Art contest for Fremont City Teens

Attention teen artist of Fremont! There is a city-wide art contest for high school students. Here are the official rules:

Official Contest Rules
Participants must be Fremont residents and between 9th -12th grade in high school who are interested in promoting the concept of sustainability through art.

What does that term mean?
Sustainability is:
1) the capacity to endure.
2) a means of configuring civilization and human activity so that society, its members and its economies are able to meet their needs and express their greatest potential in the present, while preserving biodiversity and natural ecosystems, planning and acting for the ability to maintain these ideals for future generations. (Phew! That’s a lot to think about – now, figure out how to show that through a painted image!)

The focus is on GREEN, GREEN, GREEN – renewable resources, resource conservation, clean water, clean air and the environment.

Suggested topics:

Storm Drain Awareness (where things go when they go down the drain)
Water Conservation
Renewable Power Sources
Earth-Friendly Landscaping (native plants)
Invasive Aquatic Species

Contest Guidelines:
Artwork, no larger than 11″ x 17″, may use any medium (markers; colored pencils; crayons / pastels; pen/ink; watercolor paints; digital imagery) VERY IMPORTANT TO NOTE:
The artwork must be easy to replicate and attractive in a much larger size as the winning projects will be painted onto table tops at the dining area of the Waterpark.

Include legible artist information to be used for publication purposes (Name, School, Art Teacher, Grade, City where school is located, Contact phone number and Email address.) One entry per student. Artwork becomes the property of the Fremont Recycling & Transfer Station and will not be returned. Must be your original artwork. Once the winning entries have been selected, the artist is required to paint the table top of their creation – hopefully during Spring Break (April 25-29, 2011). You will get Service Learning / Community Service hours for all the time you put into the project. The Fremont Recycling & Transfer Station will provide paint and other materials from their ReUse Center available to contestants at no charge. Dale Hardware is also co-sponsoring this contest.

Judging:
Entries will be judged on the effectiveness of the message, creativity, educational aspects and uniqueness.

Prizes will be awarded: 1st through 3rd place and an overall Grand Prize winner (Four winning entries all together). Prizes include Aqua Adventure passes, and gift cards from local Fremont businesses. Best of all the winners will have the opportunity to transfer their creation to a concrete table at the Fremont Aqua Adventures Water Park.Please direct questions to Bethany Valenzuela at bvalenzuela@blt-enterprises.com, phone 510-252-0500.

Entries will be accepted from
March 1, 2011 through April 8, 2011

DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO FRIDAY, APRIL 15th!

Entries must be postmarked or received no later than 4 p.m., Friday, April 8, 2011
FRIDAY, APRIL 15th, 2011

Send artwork to:
Fremont Recycling & Transfer Station
Attention: High School Waterpark Art Contest
41149 Boyce Road
Fremont, CA 94538

Prizes and recognition for your art work!