
BEACH SIGN ART CONTEST
Help protect Texas birds from marine debris and plastic pollution with art!
SPLASh is on a mission to mitigate trash pollution and its negative impacts on wildlife, people, and the environment. Join us by submitting an impactful and creative design that encourages beachgoers to take better care of our beaches and shorelines!
Must be ages 4-18 to participate.
Our 2025 Contest has closed. Please check back in 2026!


Signs are posted along Follet's Island, Galveston Island, and Bolivar Peninsula.
Step 1.
Choose a beach sign template from the options provided.
Print or design digitally! May print in black and white.
Step 2.
Use the white space to design your sign by hand or digitally. We highly recommend including Texas Coastal Birds in your design.
Step 3.
Submit your artwork! File must be in jpg or png format.


Please note that we cannot provide the exact locations for where each sign will be placed. Must be ages 4-18 to participate.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
Check back in January 2026 for next year's competition!



Bring the contest to your classroom or school group! Contact splashtx@abcbirds.org to schedule a lesson.
2025 WINNERS
Congratulations to our 2025 Beach Sign Art Contest Winners! Thank you to all who took action to help make our Texas beaches cleaner! Your artwork plays a major role in trash pollution reduction, prevention, and education.
If your design was selected and you did not receive an email from us, please reach out!
2024 WINNERS
2023 WINNERS
Thank you to our partners for making this project possible.
Thank you to our sponsor Galveston Bay Estuary Program for their generous contributions to make this project possible!
PREPARED IN COOPERATION WITH THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

