City of Cedar Park Showcases Youth Art With Contest

CEDAR PARK, TX —Art is not only a celebration of creative expression, for kids, art is an important skill that fosters social, emotional, and mental development and enhances their view of the world. In an effort to showcase the artistic excellence of Cedar Park's youth community, the City of Cedar Park invite residents under the age of 18 to participate in their Youth Art Contest.

This year's theme for submission focuses on the Monarch Butterfly Recovery Initiative. Artists are asked to include a monarch butterfly image anywhere in their submitted artwork, and creative submissions are encouraged. Selected artwork will be showcased throughout several public areas of the Cedar Park Library.

Requirements:

• All submissions must be two-dimensional, wall mountable, and capable of fitting in a 8”x10”, 11”x14” or 18”x24” standard frame.
• All submissions must be original works of art.
• All submissions must be solely the work of a Cedar Park resident under 18 years of age.
• Please include your name, age, contact information, the name of your school, and the title of your work on the back of each submission.
• Artists are permitted to use a wide variety of mediums. However, photographic submissions will not be considered for this contest.
• Submissions should include an image or theme of monarch butterflies.
• Each participant is limited to two submissions.
• Submissions must be dropped off or received by mail no later than 5:00 p.m. April 3rd, 2020 at Cedar Park City Hall, 450 Cypress Creek Rd., Bldg. 1, Cedar Park, TX 78613, Attn: Jackson Brockway; Cedar Park Library, 550 Discovery Boulevard, Cedar Park, TX 78613, Attn: Jackson Brockway

Winning Submissions:

• Winning submissions will be selected by members of the Parks Arts and Community Enrichment (PACE) Board based on their artistic merits and appropriateness for display at the Library.
• Winning submissions will be displayed at the Cedar Park Library along with a plaque crediting the artist.
• The location and period of display remains within the City’s exclusive discretion and control.
• Artists of the winning submissions will be contacted at the end of the display period and given an opportunity to retrieve their artwork. Artwork that goes unclaimed 60 days after the display period shall be deemed donated to the City.

Other Submissions:

• Artists of artwork not selected for display will be contacted and given an opportunity to retrieve their artwork. Unclaimed artwork shall be deemed donated to the City.

Please contact Jackson Brockway at Jackson.Brockway@cedarparktexas.gov with any questions or click HERE.

EVENT DETAILS

City of Cedar Park Youth Art Contest

Submissions must be dropped off or received by mail no later than 5:00 p.m. April 3rd, 2020 at:

Cedar Park City Hall

450 Cypress Creek Rd., Bldg. 1

Cedar Park, TX 78613

Attn: Jackson Brockway

Cedar Park Library

550 Discovery Boulevard

Cedar Park, TX 78613

Attn: Jackson Brockway

For more events, be sure and check out the Cedar Park/Leander Patch Events Calendar.