ART CONTEST GUIDELINES

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ELIGIBILITY

The Art Contest is open to any student attending grades K through 5.


DATES

The contest opens on February 10, 2025, and ends on April 4, 2025.

Winners will be announced as part of the “Walk Through Living History” Day in the Park, on Saturday, May 10, 2025, at Speed Spencer Stephens Park in Tallahassee, FL.

Winners will be contacted prior to this date.

PRIZES

Prizes will be awarded as follows:

  • Grades K - 2

    • First Place - $75

    • Second Place - $50

    • Third Place -$25

  • Grades 3 -5

    • First Place - $75

    • Second Place - $50

    • Third Place -$25

ART THEME

Create a picture from a selected page of 2nd Lt. John Freemon Shorter’s Diary. Lt. Shorter’s sketch of life, service and dairy entry is below.

REQUIREMENTS

The artwork must meet the following requirements:

  • Must be an original drawing with limited guidance from others.

  • Artwork can consist of crayons, chalk, paint, colored pencils or pencils

  • Artwork must appear on blank white paper or canvas, not ruled or colored paper.

  • The artwork should not exceed 11in x 17in.

  • The artwork can be displayed vertically or horizontally

  • Identifying information (such as an artist’s name) should not appear in/on the art or be identifiable in the artwork.

  • Must be accompanied by an Official Entry Form and received on April 4, 2025.

JUDGING

Art will be judged on the following:

  • Follows the theme (20 points)

  • Creative use of materials (30points)

  • Balance, form, and use of space (20 points)

  • Neatness (20 points)

  • Proper Submission of the Art Package (10 points)

  • Total score possible per judge is 100 points.

ALL ENTRIES CAN BE

Mailed with an Official Entry form to:

2nd Infantry Regiment United States Colored Troops Living History Association

ATTN: Art Committee

PO Box 6912

Tallahassee, Florida 32314

Entries must be received by 5:00pm est. on Friday, April 4, 2025

OR

Dropped off the Artwork and the Official Entry form to:

John G. Riley Center and Museum

419 East Jefferson Street

Tallahassee, FL 32301

(Artwork can only be received on Friday, April 4, 2025, between 6 pm and 8:30 pm)