For the past 19 years, the Federation of Families of SC has held a statewide annual Art Contest for children, youth and young adults (up to age 25) to serve as a positive and create outlet to combat stigma.
The winning artwork from this contest has been used to design the poster for Children’s Mental Health Month (CMHM). The winning art will be the one that best represents the theme “Messengers of Hope: You are Not Alone!”. The CMHM posters are proudly displayed in community mental health centers and schools across the state.
The gallery below features previous entries from our annual Art Contest!
Artist: Aaliyah Eiland | Pine Grove Elementary School
2021 Art Entry: This painting is showing hope, showing children that they are not alone.
Artist: Alivia Eiland | Pine Grove Elementary School
2021 Art Entry: Happiness is watching children eat ice cream, hearts to remind you of internal joy.
Artist: Abrum Moore | Honea Path Middle School
2021 Art Entry: The silhouette represents you in the darkness all alone. But you just have to open the door to others so they can light the way to hope. When the viewer view the poster, its should be a reminder that you are someone’s hope, someone’s light.
Artist: Amanda Crimi | Bells Crossing Elementary Virtual School
2021 Art Entry: Girl catching stars filled with the names of everyone in her life showing she is never alone.
Artists: Ryleigh Sanders & Beth Davis | Honea Path Middle School
2021 Art Entry: Messages of Hope Artwork
Artist: Alex Crimi | Bells Crossing Elementary Virtual School
2021 Art Entry: A world of love surrounds us all.
Artists: Carli Smith & Myleigh Arflin | Honea Path Middle School
2021 Art Entry: The mailman is delivering hope to a young girl
Carli Smith: Honea Path Middle School
The birds where delivering hope to people who need it and they where getting it from “the mailbox”. 2021 Entry
Lake Carolina Elementary-Upper Campus: Aubrie Langonr
I drew a dark tunnel and light at the end of it. I used two quotes to explain my drawing. HOPE is an acrostic too.
Belton Middle School: Tyler Eadie, Howard Stewart & Gavan Bridges
It has a couple of rainbows, unicorns and hearts.
Northside Christian Academy: Sharlyn Turlington
Poster representing the two paths of eternal destiny through Jesus being the messenger of hope.
Belton Middle School: Dallas Moore & David Velez
Branching off how to help those in need and a ghost shows us the feelings of despair, but has hope onto it.
E.E. Taylor Elementary: Valencia
A depressed girl–and everyone who is around her wants to help her overcome her depression.
E.E. Taylor: Ta’Nique
I have two people and one is crying. She hates herself. The other one is supporting her, saying she will always love her and she should love herself.
E.E. Taylor: Zyon
She is two-sided. One side shows she is dark and wants to kill herself. On the other side, she loves herself, but she is going thru a lot. The positive side is keeping her up.
Perry Middle School: Gilmore
Rise up each day. Keep going and never give up. Your sunshine will replace your cloudy days. The illness that you have that nobody else can see really matters.
Lakeside Acadey: Hannah
I wanted to use the color of blue & yellow to show being a messenger of hope. The blue represents a person broken whether you can see it or not. The yellow represents anyone who can speak light into someone’s life.
Perry Middle School: Harris
There is always hope. You can get better. Mental illness is not a contagious disease.
Art Smart Academy
Our Messengers of Hope–children are the future and our hope. #RomeroBritto inspired
Longleaf Middle School: Kameron
A girl is whispering in another girls ear. This represents the spread of hope through people.
Perry Middle Scjool: Sims
Don’t give up because you have a silent illness. Keep fighting to get better.
Perry Middle School: Welch
There is hope for your mental illness. You’re never alone. There is always someone to talk to and express your feelings. You can do this!
Academy for Success SCYAP: Hannah
Flower Sunrise–because flowers are signs of growth and sunrises are signs of new beginnings and new starts.
Riverwalk Aacademy: Morgan
The picture shows what’s going on in her mind and heart. The middle part shows people holding hands, supporting her while she is sharing what’s in her mind and heart.
Ashley River Creative Arts: Elizabeth
There’s Always Hope. Two hands reaching for a heart in the middle of the page.

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