Yes – 2011 Is the current GSUSA badge
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Released in 2023. Replaced Drawing.
The 2011 Junior Page has information on when all badges were released.
What is this badge about?
Learn about art elements and composition, then draw, paint, or make an art project about something and share it.
Quick Links:
Activity Choices, Meeting Plans, Solo Scouts,
Uniform Placement, GSUSA Info & Links
Our Summary* of Requirements:
- Look at art (around you, person/place/thing, OR talk to a maker).
- Make an art piece using a specific subject (feelings, landscape, still life, capture a mood, abstract art, OR use digital art).
- Explore art elements (line/texture, color/saturation, OR shape/form) AND make an art piece.
- Explore art composition (scale, light/shading, OR perspective) AND make an art piece.
- Display your art (event, portfolio, OR merch).
* – This summary is based off the GSUSA booklet activity choices.
Activity Choices
Work in Progress, links may not be available. Check back later!
Do four Required Activities:
- Pick one Art Element activity.
- Line, Texture, Color, or Shape.
- Pick one Art Composition activity.
- Scale, Shading, or Perspective.
- Pick one Subject Art activity.
- Mood Art, Landscape, Still Life, Abstract Art
- Pick one Show Art activity.
Pick one Optional Activity:
- Any Art Viewing activity.
- Any Meet an Artist activity.
Available Troop Meeting Plans
- None Currently Available
- (11) Mtgs – Buy Printable Plan for Flower Friends Retired Requirements on Teachers Pay Teachers from Growing Girls Scouting Helper
- (1-2) Mtgs – Buy Downloadable Content for Art Show with Activity Options for all five steps on Teachers Pay Teachers from Leadership Made Simple
- (1) 90 Min Mtg – Basic Meeting Plan by The Badge Archive
- (2) 90 Min Mtgs – GSUSA Volunteer Toolkit (VTK) free plan
- Mtg 1: Look at Art (3 choices), Art Project (3 choices), Explore Art Elements (3 choices)
- Mtg 2: Explore Art Composition (3 choices), Share Art (3 choices)
How to earn individually as a Solo Scout?
- None Currently Available.
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Is there a matching badge for Multi-Level Troops?
Learn about the 2011 GSUSA Multi-level Art badges.
- (1) 90 Min Mtg – Blitz Comic Drawing Art for D/B/J/C
- (2) 90 Min Mtgs – Comic Drawing Art for D/B/J/C
- (1-2) Mtgs – Buy Downloadable Bundle for all three D/B/J level plans to create your own multi-level plan on Teachers Pay Teachers from Leadership Made Simple
Where does this go on the Uniform?
This is a Skill Based Badge and goes on the troop number side of the vest – Click Here to see Junior diagrams and details on where to place it or sash placement.
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GSUSA Information and Details
There are five steps needed to complete this badge, found on the Girl Scout Shop description or searching the GSUSA Badge Explorer. Information on the official requirements can also be found on the Scout’s Honor Wiki.
Printed Booklets
Booklet and VTK Information(Coming Soon)- Buy the GSUSA Leader Guide Booklet
Other Non-GSUSA Resources
- None Currently Available.
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For More Fun Ideas and Plans
Join the Girl Scout Daisy, Brownie, and Junior Leader Help Facebook Group
(Not an official GSUSA Group)
Join the Girl Scout Cadette, Senior, and Ambassador Leader Help Facebook Group
(Not an official GSUSA Group)
See other Recommended Facebook Groups for some Scouting Organizations
(No official Groups)
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Click Here -> To see information References:
Disclaimer: The information published on The Badge Archive is built from the references listed below. These sources demonstrate that our content is grounded in facts and research, not opinion or speculation. Readers may consult them directly when looking for additional material.
- Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. “Meeting : .” My.girlscouts.org, Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., https://my.girlscouts.org/content/girlscouts-vtk/en/vtk.html. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
- Roberts, Rachel. Junior the Girl’s Guide to Girl Scouting. New York, NY, Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., 2011.
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