Applications and Forms

May 1, 2021

Mason Park, Laurel MS

(Yes, this event is happening!)

 Day in the Park kicks off with the annual 5K race at 8:00 a.m. (rain or shine), followed immediately by the one-mile fun run. 

This challenging 5k race runs through the historic district of downtown Laurel, MS. 

Covid-19 Precautions

Participant safety is our number 1 priority! While restrictions pertaining to Covid-19 are subject to change, we will continue to do our best to comply with all mandates and recommendations of our public officials in order to provide you with the safest race experience possible. We ask ALL of our participants to do their part to help us keep everyone safe!​

Here's what you can expect at our race:

- Face masks are strongly encouraged before and after the race. (No you do not have to run in a mask)

- Staggered starts to ensure social distancing.

- Hand sanitizer available. ​

Please do NOT participate if you are sick, have any cold/flu-like symptoms, or have been in known direct contact with someone with Covid-19. Please stay home and participate virtually!

Online Registration is now OPEN Click Here

Guidelines For Artwork:

• Eligibility: All students in k5-6th Grade enrolled at the following schools: Mason Elementary, Oak Park, Laurel Magnet School of the Arts, Laurel Upper Elementary, Saint John's Day School, LCS Elementary
• Contest Guidelines are provided to each school's art teacher/department.
• All media is allowed
• All artwork is to be completed while the child is at school

Entry Guidelines:

• Each entry must include on the back upper right hand corner: Name, grade, teacher, and school

Judging Guidelines:

• Artwork is judged by a panel of League members. Artist's names remain hidden from judges until all awards have been given. If a judge has a child enrolled in the contest, that judge is excused from reviewing artwork from that grade & school.
• There are three rounds of judging. First, second, and third place ribbons are awarded for each grade level at each school during the first round. Then, the first place winners from each school advance to the semifinal round where their entry is judged against others in their grade level from the six other city schools. From these entries, first, second, and third place winners are selected. Finalist awards are announced at the invitation-only Winners’ Reception. 

2021 City Wide Art Contest

Theme: In My Garden I Would Grow…

Entry Deadline: 3/11/2021

Winners Exhibit, Lauren Rodgers Museum of Art:  4/23/2021 – 5/1/2021  

The Laurel Arts League, a non-profit organization devoted to encouraging and fostering the arts, is offering a scholarship to collegiate art students.

Students must be entering their junior year or above, and should submit an application by May 31, 2021. 

Applications should be emailed to  emilybpickering@gmail.com. 

The scholarship amount is $2,000.00, with one half to be paid each semester and will be awarded on a yearly basis.

Scholarship award criteria include:  quality of work, financial need, and recommendations.  The competition is open to all art students in Mississippi.  Award recipients are expected to donate a piece of their work, of their choosing, to the Laurel Arts League by the close of the scholarship year.

Below you will find a copy of the scholarship application. We look forward to your applications.

Sincerely, 

Emily Pickering, 2020-2021 Scholarship Chair