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Applications and Forms
Below you'll find our most recent art contest information, scholarship applications, and Day in the Park vendor forms.
Day In The Park 2021
May 1, 2021
Mason Park, Laurel MS
Day in the Park is the Laurel Arts League’s largest annual event, which takes place the first Saturday each May in Mason Park. The day begins with a 5K race followed by a Fun Run. Throughout the day, patrons can enjoy live music, student and juried art competitions, delicious festival cuisine, children’s activities, and the works of skilled craftsmen from across the region.
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Day in the Park: 5k & 1 Mile Fun Run
Day in the Park: Student Art
Students from Kindergarten to 12th grade exhibit their art in a large tent at Day in the Park. Judged by local artists and art educators, the winners are given a small scholarship and ribbon.
2021 Day in the Park: Student Art Contest info Coming Soon
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City Wide Art Contest
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
Winners' Reception (Invitation Only):
Unless restrictions due to the pandemic change dramatically, we will NOT be hosting a Winners Reception at the LRMA this year. Instead, we will be recording a virtual walkthrough of the Winners Exhibit that will be shared on this website, the LRMA website, and all associated social media platforms.
Scholarships
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