Cass County Government: 'I Love My County Because' Art Contest

Fargo ND

14 April, 2022

3:31 PM

Description

Press release from the Cass County Government: April 13, 2022 Students in Cass County have an opportunity to show off their love for their local government at the national level. In an effort to bolster civic education in schools and communities and educate youth on the role of county government, the National Association of Counties (NACo) launched the "I Love My County Because" Art Contest in conjunction with National County Government Month (April) celebration. NACo and county leaders are spreading the word about county roles and responsibilities, which are often unknown or misunderstood. By inviting children and young adults ages 18 and under to create artwork for the 2023 "Counties Matter" calendar, NACo hopes to raise awareness about programs and services that impact people's lives every day. Winning artwork will be featured in a NACo calendar, which will be distributed to NACo members nationwide. Winners will also be announced in NACo's flagship publication, County News, and their artwork will be displayed at NACo's headquarters in Washington, D.C. ELIGIBILITY Only students living in the United States, who are 18 years of age and younger in grades 1 through 12 during the 2021–2022 academic year are eligible. Each submission must be original artwork created in the current school year by one student. ARTWORK GUIDELINES Submitted artwork must present a county activity that shows how "Counties Matter" and inspired by the sentence "I love my county because…" The artwork must reflect some aspect of a county government function, service or program, to celebrate National County Government Month. The artwork must be horizontal 11" x 8.5" (PDF or JPEG). The most important elements of the artwork must not extend beyond 10.5" 8" to account for trimming during the calendar production process. JUDGING CRITERIA Technical skill: The artwork must display artistic skill in painting, drawing or digital art. Creativity: The artwork must be original in its expression of a personal vision or voice. It must be the student's own work and cannot be plagiarized or in violation of any copyright. Artist's statement: Along with the artwork, each student is required to submit a statement that explains how "Counties Matter" in their community or complete the sentence "I love my county because…" Each entry must include the artist's name, grade, school, county and contact information (for the student, a parent or guardian's email address and phone number) and a teacher (email address and phone numbers). DEADLINE AND SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS The competition submission period closes May 1, 2022, at 11:59 p.m. ET. Students must submit their artwork for consideration via www.naco.org/ncgm The artwork must be submitted as a PDF or JPEG. (Winners will be notified and asked to mail their original artwork to NACo.) The artist's statement including name, age, grade level, school, teacher or art teacher and contact information for a guardian or teacher must be submitted as a .doc or .docx file. For digital art or graphic design submissions, the design must be 300 dpi and RGB color. Only one submission per student is allowed. There is no entry fee. Please mail original artwork to: NACo 660 N. Capitol St. NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20001 Attention: Leon Lawrence III, Design Director This press release was produced by the Cass County Government. The views expressed here are the author's own.