Portland Creates!
Portland District Library All-Ages Art Contest
Calling all artists! Do you paint, take photos, sculpt, make collages, or express your creativity in some other visual way? Have you been looking for a way to get your artwork seen by more people? Do you want your artistic endeavors to be celebrated by the entire community? Then Portland Creates! is just what you've been looking for!
Portland Creates! is an all-ages art contest that is hosted by the Portland District Library. 2026 will be our tenth year of this popular event, and we're hoping for even more entries than in years past.
Art submissions will be accepted April 1 through April 30. Art will go on display May 1, and will be displayed until May 30. While on display, all art will be open to public voting--the submissions that receive the most votes in each age category will be awarded the "People's Choice" prize. Two additional winners for each age category will be named based on jury selection. Winners will be announced at a reception hosted for all participants and their families in June.
A complete set of rules and entry forms are available on this website, or visit the library to pick them up.