The Friends of Wabeno is conducting this contest again in 2025. Judges will award 1st, 2nd, 3rd place and Honorable Mention Award certificates and ribbons. Students submitting artwork will receive a Participation Certificate to show their artwork was exhibited in this community art contest.
All submitted artwork will be showcased at WAM Fest, Saturday, July 19, 2025. All student artists, their families, and art teachers are invited to a special reception during the afternoon at WAM Fest at the American Legion Post 44 in Wabeno where the art will be on display. Following WAM Fest some entries may be displayed at the Laona State Bank in Wabeno during the month of August.
Middle and high school students from each school system may submit one entry in each of four categories:
Painting/Drawing – watercolor, oil, pastels, chalk, pencil, pen, ink, acrylic, crayon, charcoal.
Digital Art – Fractal art, 2-D/3-D graphics, digital collage, 2-D/3-D digital painting and digital photo manipulation. No videos or gif for this competition. Artwork must be printed for this category.
3D – clay, paper mâché, wire, the possibilities are endless (NEW THIS YEAR)
Photography – minimum 5”x7” print (see rules)
The art must be entirely the student’s own work, done with or without teacher supervision. Artwork will be procured from the teacher in May and returned to the teacher at school after Labor Day. Arrangements for pick up and return will be worked out between the teacher and our volunteers.
Interested home school students can contact us through the website at info@wabenoartandmusicfest.org
Wabeno Art and Music Fest on July 18, 2026 