Student Art Contest

2012 Student Art Contest, Black crowned Night Heron

Best of Show, Natasha Pruhs

Great Salt Lake Bird Festival Student Art Contest sponsored in part by the Davis County Commissioners' Cup Golf Tournament and Rio Tinto Kennecott Utah Copper. The Featured Festival Bird (2014) is the Long-billed Dowitcher.

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Great Salt Lake Bird Festival Calls for 2013 Student Art Contest Entries

Utah K-12 students invited to create a picture of a Long-billed Dowitcher

FARMINGTON, UT — October 9, 2012 — The 15^th annual Great Salt Lake Bird Festival announces its 2013 Student Art Contest, sponsored in part by a grant from the Davis County Commissioners’ Cup Golf Tournament and Rio Tinto Kennecott Utah Copper. All Utah students from kindergarten to 12^th grade are invited to submit an original drawing or painting in color of a Long-billed Dowitcher using personal observation, field guides, or Internet resources to research their artwork. An instructional packet with pictures is available at www.GreatSaltLakeBirdFest.com

The Long-billed Dowitcher will be the 2014 Festival Spotlight bird.

Contest entries will be judged in one of four grade categories, with winning artists from each category receiving cash prizes. An overall Best of Show image will also be chosen and featured on the 2014 Great Salt Lake Bird Festival’s promotional materials. Entries must be hand delivered or postmarked by May 3, 2013 at festival headquarters in Farmington (Davis County Administration Building, 61 South Main Street Farmington UT 84025 third floor CED).

All artwork will be displayed for public viewing as part of the festival, to be held May 16-20, 2013. The event is expected to draw more than 3,500 local and out-of-state participants for numerous field trips, workshops, free family activities, and special speakers. Although Utah’s incredible array of wild birds is the focus of the festival, attendees will have the opportunity to learn about a range of topics including local geology, reptiles, botany, mammals, and insects.

Deliver contest entries by May 3, 2013 to:

Great Salt Lake Bird Festival

Attn: Student Art Contest

61 S. Main Street, Third Floor CED

Farmington, UT 84025

2012 Best of Show: Natasha Pruhs 10-12 grade Taylorsville

Grades 10-12

1st Place Mariah Clark, Ogden

2nd Place Mary Rasmussen, Kaysville

3rd Place Heather Shelly, Bountiful

Grades 7-9

1st Place Natalie Clawson, Layton

2nd Place Connor Hadden, Morgan

3rd Place Ginny Swain Layton

Grades 4-6

1st Place Nancy Wang, Riverton

2nd Place Emilie Farmer, Syracuse

3rd Place Karina Olvera, Salt Lake City

Grades K-3

1st Place Ivan Richardson, St. George

2nd Place Devin Pruhs, Taylorsville

3rd Place Teng Teng Zou, Salt Lake City

Congratulations to all 465 entrants!

Questions may be directed to Amy Haran, art contest coordinator for the Great Salt Lake Bird Festival committee, at gslbirdart@gmail.com