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ODA launches
2016 “Ag is Cool!” creative expressions contest
School-Age Children (K-12) Can Enter to Win a Trip to the Ohio State
Fair
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio (April 6, 2016) –The Ohio Department of Agriculture
today announced it will begin accepting entries for the 2016
“Agriculture is Cool!” Creative Expressions contest. Children enrolled
in school or home schooled in Ohio during the 2015-2016 academic year
have until June 6, 2016 to capture their personal interpretation of why
Ohio agriculture is cool for their chance to win prizes, including
tickets to the Ohio State Fair.
“Ag is Cool!” entries, which can include an original video, photograph,
drawing, or painting, will be judged in the following age categories.
One winner from each age group and category will be chosen:
Grades K-2: Photography, Drawing or Painting
Grades 3-5: Video, Photography, Drawing or Painting
Grades 6-8: Video, Photography, Drawing or Painting
Grades 9-12: Video, Photography, Drawing or Painting
Entries will be judged by a panel that may include representatives from
the Ohio Department of Agriculture, the Office of the Governor, the
Ohio Expo Center, and professionals in the areas of video production,
photography, drawing, painting and other visual arts. Judging will be
based on the student’s visual representation of the “Ag is Cool!”
theme, if it accurately reflects 21st century agriculture, creativity
and use of Ohio images, and quality of work.
Winners of the art contest will be recognized by the Office of the
Governor and other state officials at the Ohio State Fair on July 27,
2016.
For additional information about the contest, a complete copy of the
rules and entry form visit http://www.agri.ohio.gov/AgIsCool/ or call
614-752-9817.
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