TAP Proudly Presents
The 2008 Art Contest Winners!
Congratulations to all of our winners!
First and Second Grade Winners:
First Place : Prize $150 Savings Bond
Athulya Narayan, Naubuc Elementary School, Glastonbury, Connecticut
Second Place: Prize $100 Savings Bond
Christina Hart, Naubuc Elementary School, Glastonbury, Connecticut
Honorable Mention
Karin Gonzalez, Naubuc Elementary School, Glastonbury, Connecticut
Dennis Hajek, Buttonball Lane Elementary School, Glastonbury, Connecticut
Ali F. Hassan, Naubuc Elementary School, Glastonbury, Connecticut
Tram Anh Hoang, Nayaug Elementary School, Glastonbury, Connecticut
Victor Htut, Hebron Avenue School, Glastonbury, Connecticut
Sally Jeong, Buttonball Lane Elementary School, Glastonbury, Connecticut
Raymond Ma, Naubuc Elementary School, Glastonbury, Connecticut
Christopher Tobias, Naubuc Elementary School, Glastonbury, Connecticut
Third and Fourth Grade Winners:
First Place: Prize $150 Savings Bond
Samuel Danso, Naubuc Elementary School, South Glastonbury, Connecticut
Second Place: Prize $100 Savings Bond
Jin Nagai, Buttonball Lane Elementary School, Glastonbury, Connecticut
Honorable Mention
Yerim Lee, Buttonball Lane Elementary School, Glastonbury, Connecticut
Juan Torres, Naubuc Elementary School, Glastonbury, Connecticut
Ruslan Barney, Nayaug Elementary School, Glastonbury, Connecticut
The Art Contest
This contest was open to all students in elementary grades one through four, including students from public and private schools as well as those who are home-schooled. Students who instinctively enjoy the creative process were especially encouraged to participate.
Theme: Trading Places: Walking in Another Child's Shoes
Students learn and internalize stereotypes at a very young age; as a teacher, counselor, or parent you can help open minds and hearts. Please use the theme, Trading Places: Walking in Another Child's Shoes, to foster creativity and empathy with other cultures. We look forward to seeing how your students and children visualize this timely, relevant theme.
It is important to see the world from another person's point of view. Imagine that you could transport yourself to another country and walk in someone else's shoes, live where they live, experience what they experience. Some countries are at war and some are at peace. In order for us to truly have a peaceful world we need to understand people in other countries whose lives and experiences may be somewhat different from our own.
Imagine that you live in another country. Which country would you choose and why? What would your life be like if you lived there?
- Would you live in a city? In a town? On a farm? In a rainforest? In a desert? On an island? In the mountains?
- What kind of home would you live in? An apartment? A house? A hut? A tent?
- What kind of clothing would you wear? What kind of food would you eat?
- Would you go to school? If yes, where and how would you get there? By bus? On foot? Or some other way?
- Would your country be at war or at peace?
When creating your work of art, keep in mind the similarities and differences between your life and the lives of other children throughout the world. Show how you think the children in another country live and what they experience.
The subject of the artwork entry is to be the student's personal expression of Trading Places: Walking in Another Child's Shoes and may be in either descriptive or abstract form.
Participation: Entrants will be divided into two groups by grade:
- Group A—1st and 2nd grades, as of April 1, 2008
- Group B—3rd and 4th grades, as of April 1, 2008
Entry Requirements:
- Only one piece per student.
- Entry may be a painting, drawing, collage, or other 2-dimensional work only.
- Only digital files will be accepted; photos or scanned images of artwork must be submitted in jpeg format (high resolution). Files may be emailed or sent on CD. We will not accept hard copies of artwork. Winners,however, will be required to submit the original artwork, which must be no larger than 11" x 17".
Artwork will be judged on originality of design, clarity of theme message, and artistic merit. TAP reserves the right to copy and modify any entry for reproduction. Entries will not be returned and will become the property of TAP.