have them answer this questions: Tell us about your art: What is your artwork about and what inspired you to create it?  *
By submitting this form and selecting "I agree", you and your student agree that their contest entry is original work by the student and that the artwork will be delivered to the school by Wednesday, May 13th at 9am.  *
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