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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 2020
2020 Day in the Park applications and entry forms are being finalized. Check back for updates.
Saturday, May 2, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m
Mason Park - Laurel, Mississippi
For more information about Day in the Park click here
Arts & Crafts Vendor Questions: dayinparkartsandcrafts@gmail.com
Day in the Park: 5k & 1 Mile Fun Run
2020 Day in the Park 5k & Fun Run Registration is OPEN
Online Registration: Click Here
Saturday, May 2, 2020 from 8:00 a.m.
Mason Park - Laurel, Mississippi
(rain or shine)
REGISTRATION FEES:
5k: $25
1 Mile Fun Run: $10
RACE SHIRTS:
RACE T-SHIRT GUARANTEED TO ALL 5K RUNNERS WHO REGISTER BY APRIL 15, 2020
Fun Run participants DO NOT receive a t-shirt with registration. They may purchase one for +$10
T-Shirts are NOT guaranteed to those who register on race day. T-shirts are provided on a first come/first serve basis as supplies last.
Awards:
Overall winners, male & female
Masters winners, male & female
Grand Masters winners, male & female
1st, 2nd, 3rd male & female age groups:
0-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70+
On Site Registration will open at 7am at the start line (Mason Park/18th Street) Cash, check or credit card accepted.
For more information about Day in the Park click here
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.
2020 Day in the Park: Student Art Contest guidelines and entry forms are being finalized. Check back for updates.
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.
2020 City Wide Art Contest
Theme: Animals On Adventures!
Entry Deadline: March 26, 2020
Winners Exhibit, Lauren Rodgers Museum of Art: April 24-26, 2020
Winners' Reception (Invitation Only): April 26, 2020
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, 2020.
Applications should be emailed to kathryn.davis@jcjc.edu.
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,
Kathryn Davis, Scholarship Chair