Draw a poster that celebrates the Bowling Green International Festival! Any media may be used, including computer or web-based programs or apps. All posters will be submitted as photos or digital files.
Poster Contest
Students in Grades K-12. All students in South Central Kentucky city, county and private schools as well as homeschooled students are invited to participate. Permission must be granted to post winner’s name, grade, teacher and school on our website and social media.
All posters are due Thursday September 14, 2023 no later than 4:00 p.m. using the online form.
Posters are judged on creativity, artistic ability and theme by staff at the Warren County Attorney’s Office. In addition, a People’s Choice Award will be given to the student in each category whose poster receives the most likes on the festival’s Facebook page between Monday September 18 and Monday September 25, 2023. Categories are determined upon receipt of entries but there are at minimum two categories: Grades K-8 & Grades 9-12.
Once voting is announced, visit & like our Facebook page. Then go to the albums with entries and choose your favorite in each by liking the image. Support your choice by sharing the link! Voting ends Monday September 25, 2023 at midnight.
All posters will be exhibited on the festival’s Facebook page.
Winners will be recognized at the Bowling Green International Festival Opening Ceremony beginning at 8:45 a.m. festival day on the Diversity Stage. All judged and People’s Choice Award winners will receive a trophy and be recognized.
2022 Poster Contest Winners:
All 2022 Entries | Elementary School Entries | Middle School Entries | High School Entries
Best in Show
Liberty Falica Grade 8 Art Matters | Mrs Christmas
High School Winners
1st Place
Jess Davis Grade 12 Warren Central High School | Ms. Alice Orange
2nd Place
Maggie Meister Grade 11 Warren Central High School | Ms. Alice Orange
3rd Place
Presley Compton Grade 11 Warren Central High School | Ms. Alice Orange
Middle School Winners
1st Place
Liberty Falica Grade 8 Art Matters | Mrs Christmas
2nd Place
Bristol Cardwell Grade 8 Moss Middle School | Mr. Chris Calvert
3rd Place
McAlhoy Pablo Grade 6 William H. Natcher Elementary School | Ms. Kristi Bell
Elementary School Winners
1st Place
Sheneiomy Pretrick Grade 6 William H. Natcher Elementary School | Ms. Kristi Bell
2nd Place
Paw Htee Grade 5 Breathe After School Art Program (Light of Chance, Inc.) | Ms. Courtney Davis-Beckley & Ms. Elizabeth Reed
3rd Place
Shiny Thawi Grade 5 Breathe After School Art Program (Light of Chance, Inc.) | Ms. Courtney Davis-Beckley & Ms. Elizabeth Reed
People’s Choice Winners
High School
Presley Compton Grade 11 Warren Central High School | Ms. Alice Orange
Middle School
Liberty Falica Grade 8 Art Matters | Mrs Christmas
Elementary School
Riya Arora Grade 5 Cumberland Trace Elementary
2021 Poster Contest Winners:
All 2021 Entries | Middle School Entries | High School Entries
First Place High School
by Gunnar Goshorn: 11th grade, Greenwood High School
Middle School Winners
1st Place
by Maddie Davenport, 7th grade Bowling Green Junior High School
2nd Place
by Alexia Warner, 7th grade Bowling Green Junior High School
3rd Place
by Alona Lupardus 7th grade, Bowling Green Junior High School
People’s Choice Winners
People’s Choice High School
by Melkys Lovos, 11th grade Geo International High School
People’s Choice High School
Neh Meh 11th grade, Geo International High School
People’s Choice Middle School
by Accember Logsdon, 7th grade Hortons Homeschooling
2020 Poster Contest Winners:
All 2020 Entries | Elementary School Entries | Middle School Entries | High School Entries
Elementary School Winners
1st Place: Harper Ford | McNeil Elementary School
People’s Choice: Harper Ford | McNeil Elementary School
Middle School Winners
1st Place: Isabelle Stockton | Bowling Green Junior High School
People’s Choice Award: Rufedah Adnan | Bowling Green Junior High School
High School Winners
1st Place: Sanja Simic | Greenwood High School
People’s Choice Award: Karson Green | South Warren High School
2019 Poster Contest Winners:
Winners | Elementary School Entries | Middle School Entries | High School Entries
People’s Choice Winners
People’s Choice High School: Karson Green, South Warren High School
People’s Choice Middle School: Esmeralda P, Moss Middle School
People’s Choice Elementary School: Dayla
High School Winners
1st Place: Trentton Cook, Warren Central High School
2nd Place: Matt Re, Geo International High School
3rd Place: Karson Green, South Warren High School
Middle School Winners
1st Place: Doniell Richardson, Moss Middle School
2nd Place: Esmeralda P, Moss Middle School
3rd Place: Kazim Mansur, Bowling Green Junior High School
Elementary School Winners
1st Place: Kalista Fox, North Warren Elementary
2nd Place: Riya Arora, Cumberland Trace Elementary
3rd Place: Aleesha Niyorakunde, Cumberland Trace Elementary
2018 Poster Contest Winners:
Winners | Elementary School Entries | Middle School Entries | High School Entries
Best of Show / Overall Winner
Karson Green | South Warren Middle School
Elementary School Winners
1st Place: Jacob Bush, Alvaton Elementary
People’s Choice: Story Burr, McNeill Elementary
Middle School Winners
1st Place: Gunnar Goshorn, Drakes Creek Middle School
People’s Choice Award: Karson Green, South Warren Middle School
High School Winners
1st Place: Hen Meh, Warren Central High School
People’s Choice Award: Kaw Gay, Geo International High School
2017 Poster Contest Winners:
Winners | Elementary School Entries | Middle School Entries | High School Entries
Best of Show / Overall Winner
Overall Winner: Autumn R. Compton
Elementary School Winners
1st Place Elementary School: Jackson Downing Smith
People’s Choice Elementary School: Jackson Downing Smith
Middle School Winners
1st Place Middle School: Fikrat Rzayev
People’s Choice Award Middle School: Fikrat Rzayev
High School Winners
1st Place High School: Alen Redzepagic
People’s Choice Award High School: OoMeh, Geo International High School
2016 Poster Contest Winners:
People’s Choice Winners
Grades 1-8 – Edie Burns
Grades 9-12 – Brady P.
High School Winners
1st place – Marco Antonio Elizondo Ramirez
Grade 11 at Warren Central HS – Alice Orange
2nd place – Lucia Tovar
Grade 9 at Warren Central HS – Alice Orange
3rd place – Alexis Ealey
Grade 12 at Warren Central HS – Alice Orange
Middle School Winners
1st place – Nga Meh
Grade 8 at Drakes Creek MS – Kandice Kilcoyne
2nd place – Za Je Dar
Grade 7 at Drakes Creek MS – Kandice Kilcoyne
3rd place – Alexis McGuirk-Goldman
Grade 8 at Drakes Creek MS – Kandice Kilcoyne
Elementary School Winners
1st place Elementary – Jackson Downing Smith
Grade 4 at McNeil Elementary – Ms. Howard
2nd place Elementary – Edie Burns
Grade 6 at Lost River Elementary – Mr. McReynolds
3rd place Elementary – Hailey Fulcher
Grade 6 at Holy Trinity Lutheran School
2015 Poster Contest Winners:
2013 Poster Contest Winners:
Kindergarten: Ayesha Akhtar | Ms. McCrary, Cumberland Trace Elementary
1st Grade: Jackson Smith | Ms. Duckett, McNeil Elementary
2nd Grade: Katelyn Wagner | Ms. Kelton, Cumberland Trace Elementary
3rd Grade: Hope Neimeier | Jennifer Taylor, Bowling Green Christian Academy
4th Grade: Zachary Creek | Janet Cole, North Warren Elementary
5th Grade: Anne Schueler | Ms. Gibson, Richpond Elementary
6th Grade: Ellie Belcher | Ms. Kissler, Cumberland Trace Elementary
7th Grade: Ellie Schueler | South Warren Middle School
8th Grade: Gabriela Maldonado | Drakes Creek Middle School