County Exec Looks to Future With Student Art Contest

Anne Arundel County Executive Laura Neuman will honor the artwork of elementary school students in an exhibit of their work in the Arundel Center on Tuesday.

“This artwork will delight and also inspire us to look to the future,” Neuman said. “As part of our fresh start for Anne Arundel County, we need to highlight all of the great things going on in our community. We will also use this opportunity to announce future contests.”

Anne Arundel County Public Schools Superintendent Kevin Maxwell, members of the Board of Education and members of the County Council will join the county executive for a special reception on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in the County Council's chambers. All of the students who created artwork have been invited to the reception.

“We are thrilled to have the opportunity to showcase the artwork of our students at the Arundel Center, and thank the county executive for the invitation to do so,” Maxwell said. “Our teachers and students are doing wonderful things at all levels in classrooms throughout our county, and this is a great chance to pay tribute to the work of some of our youngest students."

Representatives of the county government and school system have said they also plan to team up for an essay contest in the fall in honor of the 50th anniversary of the county's charter government, as well as an art contest on how students see their county.

The Arundel Center is located at 44 Calvert St. in downtown Annapolis.