Agricenter’s Ag Day Student Art Contest & Exhibition
Theme: Agriculture is essential to bringing food, families, and friends to the table.
Submission deadline: March 12, 2021
Who: Grades 3-12 in Shelby or DeSoto Counties
With the incredible advances in technology, biology and genetics in farming coupled with the expected population boom, this theme was chosen to open a dialogue about how vital Agriculture is to us among educators, students and parents. Just by eating food today, we are all involved in Agriculture. If you are sitting on furniture, you are involved in Agriculture. Few people realize that 80% of the food and fiber we consume and use daily in the United States is produced by only 1.3% of the population. NOTE: Theme words do not need to be included in the art.
Any 3rd-12th grade student in Shelby County, TN and Desoto County, MS can participate in the art contest, including public, private, and homeschool students. Students may develop an entry inside or outside of school. The purpose of the contest is to promote the role and importance of agriculture in our life and showcase the variety of agriculture that brings us our food, fiber, and fuel. We want participants to be as imaginative and expressive as possible.
Artwork submission period is January 19, 2021 - March 12, 2021
Artwork
Artwork can be submitted by virtually any media include the following:
Drawing
Painting
Collage
Photography
Graphic Design
Short Video
Winners
First Place Winners $100
Second Place Winners $50
Third Place Winners $25
Teachers of all First Place Winners receive $100
Eligibility
Grade Levels 3-5 (Category 1)
Grade Levels 6-8 (Category 2)
Grade Levels 9-12 (Category 3)
Judging Criteria
Interpretation of concept
Uniqueness
Artistry
Teachers Drawing
Teachers will receive one entry for each student who enters the contest. The more students who submit, the more entries that teacher will receive.
At the awards event, a teacher’s name will be drawn at random to win a prize of $250 to use for art supplies in the classroom.
Only one prize awarded per art event. Teachers do not need to be present at awards ceremony to win the drawing.
More Info
For more information or questions email Tim Roberts or call at 901-435-7109.
THANK YOU TO OUR 2020 AG DAY STUDENT ART CONTEST + EXHIBITION SPONSORS!
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Winners of the 2019 Ag Day Student Art Contest
3rd - 5th Grade Division
1st Place: Veronica Gale, Cordova Elementary (Teachers: Shameka Carter and Martha Berge)
2nd Place: Melody McCloskey, Homeschool
3rd Place: Fatiha Dang Kua, Cordova Elementary
6th - 8th Grade Division
1st Place: Ashley Merriweather, City University of Liberal Arts (Teacher: Monica Scott)
2nd Place: Maci McMahon, Arlington Middle School
3rd Place: Kathy Lam, Colonial Middle School
9th - 12th Grade Division
1st Place: Shridhar Athinarayanan, White Station High School (Teacher: Charles Berlin)
2nd Place: Susanna Smith, Arlington High School
3rd Place: Brenna Jackson, Arlington High School