2026 Chalk Art Contest Winners

Grades K-2
Grades 3-5
Grades 6-8
Grades 9-12
Artists Aged 18+
Bat Category

People's Choice Award

Detailed chalk drawing of a keel-billed toucan perched on a branch against a blue background with green tropical leaves.
People’s Choice: Aaron Montero, grade 3-5, Keel-billed Toucan
 

Grades K-2

NataliaMedina_Grade1_Red Panda - irena Medina
JohnPaulSzczepanski_Kindergarten_radiatedTortoise - Colleen Szczepanski
ZacharyLeavenworth_Grade2_BaldEagle - Sarah K
1st place: Natalie Medina, Grade 1, Red Panda
2nd place; John Paul Szczepanski, Kindergarten, Radiated Tortoise
3rd place: Zachary Leavenworth, Grade 2, Bald Eagle

Grades 3-5

Large sidewalk chalk series showing four labeled Florida birds: snail kite, crested caracara, Florida scrub jay, and Florida grasshopper sparrow.
SamuelSzczepanski_Grade3_HawaiianHoneycreeper - Colleen Szczepanski
Chalk drawing of a white Caspian horse running through blue water or waves, with “Caspian Horse” written at the bottom.
1st place: Janine Silva, Grade 5, all birds
2nd place: Samuel Szczepanski, Grade 3, Hawaiian Honeycreeper
3rd place: Sitka Leavenworth, Grade 5, Caspian Horse

Grades 6-8

Detailed chalk drawing of a southern rockhopper penguin’s face with bright yellow crest feathers, orange eyes, and a blue background.
Large chalk drawing of a smiling pink axolotl with blue gills and bubbles above its head, with “Axolotls” written below.
Chalk drawing of a spotted Amur leopard on a sidewalk, with green leaves beside it and “Paisley Fox” written in blue chalk nearby.
1st place: Stanislaus Szczepanski, Grade 7, Southern Rockhopper Penguin
2nd place: Grayson Schulteis, Grade 6, Axolotl
3rd place: Paisley Fox, Grade 6-8, Amur Leopard

Grades 9-12

Chalk drawing of a golden coquí frog next to a Puerto Rican flag, with “Golden Coqui” written above.
AllisonJobson_Grade9_WestIndianManatee - Allison J
Ahana 9 Sloth - Laura Currier
1st place: Daniela Ayala, Grade 12, Golden Coqui
2nd place: Allison Johnson, Grade 9, West Indian Manatee
3rd place:  Ahana, Grade 9, Sloth

Artists Aged 18+

Detailed chalk drawing of a roaring Amur leopard against a dark green forest background, with spotted fur, white whiskers, and an open mouth.
Detailed chalk drawing of a roaring jaguar surrounded by tropical leaves, a pink orchid, and a red, white, and blue ribbon reading “Pura Vida.”
Samantha Johnson_Monarch
1st place: Brittany Shepler, Amur Leopard
2nd place: Monserrath Fernandez, Costa Rican Jaguar
3rd place: Samantha Johnson, Monarch

🦇 Special Bat Category 🦇

Chalk artwork on a dark background featuring a tree branch, the South African flag, and several labeled bat species from South Africa, including straw-coloured fruit bat, short-eared trident bat, Damara woolly bat, and Lesueur’s hairy bat.
Liza M Roux — Bats in South Africa