The State Botanical Garden Student Art Competition is sponsored for the purpose of selecting original artwork that may be used to create signature items for sale at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia gift shop, such as note cards, T-shirts, scarves, and mugs. Winning artwork may also be used on the Garden website, brochures and promotional materials. Creative concepts for how the artwork might be used will be considered by the judges, as well as the reproducibility of the design, how usable the design is to create gift shop items, and how well the design represents the State Botanical Garden of Georgia. For example, a photograph or painting of a Southwestern landscape, beach scene, or urban architecture would not represent the garden and not likely be considered as a winner.

All entrants submitting artwork must be 9th grade and above (including college students) who attend school full or part-time in Georgia. Prizes include $1,000 for 1st place, $500 for 2nd and $250 for 3rd place. 

The competition is funded by The J.A. and H.G. Woodruff, Jr. Charitable Trust.