Submissions open: March 12 through April 19, 2024

We’re so excited you’re here!

Enter for a chance to get your art out there! We have hundreds of thousands of people come through our doors each year, and we want to support you and your art. In the format of a postcard, your art could be seen and mailed all over the world!

We are looking for ANY type of artwork that can be printed on postcards. A drawing, or print you've done, a photograph of a fat bear, a photograph of a 3-dimensional work of art you've done, a photoshopped image of you in a prom dress and xtra tuffs, running with wolves under the northern lights, you do you!

2024 Theme - My Alaska 

What does Alaska mean to you? Reflect on your personal connection to Alaska - think of experiences, food, landscapes, struggles, wildlife, communities, and anything that represents what Alaska means to you. Get weird, get creative! 

Your work doesn't have to say Alaska to everybody, but it should say Alaska to you.

Winners receive: 

+ 10 winners chosen by judges will receive $100 dollars, 10 of their postcards, and have 1,000 printed postcards in the shop (non-exclusive rights)

+ 1st place by popular public vote will receive $350 Cash, $100 KP gift card, KP swag, and a social media feature

+ 2nd place by popular public vote will receive $200 cash, $50 KP gift card, KP notebook 

+ 3rd place by popular public vote will receive $150 cash, $25 KP gift card

Thank you for entering Kindred Post’s fourth statewide postcard contest!

****** D E T A I L S ******

+ All submitted art must be owned by and original to you (no AI-generated art) 

+ Artists may submit two (2) pieces of work for consideration

+ Contest is open to all Alaskans or those who have a strong connection to Alaska

+ There will be an adult category (18 and over) and a youth category (under 18)

+ There is no submission fee.

+ If selected, we ask for non-exclusive rights to your design. This means we'll print it on postcards, but it still belongs to you! 😘

+ Postcard dimensions are 5.5" x 4.25". We'll handle final layout/design work, but please submit work that will nicely fit to this size.

+ In commitment to social justice, a preference is also given to artists who self-identify as a person of color, women or non-binary, LGBTQ2+, or a person with a disability. 

+ We're a post office; no vulgarity or nudity please

+ The deadline to submit is Monday, April 19th at midnight AKDT

+ We will loudly and proudly announce the winners in May

+ Submission form

If you have any questions feel free to e-mail us at hello@kindredpost.com