2015 Arts Alliance Poster Contest seeks entries

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 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd 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 1^st place winner will receive a $75 gift card, each 2^nd place winner will receive a $50 gift card, and each 3^rd place winner will receive a $25 gift card.   Additionally, the 1^st place winners’ artwork will be posted in the OAA newsletter and on the OAA website.  All of the poster contest entries will be on display at the Arts & Design Society from April 21-May 1 with a reception announcing the winners on Fri, April 24^th.

Any Okaloosa County School student can enter; entries can be submitted by an Okaloosa County School or by an individual student.   The poster contest deadline is April 20, 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 drop off all entries at the Arts & Design Society gallery, which is open Tuesday-Friday, noon-4 pm, and Saturday, 1-4 pm, and is located at the Art Center, 17 First Street, SE, Fort Walton Beach. For more information, call 850-244-1271 or visit the Website at http://www.artsdesignsociety.org. Please contact Amy Baty at (850) 499-8335 or amybaty1@gmail.com if you have any questions. For more information go to www.okaloosaarts.org.

About the Okaloosa Arts Alliance-The Okaloosa Arts Alliance (OAA) is the officially designated non-profit arts agency for Okaloosa County.  The purpose of OAA is to support and promote art and culture in Okaloosa County. The Okaloosa Arts Alliance enhances the cultural environment of its community, and promotes, coordinates, and nurtures high quality arts and cultural resources that enrich the lives of residents and visitors.  The OAA is supported in part by the Florida Department of State and from Arts auto license tag revenues but could not exist without its members and community support.   Go to www.okaloosaarts.org for more information.