Attention All Artists! JARC Needs Your Creativity For Its SpringElation Art Contest!

JARC, an organization serving people with disabilities, is hosting an art contest for students grades pre-kindergarten through sixth grade in honor of its upcoming SpringElation fundraising event.

This art contest is open to the public. Participants are asked to submit an 8 ½ x 11” piece of paper displaying their artistic interpretation of the theme “Imagine A World Where Anything Is Possible.”  Artwork can be created with any colorful medium including markers, crayons, watercolors, pencils and/or paper collage.

All entries must be received at the JARC offices by 5 p.m. on Friday, May 3, 2013 and can be mailed directly to JARC at 30301 Northwestern Highway, #100, Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334. 

Entries will be judged in four categories: pre-kindergarten, kindergarten through first grade, second through third grade and fourth through sixth grade. Winners will be announced at JARC’s SpringElation event at the Detroit Zoo on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. The grand prize winner will receive a $100 gift card and one honorable mention winner from each age category will receive a $25 gift card.

For more information, complete details on the art contest and to secure your SpringElation 2013 Art Contest Entry form, visit www.jarc.org/jarc-events or call 248.488.7524.

JARC’s 15^th Annual SpringElation fundraising event will be held on May 22, 2013 at the Detroit Zoo. SpringElation supports JARC’s Merle and Shirley Harris Children and Family Division providing services to children with disabilities and their families. SpringElation is the major source of private funding for JARC’s services for children with disabilities. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.jarc.org/jarc-events. 

Based in Farmington Hills, Michigan JARC is a non-profit, non-sectarian organization serving people with disabilities. Adults with developmental disabilities are served in 58 residential settings in the community. JARC also provides services for children and adults living at home with their families, including in-home respite care, inclusive education and recreation services, advocacy, life planning, and social opportunities. For more information on JARC, please visit www.jarc.org or call 248.538.6611.