SERCAP Water Is Life! Art Contest

SERCAP is once again hosting its annual Water Is Life! Art Contest. Upper Elementary School (3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade) students are invited to submit their artwork on the subject of Water Is Life! Details about the contest are outlined in the guidelines below. 

Art Contest Guidelines for SERCAP's 2027 Water Is Life! Event

  1. Students must be in the Third, Fourth, or Fifth Grades to participate.

  2. Artwork subject is "Water Is Life!"

  3. Artwork may be of any form - painting, drawings, sculpture, etc. 

  4. Deadline to submit entries is November 20, 2026.

  5. One First Place, one Second Place, and one Third Place Winner will be selected from each state in SERCAP's service region. Winners will receive a monetary gift card. 

  6. Schools may mail hard copies of the artwork to the SERCAP Office, email High-Resolution (300ppi/dpi preferred) pictures of the artwork to the State Lead's email address below, or contact the State Lead about artwork pick-up. 

  7. Artwork may be used on SERCAP's website, social media pages, e-blasts, event program, and publications; and each winner must sign a release form giving SERCAP permission to use a picture of their artwork, the winner's name, and a photograph of the winner. 

    Download Media Release Form Here

  8. SERCAP employee family members are excluded from participating in this contest.

  9. Awards will be distributed prior to SERCAP's 2027 Water Is Life! Sneaker Ball Event on April 22, 2027. 

  10. Questions? Please contact the State Lead in your state, as follows: 

    1. Delaware - Juel Gibbons at jgibbons@sercap.org, or via telephone at 302-396-3091

    2. Maryland - Michael Harshman at tharshman@sercap.org, or via telephone at 443-764-7715

    3. Virginia - Mitch Rieley at mrieley@sercap.org, or via telephone at 540-345-1184

    4. North Carolina - John Poteat at jpoteat@sercap.org, or via telephone at 919-328-3157

    5. South Carolina - David White at dwhite@sercap.org, or via telephone at 803-815-0334

    6. Florida - Joan Douglas at jdouglas@sercap.org, or via telephone at 352-379-9802