Thank a Teacher

Get creative with the Virginia Lottery’s annual Thank a Teacher Art Contest!

Each year, we encourage students, parents and the general public to send thank-you notes to Virginia’s deserving public school teachers during National Teacher Appreciation Week in May. For the last six years, these thank-you notes have featured winning artwork by three Virginia public-school students.

Virginia’s teachers deserve our thanks and we’re once again calling on K-12 public school students to submit custom artwork for the seventh annual Thank a Teacher Art Contest!

The Art Contest is open to Virginia K-12 public school students, and one top-prize winner will be selected from each level; elementary school, middle school and high school. The three winners will not only get to see their artwork featured on the 2024 notecards, they’ll also receive individual cash prizes and win money and prizes for their school!

Show us your best work!

Entries must be student's original artwork. For additional eligibility requirements, design criteria, prize structure and submission guidelines, click here.

Student's First Name

Student's Last Name

Student's Grade Level

Student's Public School

Student's School District

Student's School Phone Number - -

Guardian's First Name

Guardian's Last Name

Guardian's Phone Number - -

Guardian's Email Address

Confirm Guardian's Email Address

How did you hear about this art contest

I confirm that the submitter is a student at the school entered and has a guardian or a teacher's permission to participate.

UPLOAD YOUR 8.5" X 11" ARTWORK
(JPEG, PNG, TIFF or PDF format)

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If you are having trouble submitting or have questions regarding your entry, please contact Stacey Beardsley at SBeardsley@valottery.com or 804-692-7770.

Read the official Thank a Teacher Art Contest rules.

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Family members of Lottery employees, partners and board members are not eligible.