In preparation for the newly renovated Wildlife Museum on campus, BYU-Idaho’s Wildlife Society is hosting an art and photography contest over the next few months.
The overarching theme of the museum is “Hooked on Conservation.” Students can make art based on the overall theme or any of the seven exhibits. The exhibits are:
- “Horns and Antlers” - Ungulates of Africa and North America
- “Idaho’s Wildlife” - Animals native to Idaho
- “Idaho Falls Zoo: Human and Animal Interaction” - Mostly focuses on African Lion, zebra, and snow leopard, with a focus on telemetry (tracking equipment)
- “Hawaiian Birds: Native vs. Non-native" - Can be any bird relating to Hawaii
- “Grazers vs. Browsers” - Cows, moose, bison, elk, deer, etc.
- “Aquatics and Invertebrates” - Fish, marine life, etc.
- “Arachnids vs. Insects” - Focuses on live jumping spiders living in the museum and any other arachnid or insect.
Wildlife Museum Director Mikayla Khilobok says the art pieces will add life to the museum displays.
“Part of the museum is we like it not just be a bunch of words on the signs that people look at,” Khilobok said. “It’s nice to have some nice things for people to look at.”
Students will have from now until Friday, Oct. 2 to make their drawings and art pieces and submit them either online via the QR code on the flyer or take them to the museum in person.
Students don’t have to be an art major to participate, and there are a wide variety of topics for contest participants to choose from.
“If you want to focus more on the human and animal interaction one or horns and antlers, which will be focusing on the difference between them, or if they want, I’ll have pictures of each wall in [the museum] that they can look at to see if there’s an animal they’re interested in,” Khilobok said. “Just anything that applies to the exhibit.”
Ten winners will be selected and represented at the updated Wildlife Museum. Awards will be given for “best of show,” “best of photography,” “best of art” and winners for each of the seven exhibits.
For more information, see the flyer below or contact Khilobok at mcb24006@byui.edu.
