The Scottish Fisheries Museum invites all children in Fife aged 3 - 14 to take part in its annual Art Competition!

The theme of this year’s competition is 100 Species in the Firth of Forth, which is inspired by our temporary exhibition 100 Species opening on 29th March. This years competition is sponsored by Lomond Art: Art Supplies and Gallery in Cuper and Edinburgh Shoreline.

The exhibition explores the ecosystem and biodiversity of the Forth through artwork created by local individuals and community groups. It focuses on the importance of seagrass and oysters in restoring this fragile ecosystem.

The Firth of Forth is teeming with life. From tiny microscopic bacteria to majestic whales, life thrives on our coast and beneath the waves. The 100 species exhibition celebrates the ecosystem and biodiversity of the Firth of Forth through artwork created by locals and community groups who live around the Forth. Locals learned about the species and then created beautiful, impactful interpretations of those animals in different art mediums. These artworks are on display in the Scottish Fisheries Museum until 10th June 2024.

In this year’s Art Competition, pupils are invited to explore the 100 species that visit the Forth and those that call it home and create artworks inspired by these diverse animals that rely on each other to survive.

For information about the competition’s rules and details on how to enter, take a look at our 100 Species Information Pack.

If you are searching for ideas, you can look at the accompanying 100 Species Inspiration Pack, which contains information about the different areas that make up the Forth (Sky, Beach, Intertidal, Under the Waves), the different species that you see in the Forth and arty ideas inspired by this year’s competition theme.

Don’t forget to fill in a Class Coversheet when submitting work to the museum and to put an Art Work Label on the back of each artwork.

For some inspiration why not visit the 100 Species Exhibition which is on display in the Museum until 10th June.

The winners’ artworks along with other selected entries will be on display in the Merchant’s Room of the WAVES Café in June.

If you have any questions or require any further information about the competition, please contact the museum’s Learning and Engagement Officer on 01333 310628 or by email at julia@scotfishmuseum.org.