Prompt: Using the provided sheet, draw yourself and a horse at WELCA. You can pick up the sheet at the Whitemud Equine Learning Centre Association located at 12504 Fox Drive NW, Edmonton, Alberta or print the PDF at the bottom of this page!

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Submissions: Completed drawings can be:

- scanned and added to the "Contest Registration Form" above

- dropped off in person at WELCA (Office hours Monday-Friday 7:30am-3:30pm)

- Mailed to our mailing address: PO Box 4271 Station S, Edmonton, Alberta, T6E 4T3

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Prize: A spot in our half-day Pony Up camp running July 28-August 1st in the afternoon.

Prompt: Prompt: Write about why horses are important to you! This can take the form of a poem, a short story (fictional or non-fiction), a diary/journal entry, an essay, or any other writing medium! Get creative!

Submissions: Writing must be submitted online at the "Contest Registration Form" button above or at this link: https://form.jotform.com/WELCA_info/welca-contest.

Please reach out to info@welca.ca with any issues that arise. 

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Prize: A spot in our full-day Horse Rider Camp running June 30-July 4.

Prompt: Create an original art piece capturing a scene at our facillity (WELCA) down in the heart of the River Valley. This art piece can take a variety of forms and be created in any medium including: pencils, charcoals, pastels, crayons, watercolours, acrylics, oil paints, photography or digital media. Please note that Artwork used creating AI will not be accepted. 

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Submissions: Completed artwork can be:

- scanned and added to the "Contest Registration Form" above

- dropped off in person at WELCA (Office hours Monday-Friday 7:30am-3:30pm)

- Mailed to our mailing address: PO Box 4271 Station S, Edmonton, Alberta, T6E 4T3

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Prize: A spot in our Learn to Ride program on Wednesday evenings from June 18 - July 23.

1.  Official Contest Rules - April 1, 2025

   The WELCA Summer Riding Art Contest

    

    

   1. 1. Participant Eligibility: Anyone from the appropriate age groups from Edmonton and surrounding areas.

      2. All the participants must fill out and sign registration and agreement forms found here: https://form.jotform.com/WELCA_info/welca-contest

      3. A participant must not copy works of others. No plagiarism allowed.

      4. The right to all artworks and writing submitted to “The WELCA Summer Riding Art Contest” will be held by WELCA once they are entered into the contest.

      5. The artwork/writing submitted to “The WELCA Summer Riding Art Contest“ will not be returned.

      6. Information of participants will be collected by WELCA, and the collected personal information will be used to contact the contest winners and a modified version of the participants name may be used on social media or in other promotional materials.

      7. A participant must follow the Topic/Theme direction. 

      8. If the declared winners cannot be reached by a given date, the next runner up will be awarded the prize.

      9. Prizes cannot be exchanged or modified.

      10. Artworks can be used for promotional purposes for WELCA. 

      11. The creations (artworks, drawings, and writings) may be posted on the website www.welca.ca, and may be used to create future promotional material along with the participants name.

      12. The Categories are outlined here:

          1. Category 1: The Drawing Contest page can be obtained in person at WELCA or downloaded and printed from our website below.

          2. Category 2: The Writing Contest must be written by the entree and must be limited to 2 pages in length - double spaced, 12 point font. 

          3. Category 3: Designing Contest can take a variety of forms and be created in any medium including: pencils, charcoals, pastels, crayons, watercolours, acrylics, oil paints, photography or digital media. Please note that Artwork used creating AI will not be accepted. 

      13. Submissions for Category 1 and 3 can be submitted in person at WELCA during office hours (M-F 7:30am-4:00pm) or mailed to our mailing address: P.O. Box 4271 Station S, Edmonton, Alberta T6E 4T3.
          Submissions for Category 2 must be uploaded at this link here:  https://form.jotform.com/WELCA_info/welca-contest
          The submission deadline is 11:59:00pm on May 15th, 2025

      14. The Winners will be announced on May 25th, 2025 via social media. Winners will be notified via email. Odds of winning are based on the number of submissions received per category. 

      15. Submissions will be evaluated based on:

          1. Relation to the prompt​

          2. Clarity/Legibility 

          3. Originality and Creativity

      16. There will be 3 winners in total;
          1 (one) winner (Category winner) from each Category:

          1. Category 1: Ages 4-7: The Drawing Contest
             Prize: Free admission to WELCA’s Pony Up Camp for the week of July 28th to August 1st, 2025 (PM Session)
             Estimated Value of Category 1 prize: $475 

          2. Category 2: Ages 8-16: The Writing Contest
             Prize: Free admission to WELCA’s Horse Rider Camp for the week of June 30th to July 4th, 2025
             Estimated Value of Category 2 prize: $750 

          3. Category 3: Ages 16+: The Designing Contest
             Prize: Free admission to WELCA’s Horse Rider Camp for the week of June 30th to July 4th, 2025
              Estimated Value of Category 3 prize: $625