Youth Art Contest 2012

See guidelines below - click here for entry/application form

ART-TELL 2012 YOUTH ART CONTEST : Celebrating Art and Storytelling ! ART-TELL will be celebrated the week of April 16-21. Youth art entries due by Thursday March 29th, 2012.

The actual art work should be 7.5 inches wide by 10 inches high. ( take 1 inch off the height and 1 inch off the width of a standard piece of typing paper for a guide) )

and attached to a 9 by 12 sheet of construction paper. Extra free construction paper is avaiable at the Fine Arts Center.

ART-TELL 2012 YOUTH ART CONTEST

What to do:
1. Pick a story and plan a picture that could be used in a book about it (as an Illustration). The story can be one that is made up, a family favorite or from any book you, the student, have read.

2. Create your picture or piece of artwork on paper that is 7 1/2 inches wide by 10 inches tall. You can use colored pencil, crayon, watercolor, felt tip pens, charcoal pencil, construction paper, torn paper or tissue paper collage, or any other two dimensional art media you can think of. Center and glue it to a standard (9"' wide x 12" high ) piece of construction paper to frame it. ( free colored construction paper is available at the Fine Arts Center.)

3. Send art work and completed entry/application form ( see above) to the Fine Arts Center, or turn in at most BESD school offices. Please note that the description section on the bottom of the entry form will be cut out and posted with the art work. All entries due on or before 5 pm, Thursday March 29.

WHO can enter: All Youth kindergarten through 12^th grade in Northern Utah – Weber, Box Elder or Cache County are invited to

participate.

Art work will be on display at USU Brigham City campus, and cash and other prizes awarded

Monday April 16 at 3:45 pm.

JUDGING, DISPLAY, FOLLOW UP

At least three judges will be called in to judge artwork and winners will be announced Monday afternoon April 16 at USU, Brigham City Campus as part of the first of a three day storytelling events. First and second place winners will win cash awards and prizes. Winners will be chosen from at least three different age groups. (ie: K-2nd grade, 3rd through 6th grade, and 7th thru 9th. ) If there are a significant number of entries we reserve the right to post only the top 40 at the ART-TELL USU Event, and will look for additional places to display the rest.

Last year, this was an overall success. Thanks to everyone who participated. We hope the simplified directions will make it easier to enter this year. ART-TELL will also feature a themed art competition for adults and high school students due April 18. The theme this year is “On the Edge”. Art will be on display April 18 thru April 21 at the Fine Arts Center, Brigham City. Come see this free exhibit and artists in action (painting) and join us for raffles, silent auction, people’s choice voting, “Music in the City” Concert Friday evening, and a gala dinner and awards ceremony Saturday evening.

MORE ABOUT ART-TELL 2011:

The 2011 entries were posted on the main Lobby Walls at USU Brigham City Regional Campus.

We had many great entries from students 6 thru 13 years of age and 42 of them were on the walls for the week.

Below are 2011 contest winners:

6 and 7 year Old Age Group:

First place: Hannah London, Elwood

Second place: Jameson Jensen, Brigham City

8 Year Old Age group:

First place: Amalia Sepulveda, Brigham City

Second Place: Maranda McGary, Snowville

9 Year Old Age Group

First Place: Kylee Kilpack, Willard

Second Place: Emily Smith, Snowville

10 Year Old Age Group

First Place: Kadie Smoot, Brigham City

Second Place: Jared T. Wright, Brigham City

11 Year Old Age Group

First Place: Savannah Jones, Brigham City

Second Place: Shayla Worrell, Snowville

12 and 13 Year Old Age Group

First Place: Riley Park, Tremonton

Second Place ( tie) Annika Haynie, Perry

Laura Dean, Willard.

Entries were judged on:

Composition, balance, attention to detail and time involved,

Completeness, color, scale and proportion,

Adherence to guidelines including basing the picture on a story.

Special thanks to Youth Art Judges:

Susan Williams, USU student advisor with lots of great art experience

Tara Peterson- USU student recently completing a class in

Elementary art

Susan Neidert- Susan Neidert- Director of the Fine Arts Center

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