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2027 Sutton Award

Eligibility

Eligible countries: US

Oklahoma high school students; essay on wildlife conservation required.

2027 Sutton Award Entry Deadline: Jan 8, 2027, 11:59:00 PM Eligibility: State Entry Fee: Free to Enter Oklahoma 2027 Sutton Awards Thank you for taking time to learn more about a wildlife conservation issue and share it with others through art and essay. We look forward to seeing your artwork! Registration will be open from December 1st, 2026, to January 8th, 2027, for Oklahoma High School Students. Submission for all awards are due by FRIDAY, JAN 8TH, 2027, at 11:59p.m. No late submissions will be accepted. The submission process is easy! Click the orange "Register & Apply" button near the top of this page to Thank you for taking time to learn more about a wildlife conservation issue and share it with others through art and essay. We look forward to seeing your artwork! Registration will be open from December 1st, 2026, to January 8th, 2027, for Oklahoma High School Students. Submission for all awards are due by FRIDAY, JAN 8TH, 2027, at 11:59p.m. No late submissions will be accepted. The submission process is easy! Click the orange "Register & Apply" button near the top of this page to get started. Fill out the required forms and attach your artwork and essay for judging. Attach your artwork in a JPG format and your essay as a PDF. You will upload both the artwork and essay attachments in the same place. The categories for this year are: 2-D: Artists will submit a maximum of two images and an essay. 3-D: Artists will submit three to five images and an essay. Photography: Artists will submit a maximum of two images and an essay. All qualified entries may be showcased. Because artwork will be viewed online, pay particular attention to the lighting and background of images submitted for judging. Award Notification All qualified entries will be judged online and may be displayed at www.suttoncenter.org. Winning entries will be notified via email and will be displayed at www.suttoncenter.org. Top award winners will have artwork collected and displayed at www.suttoncenter.org, at the Sutton Award Showcase, and at public viewing (TBD). Awards that have not been collected prior to the end of the public viewing will be mailed out to the students and instructors at the school address after the Sutton Award Showcase and public viewing (TBD) have concluded. The judging committee’s decisions are final, and no correspondence will be exchanged with judges. The original submission of the winning art will be physically collected after judging is complete and all art will be returned to the artists after the after the awards ceremony and any public display have concluded, dates to be determined. No early pickup of submitted artwork will be permitted for any reason. If the collected work is deemed to differ from the originally submitted work, they may still be displayed but will be ineligible to receive any prize that they may have been awarded.

2027 Sutton Award

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