OAA Okaloosa County School Poster Contest

The Okaloosa Arts Alliance (OAA) would like to invite all Okaloosa County School students to participate in the 6th Annual OAA Okaloosa County School Poster Contest. The OAA wants to know what you consider “Summer Fun”. It can be anything you can create on paper with markers, pencils, paint, pastels, charcoal, or crayons. There will be a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winner for three elementary school students (K-4), for three middle school students (5-7), and for three high school students (8-12) in Okaloosa County. Each 1st place winner will receive a $75 gift card, each 2nd place winner will receive a $50 gift card, and each 3rd place winner will receive a $25 gift card. Additionally, the 1st place winners’ artwork will be posted in the OAA newsletter and on the OAA website. Any Okaloosa County School student can enter; entries can be mailed through an Okaloosa County School or by an individual student. The poster contest deadline is April 15, 2014. Please submit only one entry per student. Posters should be standard size (8 ½ x 11) for the contest and should include, the name of the artist, their grade, and the name of their school. Please mail entries to the Okaloosa Arts Alliance, Attention: School Poster Contest, P.O. Box 4426, Ft Walton Bch, FL 32549. The Arts & Design Society has agreed to allow poster contest entries to be dropped off at their office, which is located at 17 First Street, SE, Fort Walton Beach and their hours are Tue-Fri 12 – 4 pm, Sat 1-4 pm, (Closed Mon-Sun). Please make sure your poster contest entries are clearly labeled. The winners will be chosen by a panel of judges and will be announced at the Spring Fest. Please contact Amy Baty at (850) 499-8335 or amybaty1@gmail.com if you have any questions. All of the poster contest entries will be on display at the Spring Fest, being held by the OAA and On The Coast Magazine. Spring Fest will be on Sat, May 17, 2014 from 11am-6pm at HarborWalk Village benefiting the Okaloosa Arts Alliance (OAA). Spring Fest is a free, family friendly lively event unmatched on the Emerald Coast with live entertainment, arts and craft vendors, free family activities, live animals, face painting, hands on art activities, and a silent auction. For more information go to www.okaloosaarts.org.