Deadline: Friday, December 6 | 11:59 PM

Enter the New York Public Library’s National Teen Art Contest and make your voice heard in the conversation about book bans!

The Mission: Using the medium of their choice, Teens 13 to 18 are asked to show or represent what the power of reading or the freedom to read mean to you through visual art.

What Can You Win: One grand prize winner will win $500 and have the opportunity to have their winning entry exhibited in one of the Library’s midtown locations. 20 honorable mentions will receive $250 each. All winners will be published in a special edition of NYPL’s Teen Voices magazine available online and in print, while supplies last, at select NYPL locations.

How to Submit Your Art:

• We encourage you to submit any 2-D or 3-D art style, including painting, illustration, mixed media, photography, digital art, comic art, or sculpture.

• Your work must be submitted as a digital image, meaning it must be photographed or scanned if it did not originate as a digital piece. 

• All submissions must include an artist statement of up to 250 words. This statement is a chance to explain your piece and the inspiration behind it in your own words.

For more information, official rules, and to enter visit the NYPL Website.