Category IV "Best Use of Color" 2013 Winner
Melissa Molloy, Knoxville Schools
Take It Outside Art Contest 2014
Welcome Teachers!
The Department of Natural Resources invites you to enroll your class in our third annual “Take It Outside” Art Contest — win prizes that will get you and your students involved in outdoor activities.
This year's contest will focus on natural places - from prairies and forests to lake and streams. Natural places can be public - like national wildlife refuges; state, county and city parks and recreation areas; school grounds. They can be smaller and private - back yards, vacant lots. Regardless of size or location, special places connect us to the outdoors. Where is your favorite place to "take it outside?" How do you enjoy your special natural area? Do you hike? Fish? Paddle? Turn over logs? Stare at the sky?
Use your artistic skills to create an image that shows you “Taking it Outside” in your favorite natural place (prairie, timber, pond, lake stream, river, marsh - even your backyard or a vacant lot). Be sure to show what make the place special for you. For more information about Iowa's habitats, visit our website (scroll down to the bottom of the page to the “document library” and click on “Natural Resources”).
Winning entries will receive prizes and will be used for upcoming promotions and displayed at the DNR building during the Iowa State Fair.
Participating schools will be entered in a drawing to receive a grant (total of 4 awarded) for a natural resources-based recreation experience at a local outdoor recreation area.
For more information visit: http://www.iowadnr.gov/Education/ForTeachers/EducationCompetitions.aspx
