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Diversity Art and Essay Contest

This notice was received from the Interfaith Dialog Center and posted by Joe Ritacco:

DIVERSITY Art & Essay Contest
for high and middle school students
Dear Joseph Ritacco,
IDC is pleased to announce the 2nd Annual Diversity Art & Essay Contestfor students 6th to 12th grade in New Jersey. Students will be awarded more than $10,000. This year's theme is Who is My Neighbor?Visit the contest web site for more information.  

IDC's Art & Essay contest for middle school and high school students was held first time in 2010. We received over 750 entries from all over NJ. You can see last year's Award Ceremony and winners by visiting this link, andthis link. You may watch the video of the award ceremony, just click here.

There are important values that help keep societies afloat, with this in mind IDC has undertaken this important project. IDC organizes the DIVERSITY ART&ESSAY CONTEST to instill some of these values in our young and to give them a forum with various platforms in which they can express their understanding and analysis of these values.

Contest will be held in two categories where students will be awarded generously. More information is available at our web site

I hope you will help us publicize this important project by forwarding this email to your contact list.

Levent KoƧ, Ph.D. 

   

Highlights
· Contest is in 2 categories
· Generous prizes await winners
· Double the chance to win by submitting works in both categories
· Deadline to submit is May 6, 2011

· Winners will be announced on May 23, 2011
· Awards ceremony is on June 5, 2011
· 6th to 12th grade students are eligible to participate
· Right click to download and save the contest flyer.  

Essay Contest
. Essays must be original, unpublished, and written by one person.  . Essays may be one of the following three types:   - Informative Essay  - Narrative Story   - True Story

Prizes for high and mid school students respectively:
. First Place - $1000 and $750
. Second Place - $800 and $600
. Third Place - $600 and $500
. Following 5 students - $100 mention

Visit our web site for more information.

Art Contest
 
. Participants may submit entries utilizing any medium in a 2-D format. Drawing, watercolor, oil paint, acrylic paint, collage, mixed media accepted. (No sculpture or photograph please).  

. Submissions may be one of the following sizes: 16"X16, 16"X12 or 17"X11"

 
Prizes for high and mid school students respectively:
. First Place - $1000 and $750
. Second Place - $800 and $600
. Third Place - $600 and $500
. Following 5 students - $100 mention

Visit our web site for more information.


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