2026 Juried Youth Art Festival

The Fifth Annual Juried Youth Art Festival is scheduled for March 17-19th at St. Boniface Parish Hall in Sioux City. Please read the following for more information.

SIOUXLAND CATHOLIC RADIO’S JURIED YOUTH ART FESTIVAL GUIDELINES AND SPECIFICATIONS

ELIGIBILITY

· Catholic School Art teachers, Religious Education/Faith Formation, and teachers/parents of homeschoolers may submit for the jurying process.

· Only one submission per student.

· International students enrolled in a Catholic school during the 2024-2025 school year can participate.

CRITERIA

· Artwork must be started after the beginning of the current school year and completed before the February 26, 2026 deadline at noon.

· Originality, creativity, theme, and an expressive response to the media.

· Workmanship should be of a very high quality.

· 2-D work does not need to be matted for the jurying process. Siouxland Catholic Radio will not provide matting and framing.

· 3 –D work should be display-ready for the jurying process.

· Charcoal and pastels work must be FIXED with a spray fixative before the jurying process.

· Please do not submit entries on “lined” paper.

· Art pieces must have been created solely by the student.

· Photography entries and entries created on “lined” paper will not be accepted.

· Artwork will be displayed on tables by Siouxland Catholic Radio.

· Both parents’ names must be included on the consent form due to past experiences. Exceptions? Please contact Tony Michaels at tonymichaels@fhcradio.com.

SPECIFICATIONS

The size restrictions for 2-D work is 11” x 14” as the largest measurement and no size limitation for the smallest dimension. No restriction for 3-D work.
Each work must be properly identified with a title.
All artwork must have the label provided (or photocopy of such, see following pages) affixed to the back of the artwork.
A completed inventory form must be submitted by each teacher, faith formation director, or home schoolteacher/parent.
A consent to release information signed by the parent/guardian.