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Our Annual Drawing Contest is sponsored by:  The Dominion Foundation Long Island Sound Foundation Calendar Rules We are looking for young artists to participate in a drawing contest for the 2009 calendar entitled “Long Island Sound and Its Watershed”. We ask teachers to teach their students about Long Island Sound and Its Watershed or provide them with hands on experience. (Publications are available as a teaching tool). Eligibility: The Long Island Sound contest is open to all Connecticut children currently in grade kindergarten through grade six. Participating classes/schools are asked to select one drawing per eligible grade to submit for judging. Individual children may submit a drawing on their own if the school is not participating. Drawing Requirements: Preferred Size: 18" x 24" or 24" x 32". (We will accept 11" x 17" if that is the only size paper the school has in stock). A slogan or title may be written on the drawing, however, the student's name or school may not appear on the front or back of the drawing. Due to calendar printing requirements, drawings not within these size specifications will be ineligible for competition. Drawing with the paper in a landscape (long-side) orientation is recommended. Contest Theme "What It Means to Me”. Teachers: Please let students use their imagination. Drawings must be completely drawn by the student along with any written text. Materials: White drawing paper, crayons, felt pens, colored pencils, watercolors, poster paints or grease pencils. Drawings must be mailed flat or in a tube. Folded or three dimensional drawings will not be accepted. A release form must be taped to the back of all submitted drawings. A drawing unaccompanied by a fully completed release form signed by a parent/guardian will be ineligible for state competition. If applicable all drawings should have a teacher/volunteer form accompany drawings. Deadline For Submissions: Friday, April 4, 2008 Judging will be done by educators and professional artists. The panel of judges will select one grand prize drawing for the calendar cover, two first place drawings from each grade level. A total of fourteen drawings will be featured in the calendar with the students’ name, grade level, school and town. Fifteen honorable mention drawings will also be selected and featured in a section of the calendar. Notification will be done by mail no later than May 1, 2008. Awards: The winning students will be honored in a ceremony on Thursday, May 22, 2008. For one year the winning drawings will travel to our sponsors’ facilities to be publicly displayed. Contest winners will receive a family membership, a boat or schooner ride, a class program, savings bonds, or a publication from one of the following sponsors: Mystic Aquarium Institute of Exploration, Project Oceanology, Schooner, Inc., Soundwaters, Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, CT Sea Grant Program, Bruce Museum of Arts and Science, Audubon Center in Greenwich, or the Quinnipiac River Watershed Association and the Long Island Sound Foundation. Address and contact: All entries must be submitted to: The Long Island Sound Foundation Attn: Susan McNamara, Executive Director The University of Connecticut 1080 Shennecossett Road Groton, CT 06340 Phone: 860-405-9166 Fax: 860-405-9153 E-mail: susan.mcnamara@uconn.edu COMMITTEE MEMBERS Katrina Barrett, Rose Bonito, Shelley Wheeler-Carriero, Lisette Henrey, Beth McCabe, Diana Payne, Thaxter Tewksbury, and Executive Director, Sue McNamara. SPONSORS OF THE CALENDAR AND THE AWARDS CEREMONY - Bruce Museum of Arts & Science - CT Audubon of Greenwich - Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk - Mystic Aquarium & Institute of Exploration - Project Oceanology - Schooner Sound School, Inc. - Sound Waters, Inc. - Quinnipiac River Watershed Association - CT Sea Grant - The Long Island Sound Foundation, Inc. |
Download the Forms & Rules: See Winning Drawings! See Awards Presentations! |
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