El Paso County Nature Centers are hosting a postcard design contest! Submit your original artwork or photography to be turned into postcards which will be available at Bear Creek and Fountain Creek Nature Centers this summer.
Three winning designs will be selected for each center! Submissions will be open February 7 through March 21. Read through the guidelines below and fill out a submission form today!
Design Requirements:
- All artwork must be your own original work; use of copyright work, stock images, clip art, and generative AI is not permitted.
- Photographs, drawings, paintings, and digital art will be accepted.
- The submission must be from, or representative of, the park area surrounding the specific nature center which you are submitting for.
- Landscape or portrait orientations will be accepted.
- Final postcard size will be 4” x 6” so designs should follow a 2:3 ratio. If your design is outside this ratio and selected as a winner, it will be cropped to fit.
- Only JPG, PNG, and PDF formats will be accepted.
- You may submit up to one design for each nature center. Artists are not required to submit a design for both.
- Designs containing vulgar, explicit, or illegal content will not be accepted.
Contest Timeline:
- Submissions Open: February 7, 2026
- Submission Deadline: March 21, 2026
- Judging and Voting Occurs: April 4 – May 9, 2026
- Winners Notified: May 16, 2026
- Design Announced: May 23, 2026
- Postcards Available: Late June or early July
Prizes:
- 10 postcards of their design to share with friends and family.
- $25 online credit to use towards program registration.
- 4 free tickets to a special event at the nature center of their winning design:
- FCNC – Pumpkin Carving Party & Jack-o-Lantern Trail (October 24, 2026)
- BCNC – Bear Creek by Candlelight (December 4, 2026)
- El Paso County Nature Center SWAG bag.
- Announcement with an opportunity to link to artist’s social media and/or website.
Contact:
For additional details or questions, please contact Victoria Dinkel.
719-520-6767