Firelands Audubon Society

Student Art Contest 2012

Read and follow ENTRY REQUIREMENTS below: ENTRY FORM

Notice to teachers, parents and students:

The Firelands Audubon Society is sponsoring its first annual student art contest.
All works of art must depict one or more birds found in Ohio in their native habitat.

The contest includes four separate grade Groups and three options for the style of
the entry. There will be a separate judging and prizes awarded for each grade level.
Student art does not need school sponsorship.

All K-12 students attending public, private, or home schools in Erie or Huron
Counties in Ohio are welcome to enter this contest.

GRADE GROUPS:

Group I: Grades K – 3
Group II: Grade 4- 6
Group III: Grades 7-9
Group IV: Grades 10-12

First Category: Realistic Art

True to life art in the tradition of the American wildlife artists. The bird is
easy to identify with accurate coloring and markings.

The student must do a freehand drawing. No obvious tracings or stencils
or computer drawn works will be considered for an award.

Any medium. Colored pencil, ink, marker, watercolor, tempera paint,
pastels, etc.

Art must be in color, unless the bird's actual coloring is black and/or
white.

Second Category: Graphic Design

Emphasis on color and design rather than realism, yet retaining bird identification.
For example, bird(s) must still be identifiable as a Cardinal or Blue Jay.

Third Category: Cartooning

Any style cartoon drawing with some indication of the kind of bird portrayed, indicated
by bird shape and some identifiable markings. Art may be a one-panel cartoon or a
story cartoon of several panels. With or without captions.

Awards:

All Award winners will be honored at a special awards ceremony in April.
Erie Metroparks and the Ohio Division of Wildlife are partners for the contest.
Each winner will receive a ribbon and a special prize, to be presented at the
awards ceremony. Artwork of all student participants will be on exhibit this day
starting at 12:00 noon and ending at 4:00 pm. All winners will be posted on
the Firelands Audubon Society website www.firelandsaudubon.org

Submission Deadline: Saturday March 31, 2012

**General Requirements for All Entries:**

Entry Requirements

One entry per student.
The physical size of submitted artwork must be 9" x 12".
Entries must be less than ¼" thick.
Image layout may be horizontal or vertical.
Image must be a live portrayal of an Ohio bird.
Entry form (click this link for printable form) ) must be affixed to the back
of the artwork

All work must be mailed by March 31 to:

Firelands Chapter, National Audubon Society
FIRELANDS AUDUBON SOCIETY
P.O. Box 967
Sandusky, OH 44870

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