ESD 101’s annual high school art competition -- open to students enrolled in grades 9-12 – is coming in March. The competition is open to students in any public or state-approved private school in the ESD 101 region. Artwork will be judged on creativity, composition, and technique.

Entries are due at ESD 101 (attn: Karin Maynard, Center for School Improvement, 4202 S. Regal, Spokane, WA 99223) by 5 p.m., Wednesday, March 5, 2008. A reception and awards ceremony will be held March 28 at the downtown branch of the Spokane Public Library, where all entries will be displayed.

All regional first place awards will be sent to the State Art Show in Olympia, with winning entries there purchased for permanent collection by OSPI.

Art Show Winners!

Download 2008 Art Show Packet

Basic guidelines for the contest:

• All artwork must have been created between February 1, 2007 and January 31, 2008.
• Artwork must be a student’s original work or a derivative of that student’s original work. Any and all copied work will be disqualified.
• No more than two entries per student may be submitted.
• Flat work must be matted in a neutral color, with no glass. Any non-neutral matting or matting done with glass will be disqualified.
• Flat work is not to be individually wrapped. All flat work from a participating school must be bundled together with an inventory list attached to the outside wrapping of the bundle.
• Identification and inventory tags, along with a signed release and consent form, must accompany each entry.
  
  Entry forms and complete contest guidelines are available from school art teachers. For more information, please contact Karin Maynard, at ESD 101 (509) 456-7683.

Contact:
Christine Tuckerman, Director
(509) 789-3606, ctuckerman@esd101.net

Karin Maynard, Coordinator
(509) 456-7683, kmaynard@esd101.net

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