TOWNSEND — The auxiliary to Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 6538 is sponsoring the Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest in conjunction with the VFW Auxiliary Department of Massachusetts and the national VFW auxiliary.
The VFW Auxiliary will award $50 for first place, $30 for second place, and $20 for third place.
The Townsend Auxiliary’s first-place entry will advance to the VFW Auxiliary Department of Massachusetts competition, where $200 will be awarded for first place and $100 for second place.
The state’s winning entry will advance to the national competition, where scholarships of $15,000 for first place, $7,500 for second place, $3,500 for third place, $1,500 each for fourth and fifth place, $1,000 each for sixth and seventh place, and $50 each for eighth through nineteenth place will be awarded. First- through nineteenth-place winners will be announced on VFW Auxiliary National social media pages and may be displayed at the VFW Auxiliary National Convention.
The contest is open to students in grades 9 through 12 who attend public, private, or parochial school or are home-schooled. U.S. citizenship is not required; however, students must be lawful U.S. permanent residents or have applied for permanent residence and intend to become a U.S. citizens. Foreign exchange students, students aged 20 or older, and GED or adult education students are not eligible.
Entries must be two-dimensional artwork on canvas or paper using acrylic, watercolor, oil, chalk, charcoal, ink, marker, pencil, mixed media, or other taught media. Canvas entries must be on stretcher frames or canvas board, and paper entries must be reinforced with heavy paper. Mats may be used, but entries may not be framed with wood, metal, plastic or glass. Artwork must measure no smaller than 8 by 10 inches and no larger than 18 by 24 inches, including the mat. Digital art and photography will not be accepted.
If the American flag is included, it must comply with the Federal Flag Code regarding colors, stars, stripes and other applicable guidelines.
Artwork must be completed during the current school year, and each student may submit only one entry.
Entries must include a typed or legibly printed artist statement of 250 words or fewer and a completed 2025-2026 Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest entry form. The form must include the artist’s information, artwork title, source of inspiration, media used, and signatures of the student and parent or guardian. The student’s name must appear on the back of the artwork.
Contest applications and additional information are available from high school art teachers or from Betty Mae Tenney of the VFW Auxiliary to Townsend Post No. 6538.
Entries will be judged on originality, presentation, patriotism, clarity of ideas, design technique and overall impact.
All entries must be submitted to VFW Auxiliary President Betty Mae Tenney by March 31. To arrange submission, participants should call Tenney at 978-597-6495 or 978-665-4026.
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