2026 Collectible Conservation Stamp Art Contest

The species for the 2026 contest is the American Pika. The rulebook for students is now posted and the rulebook for professional artists will be posted in late December. 

 

Join us on April 25, 2025, for a virtual awards ceremony where we'll announce the winning artists. 

A pika underneath the text "Collectible Conservation Stamp Art Show"

Conservation Stamp Art Contest

Student Rulebook

Download the rulebook for full information on the contest.

Download the Rulebook
A pika underneath the text "Collectible Conservation Stamp Art Show"

Conservation Stamp Art Contest

Professional Artists

Download the rulebook for full information on the contest

Download the Rulebook

Conservation Stamp Art Show Winners

Artwork prominently featuring A western tanager perched on a bush with red berries.

2025 Conservation Stamp Art Contest Winner

Justin Hayward, Casper, Wyoming
"Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana)"
A male and female western tanager perched side-by-side on a branch in a forest.

2025 Conservation Stamp Art Contest 2nd Place

Michael P. Ashmen, Summerville, South Carolina
"Perching Tanagers"
A western tanager with its wings extended as it lands in a field of purple lupine flowers.

2025 Conservation Stamp Art Contest 3rd Place

Abby Gustafson, Sheridan, WY
"Among the Lupines"
A male and female western tanager next to one another in flight with a forest in fall in the background, with gold and green trees under a partly cloudy sky.

2025 Conservation Stamp Art Contest 4th Place

Moss Kent, Cheyenne, Wyoming
"Western Tanager Dance"
A western tanager perched on a branch with a moth in its beak.

2025 Conservation Stamp Art Contest 5th Place

Tabitha Huston, Twentynine Oak, California
"Ouch Moth"
Beaver swimming underwater with a branch in its mouth

2024 Conservation Stamp Art Contest Winner

Justin Hayward, Casper, WY
"Beaver (Castor canadensis)"
Beaver swimming with a branch in its mouth

2024 Conservation Stamp Art Contest 2nd Place

Mickey Schilling, Loveland, CO
"Go Fetch"

Price: $1,100
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2023 Conservation Stamp Art Contest Winner

Dan Andrews, Denver, CO
"Pacific Marten"

2023 Conservation Stamp Art Contest 2nd Place

Michael P. Ashmen, Summerville, SC
"Out on a Limb"

Price: $2,500

2023 Conservation Stamp Art Contest 3rd Place

Rozmaring, Czaban, Casper, WY
"Barkalounger"

Price: $4,250

2023 Conservation Stamp Art Contest 4th Place

Debra Otterstein, Cove, OR
"Out on a Limb"

Price: $1,650

2023 Conservation Stamp Art Contest Honorable Mention

Justin Hayward, Casper, WY
"Pine Marten"

Price: $3,500