Atlanta Technical College Announces 2015 Art Competition for K-12 Students

Atlanta, GA, November 08, 2014 --(PR.com)-- Atlanta Technical College is now accepting entries for the 19th annual Manufacturing Appreciation Week (MAW) student design competition. The contest is open to all area elementary, middle and high school students. Designs must be received by the Atlanta Technical College Office of Communications, located at 1560 Metropolitan Parkway, SW, by Wednesday, January 14, 2015.

The artwork submitted to Atlanta Technical College will be entered in the statewide competition where winners will be chosen in elementary, middle and high school groupings. The first, second and third place and honorable mention winners in each category will be recognized at the Governor’s Awards Luncheon on April 14. First-place winners will be presented with monetary scholarships in the amount of $500. Second-place winners will receive $300 scholarhips; third-place winners, $100 scholarships; and honorable mention awardees will receive $50 scholarships.

MAW designs should celebrate the manufacturers located in the state of Georgia Entries must comply with the following guidelines established by the Technical College System of Georgia. The size of the submission must be 11” x 17.” Art may be created with paint, watercolors, pencils, markers, crayons, charcoal, etc. but should be completely dry before shipping. Submissions from high school students may be computer-generated. All work must be flat, and objects cannot be glued or pasted to the entry. Please note that designs will not be returned to contestants.

The following information must be included on the back, upper-right corner of each submission: the student’s name, grade, school, teacher, phone number to the school, contact number for parent/guardian and the words, “Atlanta Technical College submission.”

Artwork must be received by Wednesday, January 14, 2015, for consideration. Submit entries via mail or delivery to: Atlanta Technical College, 1560 Metropolitan Parkway, SW, Atlanta, GA 30310, Attention: Office of Communications – Building B. For more information contact Terreta A. Rodgers, Director of Communications and Marketing at 404-225-4604 or trodgers@atlantatech.edu.

For additional information on Georgia Manufacturing Appreciation Week or the MAW student design competition, visit www.georgiamaw.org.
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