The Stark Museum of Art is pleased to announce its eighth annual elementary art exhibition, ART: It’s Elementary! The exhibition will feature original works of art from Region 5 and Calcasieu Parish elementary students in Kindergarten – 3rd grades. The exhibition will be held January 13 – March 13, 2027 in the Community Art Gallery at the Stark Museum of Art and online at starkmuseum.org. Participants must be in K-3rd grade in a private, public, or homeschool in Region 5 or Calcasieu Parish.

Important Dates and Information:

• Registration forms will be available on this page beginning August 12, 2026.
• Orange County elementary schools may submit a maximum of 10 entries for the exhibition.
• Schools outside of Orange County may submit up to 10 entries if a teacher from their campus attends the ART: It's Elementary! Teacher Workshop on Monday, November 2, 2026
• Each school selects which works of art are submitted.
• All artwork must be delivered by a school representative to the Stark Museum of Art by Wednesday, December 16, 2026 by 5 p.m. Late entries will not be accepted. All of the entries for an individual campus should be delivered at the same time.
• An Artists’ Recognition Ceremony for students, families, and teachers will be held on Saturday, March 13, 2027. The Artists’ Recognition Ceremony will be in conjunction with museum’s Family Day event.
• Orange County public and private school artwork will be delivered to schools by March 24, 2027. All other artwork must be picked up from the Museum between March 17 and 20, 2027 during regular business hours. Artwork that is not picked up will be deemed donated and will be discarded or used for other purposes as deemed appropriate by the Stark Museum.

For questions or information, please contact Rebecca Johns at 409.221.6682 or at rjohns@starkmuseum.org.