Contests+and+Events

Competition can be a fun and rewarding way to inspire a young artist. There are several contests that students can enter online with the permission and help of a parent. Here are a few upcoming contests that you and your child may want to explore.

** __River of Words Poetry and Art Contest__ ** Deadline: February 1, 2010 [] Each year, in affiliation with The Library of Congress Center for the Book, River of Words conducts a free international poetry and art contest for youth on the theme of //**WATERSHEDS**//. The contest is designed to help youth explore the natural and cultural history of the place they live, and to express, through poetry and art, what they discover. The contest is open to any child in the world, from 5-19 years of age. Older students must have not yet completed high school. There is no charge to enter.

[]Students can enter art electronically into monthly themed contests. The best three competition entries in each age group (0-7, 8-11, and 12-18) feature in the [|winners’ gallery]  and on the home page , and winners receive personalised certificates and cash prizes totalling at least **£240 **  (approximately US$340).  __**Shankar's International Chidlren's Competition**__ Deadline: December 31, 2009 **[] K. Shankar Pillai (July 31, 1902—December 26, 1989) was a famous cartoonist. He brought out a political magazine called ‘Shankar’s Weekly’. Under the auspices of this magazine, a competition called the Shankar’s International Children’s Competition was organized in 1949. It invited paintings and writings from children in India. Children sent about 3,000 entries. The following year the competition was thrown open to children from all over the world. **
 * __Look and Learn online Art Gallery__** Deadline: New contests every month