Young Artists

Drawing competitions for primary and secondary schools

Young Artists runs drawing competitions across the year aimed at primary and secondary schools in the United Kingdom and the United States. The programme is built around themed prompts designed to engage children of different ages, and the organisation states that the themes are intended to suit ages 4 to 12.

The activity is structured as a recurring competition rather than a one-off event: schools and clubs enter pupils' drawings, and the organisation reports receiving a wide range of submissions, from cute or spooky to beautiful or funny.

How a competition entry works

The site sets out a four-step process for participating schools and families:

• Teachers or parents use the published themes to prompt children's drawings.
• The finished drawings are sent to Young Artists as competition entries.
• Selected children's artistic work is showcased in a book.
• The stated aim of the process is to build creative confidence and give young participants a public outlet for their work.

Themed rounds and age range

Competitions are organised around individual themes. One example named on the site is Spook Squad, a theme presented as suitable for ages 4 to 12 and open to both schools and clubs and to parents. The themed format is the mechanism through which the organisation frames each round of entries.

Audience and access

Young Artists addresses two distinct audiences: schools and clubs on one side, and parents on the other. The site provides separate teacher and parent login areas, alongside sections for competitions, entering, winners and contact. A dedicated Young Artists USA entry point appears in the navigation, consistent with the stated coverage of schools in both the UK and the USA.

Publishing and organisational context

Work selected from the competitions is published in book form, which gives participating children a tangible record of their entry. Young Artists describes itself as a member of the Bonacia family, and the site links to a related venture, Young Writers. The copyright notice on the site covers the period from 1991 to 2026.