"Water is Life" Art Contest

2006 “Water is Life” Scholarship Art Contest

South Central Service Cooperative, along with the Freshwater Society of Minnesota is once again partnering to make the 2006 “Water is Life” Scholarship Art Contest available to high school students in south central Minnesota.

The Freshwater Society of Minnesota is sponsoring a $3,000 scholarship art contest for high school students who find an artistic and creative way to express the theme, “Water is Life.” Six semi-finalists from each of three service cooperative regions (south central, southeast, and portions of west metro) will be announced regionally at a reception in early April. The South Central Service Cooperative reception will take place on April 12 at the Carnegie Art Center in Mankato. Contest entries are due at the Cooperative by March 31^st—details of the reception will be announced in March.

Eighteen semi-finalists will then have the honor of participating in the final art competition on April 19, 2006 at the headquarters of the Freshwater Society on Lake Minnetonka. Parents, art instructors and noted dignitaries will also be invited to attend this art exhibit and reception to honor all semi-finalists and announce the three scholarship winners.

Brochures and details for the 2006 art contest are posted to the South Central Service Cooperative website: www.mnscsc.org, along with photos of last year’s contest winners. We are excited to bring this special opportunity to our local high schools and students—we hope students will utilize their artistic talents to participate in the “Water is Life” art contest in 2006.