Annual Kids Wildlife Art Competition Announced by Magazine
October 3, 2008
RALEIGH, N.C. – Wildlife in North Carolina magazine is sponsoring an art contest for children to encourage them to observe and appreciate native wildlife as an inspiration for art and science.
Students attending kindergarten through eighth grade in North Carolina are eligible to enter an original work of a wild fish, bird, mammal, reptile, amphibian or invertebrate native to the state. The 12 winners will receive $100 each, have their work published in a 2010 calendar, which will be for sale to the public, and get free copies of the calendar.
“Inspiration can be found while looking out a window, on a walk with your parents, or from a favorite book or magazine,” said Greg Jenkins, editor of Wildlife in North Carolina magazine. “An artist, no matter how young, wants to capture an image, and that requires knowledge. Creativity is a great way to spark learning.”Â
Entry requirements:
- An original composition on 8½- x11-inch paper, viewed horizontally. High-quality color copies will be accepted.
- The child’s name, age, address, phone number, grade in school, school name and the image subject listed on the back of the artwork.
- Entries must be received by March 2, 2009.
- Mail to Kids Wildlife Art Competition, P.O. Box 12089, Raleigh, N.C. 27605.
- Entries will not be returned except for winners.
Submissions will be judged and winners contacted by May 1, 2009. For more information, e-mail competition [at] ncwildlife [dot] org
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Catch Fish, Shoot Targets at the Utah State Fair Sept. 4-14
September 2, 2008
Your kids can catch fish and shoot pellet guns at this year’s Utah State Fair.
The two activities are just some of the things your family can enjoy at the historic Division of Wildlife Resources building. Located on the south side of the Utah State Fairpark, the building is close to 100 years old.
The following are among the things you and your family can do at the building and the surrounding area:
Your kids can catch and release bluegill, crappie, catfish and bass at the fish pond. The pond is on the south side of the building. It will be open from 4–7 p.m. every day of the fair except Sep. 4. The DWR will provide all of the fishing equipment and instruction your kids will need to catch fish.
Your kids can shoot at targets at the DWR’s shooting trailer. The trailer will be open every day of the fair.
You can learn about various outdoor topics at a series of seminars. Black bear and OHV safety, the rocks that make up the Wasatch Mountains and wildlife art are among the topics that will be presented. The seminars will be held on the west side of the fish pond. Most of the seminars will be held in the evening.
You can learn more about Utah’s outdoors at various information booths inside the building. The divisions of Oil, Gas & Mining, State Parks and Recreation, Water Resources and Wildlife Resources, as well as the Utah Geological Survey and the Department of Natural Resources, will be represented.
“Because so many DNR divisions will be involved this year, those who attend the fair can learn more about conservation efforts and Utah’s outdoors than ever before,” says DNR Executive Director Mike Styler.
The Utah State Fair runs Sep. 4–14 at the Utah State Fairpark. The fairpark is at 155 N. 1000 W. in Salt Lake City.
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Kids Wildlife Art Exhibit Comes to N.C. Museum of Art
August 18, 2008
RALEIGH, N.C. – An exhibition that is truly wild is coming to the N.C. Museum of Art.
The one-time exhibit “Kids Wildlife Art Competition” will open on Tuesday, Aug. 19 and close on Nov. 23. It features artwork by winners and selected honorable mention recipients from a juried contest for youth, held earlier this year by Wildlife in North Carolina magazine and the Museum of Art.
Children, kindergarten through eighth grade, were eligible to enter an image of a wild animal native to the state. A total of 3,365 did just that, with a variety of reptiles, birds, insects and mammals depicted in drawings, paintings and mosaics.
Winning art will be featured in a 2009 calendar, which will be available for sale in September in the Museum of Art store and online at www.ncwildstore.com.
Admission to the N.C. Museum of Art is free. Visit www.ncartmuseum.org for more information and directions.
Wildlife in North Carolina is the award-winning monthly magazine published by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. To view a sample issue online and for more information, click here.
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