The 2026 Georgia Farm Bureau Middle School Bookmark and High School Art Contests offer local students the chance to win cash prizes.
The Georgia Farm Bureau (GFB) Middle School Bookmark Contest is open to all public, private and homeschooled grade 6, 7, and 8 students statewide. The 10 GFB district winners of the bookmark contest will receive $100 each and compete for the state prize of $150. The winner of the Pierce County Farm Bureau Middle School Bookmark Contest will receive $50, 2nd place $30, and 3rd place $20 cash.
“The purpose of the contests is to encourage students to creatively explore Georgia agriculture and increase their knowledge of the contributions it makes to our lives,” said Pierce County Farm Bureau President, Jim Waters. “By asking the students to participate in these contests, we are giving them a chance to learn about the wide variety of crops and livestock produced in Georgia such as, poultry, beef cattle, dairy, cotton, peanuts, timber, pecans, blueberries and many other fruits and vegetables.”
Middle school students will be given a blank bookmark and asked to draw a picture that depicts some aspect of Georgia agriculture. Students may use crayons, markers or colored pencils to create their bookmark.
The GFB High School Art Contest is open to all public, private and home-schooled students in grades 9-12. The 10 GFB district winners will receive a cash prize of $100 and compete for the state prize of $250 cash. The winner of the Pierce County Farm Bureau High School Art Contest will receive $50, second place $30 and third place $20 cash.
High schoolers entering the art contest should draw a scene depicting Georgia agriculture. Artwork for the high school art contest must be on 8.5 x 11-inch white paper. Art may be entirely black/white or color using a variety of media including graphite, charcoal, pastel, chalk, colored pencil, pen-and-ink, ballpoint pen or mixed media appropriate for printing. Art must be hand-drawn. Digital art is not accepted.
Artwork entered in both contests will be judged on how well the artwork represents modern agriculture found in the artist’s county or Georgia and on artistic merit.
Students may enter either contest in the county in which they live or where they attend school, but not both. Multiple entries will be disqualified. Previous state winners are not eligible for either contest.
All entries must be officially submitted by the Pierce County Farm Bureau to the Georgia Farm Bureau contest. All entries must be received at the Pierce County Farm Bureau office by Monday, March 02, 2026.
All artwork submitted in both contests must be original and becomes the property of GFB once submitted. GFB may use artwork from both contests on various products distributed or sold by the organization to promote agriculture.
Interested students or teachers should contact the Pierce County Farm Bureau for an official entry form and contest rules at 912-449-6659 or by email to [email protected].
