Thursday, December 10, 2009

Neighborhood Appreciation Day Art Contest Deadline Tomorrow

Though the 16th Annual Neighborhood Appreciation Day is still a few months off on Saturday, February 6, the Department of Neighborhoods is holding its traditional art contest for Seattle K-12 kids to express what they think it means to be good neighbors.

The winning artwork will be on thousands of Neighbor Appreciation Day cards that are given free "to Seattle residents, schools, and community organizations that want to acknowledge the good work of their immediate neighbors and others who help make their neighborhood a special place to live," according to the website.

Deadline for the artwork contest is tomorrow, Friday December 11th. The contest is open to all Seattle students K-12.

Some instructions from the website:

"The artwork should reflect the theme of Neighbor Appreciation Day, depicting caring and active neighbors. Some visuals from previous years show neighbors sharing meals, helping with child care, talking over the fence or working together on a community project, such as building a new playground.

Art should be submitted on 8 ½ x 11 paper.

It is recommended that art be vivid in color. Artwork created with watercolors or magic markers tend to show better, but all formats are welcome."

Name, address, school, and complete contact information must be written on the back of the artwork.

Artwork will not be returned.

Send entries by December 11 to:
Student Art Contest
Department of Neighborhoods
700 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1700
P.O. Box 94649
Seattle, WA 98124-4649

For questions, contact Wendy Watson at wendy.watson@seattle.gov (206-684-0719) or Lois Maag at lois.maag@seattle.gov (206-615-0950)

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