Posted on: Friday, January 25, 2002

Civil rights is focus of student art contest

Advertiser Staff

O'ahu elementary school students in grades 4, 5 and 6 are invited to enter the Hawai'i Civil Rights Art Contest.

Children are encouraged to reflect on the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and think about what they can do in their lives to promote civil rights and diversity.

In addition to drawing a picture to illustrate their idea, students must write one or two lines explaining their idea at the bottom of the picture.

Winners will receive $50, and their classes will receive $100.

The contest is sponsored by the Hawai'i Civil Rights Commission, the Honolulu Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League and the Student Excellence Equity and Diversity program at the University of Hawai'i-Manoa.

Teachers in participating classrooms are asked to select the best entry from their class. Schools are asked to send in the selected entries from their campuses to: Martin Luther King Jr. Art Contest, Hawai'i Civil Rights Commission, 830 Punchbowl St., Room 411, Honolulu, HI 96813.

Entries must be received by Feb. 15.

All elementary schools on O'ahu are invited to participate.

An overall winner will be announced at a ceremony to be held before spring break.

Entry requirements:

• Entries must have dimensions no smaller than 8 by 11 inches, and no larger than 12 by 18 inches.

• The sentences explaining the artwork should be clearly visible.

• Pencils, crayons, markers or paints may be used. Do not use chalk.

• No photographs may be used.

• No computer-generated art is allowed.

• No three-dimensional entries. Nothing may be glued, taped, stapled or attached to the entries. Do not laminate the artwork.

• Each student may submit only one entry.

• Students should write their name, school, grade and classroom number on the upper right-hand corner on the back of their entry.

For more information, contact the Hawai'i Civil Rights Diversity Commission Diversity Committee at 586-8636.