Each month’s full moon has different names and symbols. We’re going to use moon symbols as drawing prompts in a year-round art challenge where we make one work of art for each full moon.
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Full Moon Art Challenge 2025
Rules:
1.) Make a work of art using the month’s full moon symbol as a prompt.
2.) Post your art within three days of the full moon (the day before, the day of, or the day after.)
3.) Use the hashtag #FullMoonArtChallenge2025
4.) Repeat for each month.
For 2025, we will use Lunar Trees from the Celtic Tree Zodiac as our drawing prompts.
Prompt Calendar:
- January – Birch: Symbol of Beginnings
- (post on the 12th, 13th, or 14th)
- February – Rowan: Symbol of Protection
- (post on the 11th, 12th, or 13th)
- March – Ash: Symbol of the Physical and Spiritual
- (post on the 13th, 14th, or 15th)
- April – Alder: Symbol of Balance
- (post on the 11th, 12th, or 13th)
- May – Willow: Symbol of Flexibility
- (post on the 11th, 12th, or 13th)
- Bonus tree – Hawthorn: Symbol of Hope (this tree does not have a correlating full moon this year, so it’s not a requirement for The Full Moon Art Challenge. But feel free to make something if you want a complete set of Zodiac Trees.)
- June – Oak: Symbol of Courage
- (post on the 10th, 11th, or 12th)
- July – Holly: Symbol of Life and Love
- (post on the 9th, 10th, or 11th)
- August – Hazel: Symbol of Wisdom
- (post on 8th, 9th, or 10th)
- September – Vine: Symbol of Connections
- (post on the 6th, 7th, or 8th)
- October – Ivy: Symbol of Preservation
- (post on the 5th, 6th, or 7th)
- November – Reed: Symbol of Leadership
- (post on the 4th, 5th, or 6th)
- December – Elder: Symbol of Regeneration
- (post on the 3rd, 4th, or 5th)
Social Media
- Follow this event on Bluesky – https://bsky.app/profile/fullmoonartchal.bsky.social
- Follow this event on Mastodon – https://mastodon.art/@FullMoonArtChallenge
Notes:
Do I need to register or be invited?
-Nope. Just start drawing.
Does the moon itself have to be in my picture?
-Only if you want it there.
Can I use other moon names that aren’t on the list?
-No. The prompt list changes each year. If you use another name, you might be using up a future year’s prompt.
What medium can I use?
-Anything you want.
When can a make my moon art?
-Start your next piece anytime after the previous full moon has passed. You don’t have to spend all 28 days on a piece, but you’ll have about 28 days to make each one.
I didn’t discover this event until it was half-over. Can I still join in?
-I don’t see why not.
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Moon Art Galleries
Here are some galleries of moon art I’ve make for the challenge.
