T-Shirt Design Contest
The Alberta SPCA T-Shirt Design Contest inspired students from across the province to highlight how they have learned from, or been inspired by, animals through original artwork. Three winning designs were selected by a panel of Alberta artists to be featured on Alberta SPCA t-shirts. Available in both youth and adult sizes, the t-shirts are available to purchase with the proceeds going towards helping animals across the province.
Congratulations to Laurel from Centennial School in Edmonton, Marjorie from Centennial School in Wetaskiwin and Hattie from St. Albert for having their artwork chosen out of over 90 entries! Visit the Alberta SPCA store to purchase t-shirts.
Laurel's Design
Grade 4, Edmonton
Marjorie's Design
Grade 6, Wetaskiwin
Hattie's Design
Grade 8, St. Albert
To view the sizes and colours available for each design, visit the Alberta SPCA store by clicking the button below!
Alberta Artist Panel
The entries were reviewed by a panel of Alberta SPCA staff and the following three Alberta artists.
Macha Abdallah is a multi-disciplinary artist based in Kigali, Rwanda, and Edmonton, Alberta, AB. Known for her dynamic visual art, Macha works with diverse mediums, including acrylic on canvas, digital art, mixed media, and large-scale murals. Her self-taught artistic journey is marked by an exploration of portraits, landscapes, and semi-abstract imagery, each piece infused with vibrant colors and profound emotion.
Macha’s work has been showcased in prominent collaborative projects, including the 5 Artists 1 Love exhibition at the Art Gallery of Alberta, the Lulu Lane alley mural, and the Dignity Mural project in downtown Edmonton’s city center LRT. These initiatives highlight her commitment to fostering community engagement through public art.
Macha Abdallah aspires to add beauty to the world through her art, using her unique perspective to inspire and uplift those who experience her work.
Gloria Ho is a watercolour painter based in Edmonton, AB. She aims to make things that are joyful, inviting, and that bring a smile to people’s faces. Gloria has been painting for most of her life and started selling her artwork in 2014. She particularly enjoys painting portraits.
In addition to painting, Gloria has spent over ten years as an educator teaching English abroad and to newcomers to Canada. She is currently finding the balance as a teacher, mom, and artist.
Gloria designs and paints the poster for our Character Education Classroom Poster Series.
Aimee Movold is an artist born and raised on Treaty 6. Art has always been a source of self-expression and relaxation for her. She has her diploma in fine arts from MacEwan University. Aimee draws much of her inspiration from her culture and from nature, and her favorite medium is painting with acrylic and drawing.
Aimee designed the logo for the jerseys worn by the Devon Xtreme AJHL hockey team on their Truth and Reconciliation Night and lead a group of students at Riverview Middle School in the painting of a mural in their school.
Aimee also designed the artwork for the two-week exploration of The Seven Sacred Teachings resource.
Resources for Teachers
Introduce this project with the discussion questions found in the Animals Teach and Inspire Us Teacher’s Guide. Then, as a class or in small groups, brainstorm a list of things that students have learned from animals or how they have been inspired by animals. These ideas can spark the creativity needed for their designs, or students can come up with their own ideas.
Download and print the Alberta SPCA T-Shirt Design Contest Poster to hang in your classroom!
