Art Competition Accepting Entries From Students

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:

• 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:

1. Deadline for entries is Friday Sept. 16 at 6:00 p.m., though early submissions are encouraged.
2. 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
     
3. 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.