Note #9189 from PCUSA NEWS to PRESBYNEWS:
06153 March 10, 2006
Pentecost Offering seeks art demonstrating 'that very spirit'
Contest for high school artists offers top prize of $500
LOUISVILLE - In 2005 and 2006, the Pentecost Offering commissioned artwork to illustrate its yearly theme, and the feedback was so positive that the newfound tradition is being continued in 2007.
The Offering staff is inviting high school students to submit a photograph or two of a painting, drawing, or mixed-media artwork that they feel demonstrates their creative abilities. The Pentecost Offering team will review these submissions and invite five young people to submit sketches demonstrating how they would illustrate the 2007 theme, "That very spirit!" (Romans 8:16).
The five finalists will receive $100 apiece for their sketches. Then one of the five will be chosen to illustrate the 2007 theme. The creator of that work will receive $500.
The deadline for submitting sample photographs is April 17; the finalists will be notified by April 24; the sketches will be due on May 12; the final commission will be awarded on May 19; and the final artwork will be due by June 14.
In 2005, Matthias Brown, a middle school student, prepared the Pentecost Offering art. In 2006, the art for the Offering was created by Walnas Congas, a young adult from Haiti (see it at www.pcusa.org/pentecost).
Because the past two artists were male, the Offering team is especially interested in considering works by young women, but all high school students are encouraged to apply.
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