State kicks off school art contest

The Nevada Housing Division is accepting submissions for its annual art contest.

Pupils in grades K-5 can submit two-dimensional, 9-by-12-inch artwork addressing the theme "Where I Live."

Winners will receive U.S. savings bonds courtesy of Pardee Homes. First place will be awarded $300, second place will net $150, and third place will earn $100. The Judges' Choice recipient will receive $50, and $25 will be given to each of the nine runners-up.

Winning entries will be featured in the Housing Division's 2004 calendar. Juried artwork will be exhibited at The Venetian Jan. 6-16, and at a reception for the artists on Jan. 6.

The entry deadline is Wednesday, Nov. 12.

The contest is sponsored by the Housing Division, Clark County School District School Community Partnership Program, Pardee Homes, the Real Estate section of the Las Vegas Review-Journal and Sun, The Venetian, Nevada State Bank, Houdini's Magic Shop, and the Southern Nevada Home Builders Association.

For more information, call Jean Norton, chief assistant for the Housing Division, at 486-7220, ext. 224.

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