This year’s theme is ‘Drinking Water: There when you need it’
In celebration of National Drinking Water Week May 3-9 and the 46th anniversary of the Safe Water Drinking Act, the City of Broken Arrow is sponsoring the Drinking Water: There When You Need It Art Contest.
Post Date: 04/27/2020 6:45 p.m.
In celebration of National Drinking Water Week May 3-9 and the 46th anniversary of the Safe Water Drinking Act, the City of Broken Arrow is sponsoring the Drinking Water: There When You Need It Art Contest. The contest is open to all ages, with art focusing on the importance of clean drinking water.
Here are a few things about tap water you may not have considered:
- Only tap water delivers public health protection, fire protection, support for our economy, and the quality of life we enjoy.
- Any measure of a successful society, including low mortality rates, economic growth and diversity, productivity, and public safety are in some way related to access to safe water.
- From the first cup of coffee in the morning to washing our clothes, we use tap water every single day. The City of Broken Arrow works to ensure that the water delivered to consumers meets all Federal and State standards and is clean and abundant.
- Each citizen of Broken Arrow is called upon to help protect our source waters from pollution, to practice water conservation, and to get involved in local water resource issues
With this year’s theme, “Drinking water: There When You Need It,” we ask all citizens and civic organizations to recognize the contributions that the Utilities, Engineering, and Construction staff and officials make every day by providing these invaluable resources.
Contest entries celebrating the importance of water and what clean water means to the artist will be divided by age into six categories with one $100 winner in each category. The categories are ages 10 and under, ages 11-14, ages 15- 19, ages 20-40, ages 41-61, and ages 62 and over. Submissions will be accepted starting Monday, April 27th through Saturday, May 9th at 5 p.m. and will be judged on creativity, adherence to message/theme, and quality of the artwork.
Contest rules are as follows: Original artwork in any medium (paint, crayons, colored pencils, collage, etc) size 8.5 x 11 can be digitally submitted. (Only digital submissions are permitted.) Artwork should celebrate the importance of clean water. Entrants are encouraged to take a photo of their artwork or scan a copy and include it as an attachment on the online form for digital submission. It is recommended participants retain the original artwork in the event they are selected as a winner. Winners will be asked to submit their artwork through the mail. All entries should include the artist’s name, phone number, address, age, and email. Participants under the age of 18 must also submit a parent or guardian’s name, phone number, address, and email. An artist may submit a title for their artwork but it is not required. Submissions will be accepted April 27-May 5, 2020.
Judging will be based on creativity, theme/message, and quality of the artwork. Please submit entries to brokenarrowok.gov/contest.
The contest will begin on Monday, April 27th, 2020 at 8 a.m. and end on Saturday, May 9th, 2020 at 5 p.m. No submissions after May 9th, 2020 at 5 p.m. will be considered. The City of Broken Arrow Utilities Department will be judging the artwork and the winners will be contacted by phone or email Friday, May 15th, 2020 by 5 p.m. Winners will also be posted on The City of Broken Arrow’s Facebook page.
The judges will at any time disqualify an entry if it is deemed offensive or the artwork does not meet the criteria. The chosen winners of the contest are considered final after they have responded and submitted their artwork. The winners will have until May 29th, 2020 at 5 p.m. to respond. The odds of winning are based on the number of entries. Prizes will be awarded by The City of Broken Arrow. $100 Prizes (6) are distributed to each of the following categories: (1) ages 10 and under, (1) ages 11-14, (1) ages 15-19, (1) ages 20-40, (1) ages 41-61, (1) 62 and over. The age of the applicant on the day of submission applies.
No purchase or payment of any kind is necessary to enter or win the contest. Only current residents of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma may participate. Any contestant under the age of 18 must have a parent or guardian complete and sign the release to participate in the contest. Employees of the City of Broken Arrow, their immediate family members and/or those living in the same household are not eligible to participate. Any entry that is incomplete or has incorrect information may not be considered
Artwork Release
Any artwork submitted must be an original piece by the submitting participant and may be used by The City of Broken Arrow and its staff without compensation to the participant including in whole or part edits, derivative works, and adaptations to the original artwork. Any artwork submitted shall become the property of The City of Broken Arrow. Artwork may be used in print, broadcast and web publication, promotional flyers, social media, television programming, educational materials, derivative works, and any other form of distribution, in all platforms existing and to be developed in the future.
Any participant may be identified by name and age in print, internet, or broadcast that may accompany the artwork. Any participant waives the right to approve of the final product. All participants release, acquit and forever discharge The City of Broken Arrow, its current and future agents, officers, and any employees from any and all claims, rights, demands, promises, damages, and liabilities arising out of or in connection with the use or distribution of the participant’s artwork in any form or media, for any purpose.
Good luck, and we cannot wait to see City’s resident artists interpretation of this year’s theme Drinking water: There when you need it.
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