Do you have an artist at home? Check out this contest sponsored by The New Orleans Museum of Art.
The Student Art Contest and Exhibition celebrates the creative and talented youth of Greater New Orleans. The New Orleans Museum of Art and Odyssey Committee invite participation from students in grades K - 12 in the Greater New Orleans area enrolled in public, private, parochial and home schools.
Winning artists in 1st through 3rd places plus two honorable mention works in four grade level categories will win cash, NOMA memberships and be included in the 2014 Student Art Contest and Exhibition at NOMA and winners will be invited to attend the "Photorealism: The Sydney and Walda Besthoff Collection" Artist Talk on Saturday, November 8 at 2:30 pm.
The theme of the 2014 Student Art Contest and Exhibition will be “Get Real in NOLA,” in honor of 2014 Odyssey’s featured exhibition. Photorealism: The Sydney and Walda Besthoff Collection features works painted from 1969 to 2013 of enticing subject matter including detailed cityscapes, diner scenes and close-ups of cars, motorcycles, toys, and flowers. Students are encouraged to take a look at the world around them and interpret their surroundings in original works of art. Please visit www.noma.org to view a selection of Photorealism paintings from Photorealism: The Sydney and Walda Besthoff Collection.
Enter now! More information here: http://ow.ly/C0gEC
