The City of Victoria wants every student in Victoria County to have a chance to share their visions of Victoria’s past, present and future in the Victoria Texas Bicentennial Poster Contest.
The City of Victoria is lifting a contest rule that previously limited each school to five entries per grade category. This means that an unlimited number of students from each school can participate. Students are still limited to one entry each.
“After discussions with City staff and our partners in education, we determined that removing the limit would help to simplify the process and make it easier for schools and their students to participate,” said Convention & Visitors Bureau Director Joel Novosad. “This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the young artists in our community, and we are excited for these students to share their bicentennial spirit with us!”
The City is also extending the entry deadline to March 28 to ensure that students have time to submit their best work.
About the contest
The theme of the Victoria Texas Bicentennial Poster Contest is “200 Years of Life in the City of Victoria.” Students are invited to submit their original artwork that showcases how the City of Victoria has grown over the last 200 years and what they envision the future of Victoria could be.
All Victoria County students in kindergarten through eighth grade are eligible to participate, including public school, private school and homeschool students.
First-place winners will receive a $250 VISA gift card, second-place winners will receive a $100 VISA gift card and third-place winners will receive a $50 VISA gift card.
Entries may be dropped off at the Explore Victoria Visitors Center (700 N. Main St., Suite 101) through March 28.
For more information about the contest, including complete rules, visit www.victoriatx.gov/poster. To learn more about Victoria’s bicentennial, visit www.victoriatx200.com.