Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is thrilled to kick off the 29th Annual Treasures of the Texas Coast Children's Art Contest supported by the Texas General Land Office’s (GLO) Adopt-A-Beach Program. All public, private, and homeschooled Texas kindergarten through sixth-grade students are invited to participate in the contest. Students' artwork should illustrate why the Texas coast is important or special to each student.
"As someone who grew up near the Texas coast and lived on Galveston Island for over a decade, promoting the preservation of our beautiful Texas beaches is a top priority for me at the Texas General Land Office," said Commissioner Buckingham. "The Treasures of the Texas Coast Children's Art Contest helps the GLO's Adopt-A-Beach program ensure a brighter future for our coast by asking students to creatively reflect on why they love our beautiful beaches. I have enjoyed seeing the artwork of talented young Texans through this annual contest and look forward to reviewing this year's incredible creations!"
Ten winners will be chosen in mid-April from the four grade-level categories: K – 2nd, 3rd– 4th, 5th, and 6th. One grand prize winner will be chosen from among the 40 grade-level categories finalists. Winning artwork will appear together in a 2026 calendar, which will be distributed throughout the state.
This year's grand prize winner will receive one 6-8 night Caribbean cruise for two from Royal Caribbean International departing out of Galveston, Miami, Tampa, Ft. Lauderdale, Port Canaveral or Puerto Rico, in addition to the prizes listed below for all winners. The grand prize winner's teacher will also receive one 6-8 night Caribbean cruise for two courtesy of Royal Caribbean and a prize from Adopt-A-Beach.
All 40 winners will receive two free day passes to Schlitterbahn in New Braunfels or Galveston, a gift card to an art supply store, a gift from Texas Adopt-A-Beach, a certificate of recognition from the Texas General Land Office, and copies of the 2026 calendar displaying the winning artwork.
We would like to thank Royal Caribbean and Schlitterbahn for their continued sponsorship and donation of prizes for the Treasures of the Texas Coast Children's Art Contest.
All submissions must be postmarked by Wednesday, March 5, 2025 and mailed to the Texas General Land Office at:
Texas General Land Office
Adopt-A-Beach Program: Children’s Art Contest 2025
P.O. Box 12873
Austin, Texas 78711-2873
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29th Annual Treasures of the Texas Coast Children's Art Contest