Lansing Art Gallery expands High School exhibit

Lansing Art Gallery • 119 N. Washington Square • Lansing, MI 48933

Media Contact: Catherine Babcock • (517) 374-6400 ext.2

NON-PROFIT NEWS RELEASE
March-April 2011
Lansing Art Gallery expands High School exhibit to include mid-Michigan students

Student Exhibit: March 18 - April 21
Community Reception: Friday, March 25, 7 – 9 PM

Lansing Art Gallery’s 27th Annual Art Scholarship Alert will open March 18th. More than 150 works of art from across Mid-Michigan will be displayed.

New this year, Art Scholarship Alert offers entry to students living in 10 counties: Ingham, Clinton, Eaton, Ionia, Shiawassee, Barry, Livingston, Calhoun and Jackson. This expansion will offer opportunities to over 50 school districts.

Art Scholarship Alert is a juried art exhibition and scholarship competition for grades 9 through 12. The program is designed to give recognition and financial assistance for outstanding art students, encourage artistic growth and to provide an opportunity to participate as artists in a professional setting. Students are required to submit a portfolio of five original works of art to be juried by a team of professional artists and educators.

Artists learn commitment to a goal and gain self-confidence as they aspire to artistic excellence. Their successes establish them as significant role models for younger students. Since 1984, Art Scholarship Alert has awarded over $80,000 to young artists to help further their creative endeavors. In addition to the portfolio competition, students at the senior level may apply for the annual $1,000 Sara Jane Venable Scholarship.

For additional information contact Lansing Art Gallery at (517) 374-6400.

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Lansing Art Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Friday 10 – 4 PM, Saturday 1 – 4 PM, First Sunday of the month 1 – 4 PM, Closed Holiday Weekends

Lansing Art Gallery is a non-profit arts organization serving the greater Lansing and statewide communities of Michigan artists. The Gallery is located in downtown Lansing and features Michigan artists in changing exhibitions, education, and a Gallery Shop with a lease/purchase program. Lansing Art Gallery’s programs are funded in part by the City of Lansing, Ingham County, and the membership of Lansing Art Gallery. Employment programs, activities, and services of Lansing Art Gallery are provided for equally and without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex or handicap.

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