SALEM — Thirteen student artists ages 6-12 will have their artwork featured in this year’s Oregon Agriculture in the Classroom calendar, with 10,000 copies distributed statewide.

The winners were selected from 1,327 entries and honored during a reception Aug. 29 at the Oregon State Fair, where they also received a $50 prize and certificate.

Oregon AITC holds its calendar art contest annually for students from kindergarten through sixth grade, celebrating Oregon’s agricultural diversity. The winning entries for 2021-22 depict scenes featuring everything from Christmas trees, pumpkins and tulips to corn, berries and livestock.

Each month in the calendar showcases a different student’s artwork and includes a fact about Oregon agriculture.

“The calendar contest is a great project for teachers and students,” said Jessica Jansen, Oregon AITC executive director. “It gives them an opportunity to teach and discuss about the bounty and beauty of Oregon agriculture and incorporate art into their classrooms.”

Joe Colby, a sixth-grade teacher in Condon, Ore., said the contest — along with virtual field trips organized by Oregon AITC — help students to realize what is grown across Oregon, and understand where their food originates.

Calendars are free for Oregon teachers, and can be purchased online for $4 at www.oregonaitc.org/shop.

Winners for the 2021-22 Oregon AITC Calendar Art Contest include:

• Cover — Elin Casper, fourth grade, Eugene.

• September — Tiel Morgan, sixth grade, Gresham.

• October — Stella Holley, second grade, Portland.

• November — Leif Hagborn, second grade, Fields.

• December — Kate Janzen, fifth grade, Happy Valley.

• January — Isaiah Cota, fifth grade, Redmond.

• February — Emma Defoe, fifth grade, Junction City.

• March — Claire Chou, second grade, Portland.

• April — Gabriela Leikam, fifth grade, McMinnville.

• May — Grayson Warner-McGee, fourth grade, Portland.

• June — Peyton Cline, fifth grade, Wolf Creek.

• July — Ariana Langsather, sixth grade, Aumsville.

• August — Carson Wade, sixth grade, Condon.