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dreamARCHITECTURE 2024: Draw Your DREAM PARK!

Our elementary school outreach program, dreamARCHITECTURE, is an annual art competition that encourages K-5 children to think about their built environment. Contest themes vary each year, allowing students to express their creativity through drawing their dream house, zoo, park and more. This wildly successful program sees participation from nearly 2,000 area children in Birmingham each year. In 2015, we expanded our program to serve schools in the Huntsville and Mobile areas.

*Participation in this program is voluntary*

Download the teacher packet below!

Birmingham Teacher Packet

Huntsville Teacher Packet

Mobile Teacher Packet

Important Dates:

  • Birmingham:
    • March 20th, 2024: Artwork Deadline to the ACFA (109 Richard Arrington Jr Blvd S)
    • April 8-12th, 2024: Jury
    • May 9th, 2024: dreamARCHITECTURE Awards Ceremony (location TBD)
  • Huntsville:
    • January 31st, 2024: Artwork Deadline to Chapman Sisson (305 Church St SW #805)
    • February 5-8, 2024: Jury
    • March 7th, 2024: dreamARCHITECTURE Awards Ceremony at The Belle at Stovehouse (3414 Governors Drive)
  • Mobile:
    • March 27th, 2024: Artwork Deadline to Mobile County Schools Central Office: ATTN: Susan Anderson (1 Magnum Pass, P.O. Box 180069
      BALDWIN COUNTY: Please turn in artwork to Nic Gray at Watermark Design (2970 Cottage Hill Rd, Suite 200)
    • April 8-12, 2024: Jury
    • May 2nd, 2024: dreamARCHITECTURE Awards Ceremony at the Alabama Contemporary Art Center (301 Conti St)

2023 dreamARCHITECTURE Stats

# of Schools Participated# of Entries
Birmingham151,929
Huntsville10519
Mobile171,062
TOTAL423,510

See recent winners from each city here:

Birmingham

Huntsville

Mobile