About Paint the State

Paint the State is a program of the Montana Meth Project. The statewide public art contest engages Montana teens and adults in on-the-ground drug prevention. This summer, more than $100,000 will be awarded to winning participants including three $10,000 grand prizes! One entry could win up to $20,000.

To compete, harness your passion and creativity to produce a monument-sized original public work of art that inspires drug-free lives and incorporates the Meth Project’s “Not Even Once” message.

How it works:

• Everyone 13 years of age and older is eligible to register, create and permanently install a Paint the State entry in Montana.
• Participants can compete as an individual or group. The program is ideal for individual artists as well as student and youth groups, service organizations, and treatment and recovery groups as an impactful community outreach project.
• The Meth Project can help brainstorm artwork ideas and assist in finding a public installation location. Contact us.
• Teens and adults create and install their public artwork competing in regional and statewide divisions. Follow these Tips and Rules. (Participants under 18 must submit the Parental Consent Form.)
• A panel of judges will select the winners, and the public will vote for the “People’s Choice” award.
• Top regional and statewide winners will receive cash prizes including three $10,000 grand prizes for the Top Montana Teen, Top Montana Adult, and People’s Choice. One entry could win up to $20,000!