Young New Hampshire artists, from kindergarten
through grade 12, are invited, by the New Hampshire Fish and Game
Department, to submit original artwork depicting North American waterfowl to
the New Hampshire Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest. The New Hampshire Fish and
Game Department runs the statewide competition, which is part of the Federal
Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Contest of the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service. This contest gives students a chance to show their
artistic talents and learn about conservation. The art competition is open
to public, private or home-schooled students.
Entries must be postmarked not later than mid-night, March 15, 2008.
Competition guidelines, including dimension requirements and an entry form,
can be downloaded from the website:
www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Education/ed_Junior_Duck_Contest.htm or
you may contact Victor Young, New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, 11
Hazen Drive, Concord, N.H. 03301. If you need to reach him via phone, call
(603) 271-3211.
The New Hampshire Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest will award first, second,
third and honorable mention ribbons in four category groups: grades K-3,
4-6, 7-9 and 10-12. The State Best of Show will be selected from among the
first-place winning designs. Winning artwork in all categories will be
displayed at the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department headquarters, in
Concord, N.H. The Best-of-Show New Hampshire winner advances to the national
Junior Duck Stamp Design Contest, in which the three top winners receive a
cash award and a trip to the adult Federal Duck Stamp Contest.
The Federal Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program is an
integrated art and science activity developed to teach environmental science
and habitat conservation. "In the process of creating Junior Duck Stamp
designs, students gain a better understanding of the importance of
conserving habitat as they explore the esthetic qualities of wildlife," said
Victor Young, who coordinates New Hampshire Fish and Game’s statewide
contest. Teachers who want to integrate these lessons into their coursework
can find a curriculum guide for teaching conservation through the arts at:
http://duckstamps.fws.gov.
The conservation of waterfowl is very
important and money spent by duck hunters in purchasing duck stamps fuels
the funding for waterfowl and habitat conservation. So, young artists, why
not put your skills to hand and enter this worthwhile contest. |
