Wednesday, August 8, 2012

American Academy of Pediatrics Sponsoring Children's Art Contest


 



The American Academy of Pediatrics is sending a call out to all budding young artists in grades 3 to 12 to submit artwork that promotes this year’s AAP theme, “A Healthy Start to Your Day”.  This contest is open to boys and girls in three groups, grades 3-5, 6-8 and 9-12. Group winners and their parents and/or guardians will be invited to attend a presentation ceremony before several thousand pediatricians at the AAP National Conference & Exhibition in New Orleans Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012.

This contest is open to children in the US and abroad, as, each first-place winner US will receive a $500 cash prize and up to $1,000 for travel-related expenses. The three second-place winners will each receive $250. For the single international award, the contest is open to children ages 13-18. The winner will receive a USD 500 cash prize with a matching amount for the school or home school. For this international category only, entries may instead be submitted by email to artcontest@aap.org.The six winners’ schools will be awarded matching cash amounts. Some artwork will be featured on the AAP website and in promotional materials.

To enter, children in the USA should send original artwork to: Children’s Art Contest, American Academy of Pediatrics, 141, Northwest Point Boulevard, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007. Entry forms and consent forms must accompany all entries and are available online at http://www.aap.org along with official rules and regulations. Entries must be postmarked by Monday, Aug. 13, 2012. Winning entries will be selected by a panel of judges including pediatricians, and announced in the summer.

Good luck, and start drawing!!!

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