Overview of Contest Rules

Below is an overview of important information regarding entry into the 2026 Cooperative Student Art Contest. Students are encouraged to download the complete set of contest rules using the link above. All entries are due by Feb. 27, 2026.

Students will be recognized with a cash prize, and an overall winner and honorable mention will be selected from each grade division.

WHO CAN ENTER: Indiana public, private, or home-schooled students in kindergarten through 12th grade during the 2025-26 school year.

• Students do not have to be consumers of a rural electric cooperative (REMC/REC).
• Artwork can be submitted by teachers, youth leaders, or others as a group or class project, or by individual students or their parents or guardians.
• Students may enter as often as they wish.

HOW THE CONTEST WORKS: Match the grade the student is in during the current (2025-26) school year to the corresponding month. Students should draw or paint a picture to illustrate their assigned month.

• 1st grade — January
• 2nd grade — February
• 3rd grade — March
• 4th grade — April
• 5th grade — May
• 6th grade — June
• 7th grade — July
• 8th grade — August
• 9th grade — September
• 10th grade — October
• 11th grade — November
• 12th grade — December
• Kindergarten students can illustrate any subject, season, event, etc., of their choosing.

DEADLINE: Artwork must be submitted online or at the office of Indiana Connection by 3 p.m., Friday, Feb. 27, 2026.