49th Annual Student Art Show
Graduating seniors are eligible to apply for the Tony Nelson Visual Arts Scholarship.
Art needs encouragement and appreciation. We believe art should be included in students’ lives. Often unaware of their talent and the bliss of creating something when they are young, students can discover their hidden talents or try something they have never seen or tried before by participating in art shows. The thing with art is that the more it is appreciated the more an artist will be encouraged to do better and learn more. Organizing a show to display students’ amazing artwork is a great way to appreciate the students’ skills and encourage them to enhance those skills.
March 2026 – The Sidney Museum and Arts Association’s 49th Annual Student Art Show at the Sidney Art Gallery in Port Orchard will showcase work by students from the sixth through twelfth grades. Beginning March 3, and ending on March 28, Student work will be on display. A reception is scheduled for Sunday, March 8, from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm for students, who are encouraged to attend with friends and family. Postcards advertising the event are available for students to send to family and friends. This year any student from 6th grade through high school in Kitsap, Pierce, or Mason County are invited to attend whether their school is participating or not. Homeschooled students are welcome to submit their art.
Rules & Regulations
Important Dates:
Bring in artwork – February 23 – March 1, 2026 –
Monday – Saturday 1 pm – 3 pm, Sunday 1 pm – 3 pm
or call the Sidney Art Gallery at 360-876-3693 to make other arrangements.
Hanging date: March 2
Show – March 3 – March 28
Reception: Saturday, March 8, 1pm to 3 pm
Pick-up Dates: March 27 – March 29, 2026
Friday and Saturday, 11 am – 3 pm, Sunday 1 pm – 3 pm
Or Fill out online form below the rules.
Rules and Regulations
Artwork is to be submitted during the week of February 23 through March 1, from 11 am to 3 pm, Monday through Saturday and 1 pm to 3 pm on Sunday. If you need to make other arrangements, or to verify the gallery is open, call the Sidney Art Gallery at 360-876-3693. Kitsap, Pierce, and Mason County students in the middle schools and high schools, and home-schooled students, in the sixth through the twelfth grades are eligible to enter the Sidney Museum and Arts Annual Student Show.
Any type of artwork: watercolor, pencil, pastels, oil, acrylic, pottery, photography, sculpture etc. is welcome. There is no theme so artwork can be of any subject. Please identify any AI-generated works or artworks that closely or identically reproduce another artist’s work or ideas and identify any art using known comic book illustration or animated characters.
Entries must be dropped off at Sidney Art Gallery & Museum, 202 Sidney Avenue, Port Orchard, WA 98366 during the week of February 23, along with an Entry Form for each student.
Each entry must be submitted in ready-to-display condition. Ready-to-display conditions are defined by the following guidelines:
• Physical entries on paper or similar media must be mounted on board and/or matted. Unframed pieces will generally be hung using push pins in the corners of the matt. If framed, framed work must be wired with screw eyes and wire.
• Entries on canvas or any other form of fabric must be on a stretcher or frame and wired for hanging with screw eyes and wire.
• Free-standing sculptures must not need any support from wires or braces. All pieces must be suitable to be placed on a pedestal. No pieces will be displayed on the floor.
• All entries must include a label showing the name of the artist, type of media, title of piece, price or NFS (not for sale) attached to the back of the artwork or the base of a three dimensional piece.
Any questions or concerns about these rules or any other matter pertaining to the Art Show should be referred to Luella Hauenstein or Christine Stansbery at smaasidney@sidneymuseumandarts.com.
Student Show Registration Form 2026
Student Show Entry Form - 2026