The 7th Annual Water is Life
art contest invites Minnesota’s ninth- through 12th-grade students to create art and videos that represent issues facing our freshwater resources. This year, the theme for the contest is water conservation.
Collaborating with Minnesota’s Educational Service Cooperatives, the Freshwater Society hopes to inspire and educate Minnesota’s youth on the important issues facing our vulnerable freshwater resources.
The 2011 Water is Life
art contest invites students to create art that symbolizes water conservation. The artwork may illustrate the need for conservation, explore methods of conservation or be created with conservation and reuse in mind. The artwork and accompanying artist statement should convey the importance of protecting and preserving our most important resource.
The contest awards $500 scholarships to the six top finalists, prizes to each regional semifinalists and recognition to each participant.
Each year the students produce amazing art and artist statements. The winning artwork and all the semifinalists’ entries are exhibited at public venues, including the state capitol. The powerful exhibit helps to educate Minnesota’ citizens about our most important resource.
For more information on the Water is Life
art contest, visit www.freshwater.org or www.nesc.k12.mn.us.
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