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Enviro-Design 2026
"Bee Recruits" – 5th Edition

Competition Categories:

Category A – Title image for poster

Individual 2D artwork (A4 or A3 format) intended as the main visual background for a large environmental poster

theme: "Bee Recruits"

Category B – Micro-Illustration Series

Series of ten 2D illustrations representing ten different bee roles in the hive.

Format options: all illustrations placed on one sheet up to A3 size, or a folded mini-book of 10 ¼ A4 sheets

Suggested size of each illustration: 10 × 15 cm.

Subcategories B1-B10 (the images should be marked by one of the following role titles):

Cleaner Bee

Nurse Bee (attends to the younger larvae)

Nurse Bee (attends to the older larvae)

Builder Bee (developed wax glands)

Storekeeper Bee (storage worker)

Heater Bee (regulates temperature in the hive)

Guard Bee (guards the entrance to the hive)

Forager Bee (collect nectar, pollen, water and propolis)

Drone

Queen

Deadline: 20 March 2026, 14:00 CET

Works may be submitted physically to the address: V. Paulínyho-Tótha 32, 90501 Senica, Slovakia, or electronically (high-quality scan required) at lovci.mikroplastov@gmail.com

Evaluation and Awards

Category A
The international jury will select one main prize and several honourable mentions (at least one recognised entry from each participating school).

Category B
The jury will award ten individual prizes, one for each bee role:

Evaluation Criteria

Original approach to the theme
(The poster will be used to promote beekeeping in schools and to encourage teamwork among both bees and volunteer beekeepers, scout teams and environmental school clubs responsible for school hives.)

Technical execution
(Any 2D technique suitable for scanning and digital editing by a designer. Good use of colour. If text is used, it must be visually separated from the image.)

Original concept
(By submitting, the author declares the work is not a copy of any existing design. Teachers are strongly encouraged not to use existing bee illustrations as classroom templates.)

Use of colour
(In previous years, works with strong, vivid colours were consistently awarded.)

The winning artwork in Category A will become the basis for the official poster, which will be available to all participating schools for promoting their bee-related activities.