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Art Competition Accepting Entries From Students
Is your kid a budding artist? They could win Blick premium art supplies and bragging rights in a poster competition sponsored by Mayor Villaraigosa.
If your kid is handy with a paintbrush, pencil or chalk, have them take a crack at a poster competition in honor of Latino Heritage Month. It's sponsored by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and open to all students in grades K-12 within Los Angeles County.
Entries should be inspired by the contest theme: "Celebrating a Culture of Hope and Progress" and focus around one or all of the following: Latino leadership, Latino contributions and/or Latino progress.
Here are the guidelines:
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- The artwork must be original
- Accepted mediums are watercolor, acrylic, oil, pen, pencil, chalk or marker on paper, canvas or wood
- Art must be two-dimensional
- The poster can't exceed 18" by 24"
- Entrants must sign the bottom right corner of their art
- Only one entry is allowed per student
More contest info:
- The judges will focus on originality, creativity and interpretation of the theme.
- There will be six divisions by grade, and a first, second and third grade winner in each.
- Winners will receive Blick premium art supplies.
How to enter:
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- Deadline for entries is Friday Sept. 16 at 6:00 p.m., though early submissions are encouraged.
- Type up a sheet of paper with the following info and attach it to the back of the original work:
- First and last name
- Grade level
- Home mailing address
- Telephone number
- School or organization's name and address
- Teacher's full name, phone number and email address
- Title of the work, medium(s) used
- A sentence about the artist's inspiration or a description of the work
- Mail or deliver the entry to: Rebecca Guerrero, Dept. of Cultural Affairs, 201 N Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90012 rebeca.guerrero@lacity.org, (213) 202-5545
See the flyer at right for more information.
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