Youth Art Contest Remembers
Children of the Holocaust
Open to students in grades 6 – 12, the art competition calls for butterfly creations of all shapes and styles. The competition is inspired by the Holocaust Museum Houston’s Butterfly Project, remembering the 1.5 million children who perished in the Holocaust with a collection of 1.5 million butterflies (An estimated 400,000 butterflies have been collected by the HMH so far – The butterflies will eventually comprise a breath-taking exhibition scheduled for spring 2013.)
Entries for the competition must be submitted to the Museum of the Gulf Coast, 700 Procter Street, Port Arthur, TX 77640 on or before March 19, 2010.
Rules are as follows:
1. All entries must represent a butterfly.
2. Butterflies should be no larger than 8 x 10”.
3. All entries must have a registration form from the Museum of the Gulf Coast taped to the back of 2D or bottom of 3D pieces.
4. Entries may be of any medium the artist chooses, but two-dimensional submissions are preferred.
5. Artwork not ready to hang may be pinned or taped for display.
6. Glitter or food products should not be used.
7. All entries will be presented for consideration to the Houston Holocaust Museum collection after May 31, 2010.
Competition entries will go on view at the Museum of the Gulf Coast and winners will be announced on Holocaust Remembrance Day at the opening reception for Anne Frank: A History for Today on Sunday, April 11. Winners of the contest will be named in 4 categories: Best in Show, Best Original Design, Best Use of Media, and Best Interpretation of Theme. To obtain registration forms please click here or contact Education Coordinator, Hollis Mutch, at 409-984-6453 or Hollis.Mutch@lamarpa.edu. Teachers can learn more about the Butterfly Project at the Holocaust Museum Houston as well as lesson plans for the classroom at: http://www.hmh.org/ed_butterfly1.shtml.