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LGB Coloring Sheet Art Contest

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Long Beach Airport (LGB) is calling on local artists to take part in a “Plane to See” aviation-themed design contest, where 10 selected winners’ drawings will earn $500 honorariums and be used to create coloring sheets for travelers of all ages.

In collaboration with the Arts Council for Long Beach, LGB is looking to update, diversify and localize its coloring sheets with uplifting illustrations of the airport, its history, famous aviators, women in aviation, airplanes and air travel in the modern age. The drawings should make it “Plane to See” why Long Beach Airport and its storied aviation history are so special.

Selected drawings will be printed and distributed at community events and at LGB to travelers of all ages with a designated exhibition space and coloring area, post-security, to be established in the North Concourse. The images also will be available to download online.

  • Applicants must be a resident of Los Angeles County or Orange County. 

  • Each applicant may submit up to three entries for consideration. All three entries may be submitted through one single email to lgbarpt@longbeach.gov.

  • Submissions will be evaluated by a joint Long Beach Airport and Arts Council panel.

  • Submissions are accepted now through March 31, 2022.

  • Winners will be announced through the email they applied with by May 2022.

  • Submit your coloring page(s) by emailing the jpg file at 600 dpi to lgbarpt@longbeach.gov.
  • Include your first and last name, phone number and city of residence in the body of the email.
  • We invite you to include an optional artist statement and brief description about your submission(s).
  • In the subject line, please include "Coloring Sheet Art Contest."
  • You will receive a confirmation email within three days of entry.
  • Long Beach Airport architecture
  • Long Beach aviation history
  • Aviation careers
  • Famous aviators, especially those local to Long Beach or from groups underrepresented in aviation
  • Women in aviation
  • Airplanes
  • Air travel in the modern age
Illustrations may be targeted to youngsters or for adults who enjoy coloring as much as kids! The drawings should make it “Plane to See” why Long Beach Airport and its storied aviation history are so special.