Pollinators in Our Backyard Art Contest

Bee a part of the inauguration of Lyons as a Bee City

 

Announcing an Art Design contest for the artistic branding image for Lyons: “Pollinators in our Back Yard", contest hosted at Moxie.  Submit your art design that tells the story of our native pollinators and how we can cultivate a sense of place, pride, and purpose in our town by connecting creativity with conservation.

 

Theme

"Pollinators in Our Backyard"

Art should celebrate bees, butterflies, birds, bats, beetles, and other Native Pollinators and the bee-ings they support (Birds, Bears, Humans, Fish etc) that make our ecosystem thrive. Art should inspire our neighbors to care for our pollinators, our town, and our community.

 

🗓️ Timeline:

Submission Deadline: [August 31st]

Judging & Public Voting: September 1–30 at Moxie in Lyons

Winners Announced: October 15th

 

Parameters

• Art is ideally suitable for: posters, t-shirts, stickers, flags and other types of reproducible images
• Must fit in a space on the wall of Moxie no larger than 11'x14' 
• Must be able to be hung on a wall nail.
• Open to all ages

 

 

Where

         Art will be displayed at Moxie, Lyons during the month of September

 

Submission

 

         Submit your artwork to Moxie in Lyons August 23ed and 31st from 10am - 12pm

         You will need to fill out a submission form with your name, contact info, and the name of the piece.

         You may submit a 200 word or less write-up on your piece

 

If you have any questions or wish to submit early, please contact Tyler at Tyle@simplybeeconservation.org

 

 The Vote

The Vote will be submitted at Moxie during September.

One vote per person

 

🏆 Prizes :

Winner

Cash prize  $500 

1 Large Ready to Plant Pollinator Garden from Simply Bee Conservation

A T-shirt and a sticker with your artwork

A gift from Moxie Bread

A gift from Honorable Harvests

Other sponsors

 

Project Information

General

Our community is growing Lyons as a Pollinator-Friendly Town and Certified Bee City, Connecting Community and Pollinators

Beautifying Lyons through connected Pollinator Habitat Gardens, creating a Pollinator Corridor and Heatly ecosystem for our pollinators and families using clean and regenerative gardening practices.

 

The Art Competition: The Confluence of art and activism

Elevating the project with an inspiring art piece igniting the fire of passion in our community to actively support our pollinators through pollinator habitat gardens, educational events, neighborly discourse, and community collaborations. Let's Bee the change and the example to the nation of what a bee-utiful Colorado Pollinator Friendly Town can bee.

Reason

Department of Wildlife study has shown our Colorado pollinators are threatened by habitat loss and pesticides and herbicides/ kill-acides

 

By bringing nature back home, we help pollinators and enrich the lives of our families

 

Of the 1008 native bees in Colorado, the smallest ones can only fly 3 houses down before they need to refuel

Pollinators support all the flowering plant life, which supports all our wildlife, from birds to bears to human Bee-ings. 

 

Goal

The goal of the Lyons Pollinators in our Backyard Art Contest is to cultivate a sense of place, pride, and purpose in our town by connecting creativity with conservation. Through art, we aim to:

 

• Inspire community members of all ages to learn about and support pollinators
• Celebrate Lyons as a designated Bee City and beacon for pollinator habitat restoration
• Spark conversations and connections around ecological stewardship
• Highlight the importance of native bees and habitat connectivity in a changing climate
• Showcase the talent and passion of local artists while weaving pollinator awareness into the cultural fabric of Lyons