Get creative with the Virginia Lottery's annual Thank a Teacher Art Contest!

Each year, the Virginia Lottery and its partners at The Supply Room and the Virginia PTA encourage students, parents and the general public to send thank-you notes to Virginia's deserving public school teachers during National Teacher Appreciation Week in May. These thank-you notes have featured winning artwork by three Virginia public-school students.

Now more than ever, Virginia's teachers deserve our thanks and we're once again calling on student artists to submit custom designs for the fourth annual Thank a Teacher Art Contest!

The Art Contest is open to Virginia K-12 public school students, and one top-prize winner will be selected from each level: elementary, middle and high school. The winning artwork will be featured on the 2021 notecards. The winners will receive individual cash prizes and win money for their school's art department!

Show us your best work!

Entries must be student's original artwork. For additional eligibility requirements, design criteria, prize structure and submission guidelines, click here.

Student's First Name

Student's Last Name

Student's Grade Level Please select your grade Kindergarten 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade

Student's Public School

Student's School District

Student's School Phone Number - -

Guardian's First Name

Guardian's Last Name

Guardian's Phone Number - -

Guardian's Email Address

Confirm Guardian's Email Address

How did you hear about this art contest Please select one Advertisement News PTA Social media Teacher/school Word of mouth

I confirm that the submitter is a student at the school entered and has a guardian or a teacher's permission to participate.

Tell me, How does it look? Ready to submit?

NOT YET. LET ME TRY AGAIN

LOOKS GOOD. SUBMIT IT!

UPLOAD YOUR 8.5" X 11" ARTWORK
(JPEG, PNG, TIFF or PDF format)

If you are having trouble submitting or have questions regarding your entry, please contact Jennifer Mullen at JMullen@valottery.com or 804-692-7770.

Read the official Thank a Teacher Art Contest rules.

Family members of Lottery employees, partners and board members are not eligible.