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We are happy to announce our Call for Entries to our 2017 Art Contest in partnership with City of New Orleans! Please encourage any Louisiana high school junior or senior that you know to submit an entry! $45,000 in Scholarship Awards
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The theme for the 2017 Art Contest, in partnership with the City of New Orleans, is “New Orleans Tricentennial.” As we approach 2018, we honor New Orleans’ history and place in the world while celebrating the on-going contributions made by generations of dedicated New Orleanians. This 300th anniversary not only marks New Orleans’ historical journey, but also sets the course for its continued future as an important American city.
We invite all Louisiana high school juniors and seniors to explore the richness of New Orleans’ 300-year history by submitting an original two-dimensional work of art.
Eligibility
All juniors and seniors in Louisiana are eligible for entry in the GRFA Art Contest. No test score, grade point average or college major requirement is necessary to enter. The contest is open to all juniors and seniors attending public and private schools, home schooled students, and GED students.
Deadline
Online application and photo of art submissions must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 20, 2017. Visit our website to learn more about the Terms and Conditions.
Grand Prize Winner
The Grand Prize Winner of the 2017 Art Contest will work with the Rodrigue Foundation and the City of New Orleans to transform their design into the official New Orleans Tricentennial Poster, to be sold at 300th Anniversary events across the city.
Selecting Finalists
A blind, two-part judging process focuses on three categories:
1. Concept/design
2. Technical skill
3. Creativity
GRFA requires that submissions be between 11 x 14 and 18 x 24 inches. Winners will be announced at the 8th Annual Art Contest Awards Luncheon presented by Cox on March 25, 2017, at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel.
ATTENTION ART TEACHERS
The school that submits the most entries will recieve a year’s worth of art suppies through our George’s Art Closet program. Art supply kits are valued at $1,000 and they can give students the tools needed in order to have a first-class art education! Please encourage all of your students to enter.
