PILCHUCK AUDUBON SOCIETY
Serving Snohomish County and Camano Island, Washington
Champion for the Environment
We are a local, grassroots environmental organization with a mission to conserve and restore natural ecosystems focusing on birds and other wildlife.
Puget Sound Bird Fest
Poster Art Contest
Now accepting entries through January 31!
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Puget Sound area artists are invited to showcase their creativity and love of local bird life by entering the 2026 Puget Sound Bird Fest poster art contest. The winning design will become the signature image for this beloved community festival, held June 6–7, 2026, in Edmonds—and seen by thousands of bird lovers, nature enthusiasts, and regional visitors.
2026 Festival Theme:
Every Bird Has A Song
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A $500 prize will be awarded to the winner
Winner featured as ARTspot’s May Art Walk artist and receives 20% discount at ARTspot for month of May
The artist will also receive free publicity through Puget Sound Bird Fest marketing
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No photography or digital art will be accepted
The poster dimensions are 11×17 inches in portrait orientation. To be consistent with the traditional poster design, a vertical art orientation works best
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A minimum of four judges - at least one each from Cole Gallery, ARTspot, the Puget Sound Bird Fest Planning Committee, and the Pilchuck Audubon Society - will select the winning artwork.
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Suggested donation of $10.
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Entrants must be 18 years or older, limit one entry per person.
Submit a quality photo/scan of the artwork using this form
Puget Sound Bird Fest Planning Committee members, employees of the City of Edmonds, Pilchuck Audubon Society, Cole Gallery, ARTspot, and their family members are not eligible.
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The artist will keep the copyright of the artwork, but Pilchuck Audubon Society will be allowed to use the artwork for commercial purposes, including but not limited to selling festival posters and other festival merchandise.
The artist will be invited to have a booth at the festival and may sell the original and/or prints of the artwork.
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January 31, 2026 - Deadline for entries to be received
February 16, 2026 - Winner announced
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For questions about the contest, please contact Brian Zinke, director@pilchuckaudubon.org
Monthly Program:
Conserving the threatened seabird community of the Juan Fernandez Islands, Chile
February 12 at 7:00pm
Register to Attend Online via Zoom
Guest speaker: Peter Hodum
The Juan Fernandez Islands are a remote oceanic archipelago located about 400 miles off the central coast of Chile. The islands are globally recognized for their unique biodiversity, having been designated a UNESCO International Biosphere Reserve and a Chilean National Park. Included in the rich biodiversity of the islands is a seabird community comprised of 6 breeding species, 4 of which are endemic to Chile, including 2 endemic to a single island, Isla Alejandro Selkirk. All four of the species endemic to Chile are also listed globally as Vulnerable. In this talk, Peter will share an overview of the islands and the long-term conservation efforts that he and his colleagues have taken alongside the local community to improve the conservation status of these globally threatened seabirds.
Dr. Hodum is a professor in the Biology Department and the Environmental Policy and Decision-Making Program at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington and the Chile Program Director for Oikonos Ecosystem Knowledge, a conservation nonprofit organization. His research focuses primarily on the conservation and ecology of threatened seabirds and island ecosystems in Chile and Washington State. His work also has a strong focus on community-based conservation, including how communities can be more effectively and authentically involved in conservation.
Masatierra Petrel by Peter Hodum
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