Art Contest

37th Festival of the Bonfires

December 11 - 13, 2026│ Lutcher Park │ 2545 Louisiana Ave. │ Lutcher, LA

LOUISIANA ASSOCIATION OF FAIRS AND FESTIVALS

2026-Art Packet

ARTWORK CRITERIA

Subject/title of the poster shall be: “Festival of the Bonfires Lutcher, La December 11-13, 2026” .

Any St. James Parish public, private or parochial school student may participate.

Posters will be judged within four categories:

Grades 1-3

Grades 4-6

Grades 7-9

Grades 10-12

Posters must be displayed on 14” x 22” white poster paper (1/2 sheet of standard poster paper).

-All artwork must be vertical. Horizontal posters will not be judged.

-All lettering must be free-hand. Do not use stencils.

-Medium used shall be: Crayon, Water Color, Acrylics, Felt-Tip Pen, or Oil. No cut-outs or collages.

SUBMISSION

*Deadline: artwork must be given to your school's art teacher by December 5, 2026.

*Information card (5” x 7” index card) should be placed on the left top corner of the poster in such a way that it can be flipped over (front and back visible) and include the following: Name, Address, Telephone #, Parent Name, Category, Fair/Festival Name.

JUDGING

Posters will be judged by the school first, then winners will be judged on festival grounds on Saturday, December 12, 2026.

Points will be awarded according to the following: originality, theme, neatness, and spelling.

Information card must be present in order for the artwork to be judged.

Awards:

Third Place, Second Place, and First Place per category

Best Overall (1 award, all categories included)

LAFF (Louisiana Association of Fairs and Festivals) contest eligibility

First, Second, and Third place winners of each category are eligible for state LAFF competition. [There is a limit of twelve (12) posters per fair/festival.]