American Bamboo Society Annual Art Contest
The American Bamboo Society sponsors an Annual Art Contest for adults and children to promote the use of Bamboo.
Bamboo Art Contest
Calling Bamboo Artists
Let your creativity take new heights, and join us in this ultimate art adventure!
Bamboo Art Contest
Deadlines for entry of all pieces
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Bamboo Art Contest
Adult Category
- First Place - $700
- Second Place - $400
- Third Place - $150
- Fourth Place - $75
Kids Category K-12
- First Prize: $50
- Second Prize: $25
- Third Prize: $15
Art of transformation
Metamorphosis
We are excited to announce our art contest theme for this year “Metamorphosis: The art of transformation”. Bamboo is able to shape shift in so many beautiful ways and we are excited to see what you will create for the contest. We will be sharing details on our website and social media as always we have categories for all ages and encourage teachers to share the contest with your students. Be a positive change and inspire others with your work.
Art by @canyavivaitalia Margherita Bertoli
Winner year’s 2022
Bamboo Art Contest
Meet the Judges
Cathryn Davis (aka Cathryn the Grateful) is a bamboo enthusiast, dancer, documentary filmmaker, producer and sacred activist. For the past six years she has served as the Executive Director of Enough Pie, a non-profit in Charleston SC that uses creativity to connect and empower the community. Cathryn began her career at The Charlie Rose Show in Manhattan and spent a decade in global marketing before returning to the Carolinas in 2012. She is the creator of the award-winning documentary film Fully Awake: Black Mountain College, leads weekly dance parties, and is a justice activist (joyfulrevolution.org) who strongly believes creativity has the power to transform. She founded and today leads A Living Temple, a non-denominational domestic temple based in Charleston that celebrates creation. Learn more at: www.cathrynthegrateful.com
Gerard Minakawa was born in New York City to Argentinian and Bolivian-Japanese immigrants and studied industrial design at the Rhode Island School of Design. He worked for several studios on both coasts as a product designer, started a bamboo-laminate furniture company and later relocated entirely to Bolivia, where he spent 3 years developing a sustainable handicraft economy with indigenous artisans in partnership with Aid to Artisans, a U.S.-based nonprofit. In 2007 he founded Bamboo DNA, a design/build company specializing in the creation and installation of architectural spaces inspired by the world’s most gigantic grass: Bamboo! Minakawa has taught at the Rhode Island School of Design and was named one of the Top 20 Innovative U.S. designers by I.D. Magazine. His works have been featured in numerous international books and publications including the Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Metropolis and the New York Times.
Charissa Brock, who works and teaches out of her studio near Portland OR, has been making artwork with natural materials since 1994. She discovered bamboo as an art material in 1999 while earning her MFA at Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia, PA. Her work has been exhibited widely in the United States and is included in the Arizona State University Museum. American Style Magazine included an article about her in its April 2007 issue and she was featured on the cover of the Journal of Wealth Development. Bamboo, fused glass, stone, and waxed linen thread are used to create Charissa’s one of a kind sculptures.