Theme: Young Voices of the Coast

Student creating coastal art

The NBS-ENGROSSED Team is inviting students to creatively express what life is like in their coastal communities – the beauty, challenges, and daily rhythms.
This competition provides a space for young artists and writers to reflect on coastal living and share their unique perspectives.
It’s an opportunity to use your artistic abilities to tell the stories, struggles, hopes, and triumphs of life along the coast.

📅 Competition Dates

Competition runs from – , 2025

Prizes to be won!

🏫 Eligible Schools

  • Blanchisseuse Secondary
  • Guayaguayare Secondary
  • Manzanilla Secondary
  • Matura Secondary
  • Mayaro Secondary
  • Moruga Secondary
  • Toco Secondary

🎨 Categories

Visual Arts

  • Painting
  • Drawing
  • Mixed Media
  • Printmaking
  • Sculpture

Written Work

  • Poetry
  • Essays – Fiction & Creative Non-Fiction

📬 How to Submit

Download the full instructions to prepare and send your entry for the competition.

📄 Download Submission Instructions

🖼️ Download Competition Flyer

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📜 School Art Competition Rules

The School Art Competition will run from 1st July 2025 to 15th August 2025. The School Art Competition will be judged by a panel for selection of winners which will be announced in early September 2025.

Guidelines for the Competition:

  • The submission must be the own work of the participant; contributions by persons other than the participant must be acknowledged.
  • Artificially Intelligence (AI) must not be used to generate submissions i.e., AI generated images or text are not allowed.
  • The submission must not breach any national, regional or international laws.
  • The Participant retains copyright of all submitted images and descriptions. However, by submitting an entry, the project team and its partners have non-exclusive, royalty-free, irrevocable licence to publish images for any purpose directly connected with the competition. Activities may include publishing on the project website and on the websites of partners or funders, on social media and use in marketing and communication purposes. The team will always mention the entrant’s full name on any publication of the submitted images.
  • The project team can refuse any entry deemed inappropriate or unsuitable.
  • The decisions of the judging panel are final.
  • All Winners will be notified by email and through the participant’s school.
  • The project team reserves the right to amend the competition rules at any time.