Art Contest: O'side Turkey Trot

Call for entries! Art is now being accepted for the Oceanside Turkey Trot 2009 t-shirt design contest. Get more info here, entries are due May 21.

San Diego County Fair Call for Entries

Hurry! The deadline to enter artwork to the SD County Fair at Del Mar is April 24! You can click here to enter online, or mail or bring your entry form to the fairgrounds. The art will not be collected until their take-in days at the beginning of May.

There is a fee of $16 per entry, but according to a student who entered and won last year, if you are a student, the fee is only a couple of bucks.

For more info, visit the SD Fair website, but hurry! That's this Friday!

Art Festival 2009

This year's Art Festival, which features K-12 art created in the 08-09 school year, was slightly smaller than usual, but was so concentrated by high caliber art, especially among the Art 2 and 3 students.

Mira, Watercolor
Junior
this student's second watercolor, and first watercolor portrait

"Peter Pan" Aryn, Watercolor
Senior

Brianna, Graphite; Katie, Pen & Ink and Colored Pencil
Sophomores

Christy, Graphite Dustin, Graphite
Sophomores

12th grade work: Aryn, colored pencil; Julia, graphite, Nancy, Graphite; Courtney, colored pencil (left to right)

Some of the Elementary campus' more whimsical contributions. These guys are an annual favorite.

Brianna, Watercolor
Junior

this student's second watercolor, and first watercolor portrait

Erin, Graphite Junior

The art was judged by parents, staff, and secondary students. Classes were judged by grade, and among the secondary grades, separated into advanced and regular classes.