Art Competition _________ __________

This competition has been held annually since 1966 to encourage youth in the St Louis region to develop a personal awareness and understanding of the diversity within their school and communities and to promote the creativity, innovation, critical thinking, problem solving, flexibility, and observational skills that art education enhances and that are needed by students to be successful in a global economy.  The completion is open to all students in the St Louis metropolitan area in grades K-12.  First, second and third place winners are selected in the following categories:  K-2, 3-5, 6-8 and 9-12.  Winners received award certificates and savings bonds.

2012 Art Competiton

Theme: "Diversity: My Vision for the Future"

Deadline: April 3, 2012

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Winners' Reception

Art Competition winners, their families, teachers and principals are honored at a reception held at Portfolio Gallery. The winning art is framed and displayed at the reception and auctioned at our annual fund raising event. Proceeds from the auction fund the next year's competition.

2011 Art Competition Theme

2010-2011 "Connecting Our Communities Through Diversity"

winners are:

Prizes for the Competition made possible by a grant from
 The Clayton-Ladue Rotary Club

2010 Winners 2009-2010 “DIVERSITY:  WHAT IT MEANS TO ME”