Due to the requirements of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and the collection of online submission information, participants in the AI Art Contest must be at least 13 years old at the time of entry.

The Top 3 winners in each age category will receive the gift card of their choice, as indicated on the submission form.

Most importantly, the shelter associated with the 1st place winner will be awarded $200 in donations!

Below is a condensed version of AI art regulations. Please consult the above link for full guidelines.

Digital AI artwork is accepted, including image-to-image generation and text-to-image generation using AI tools. AI-generated artwork must be based on an official shelter animal reference image and must preserve the animal’s key physical characteristics, including markings, structure, and identifying features. AI-generated artwork that misrepresents the animal or significantly alters its appearance is not permitted.

Participants must disclose all AI tools used, along with prompts and relevant generation history, upon submission or request as indicated on the submission form.

Any artwork violating the above guidelines will be disqualified.

Participants may submit up to two artworks. Regardless of the number of submissions, a participant may receive no more than one award.

All artwork is assigned a serial number when submitted. Grade and name remain confidential during the judging process to ensure that everything is fair. You do not need to physically mail any artwork you create.