(2008– 2009 Contest Schedule and Information) 

 

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The annual Respect Diversity Art & Poetry Contest celebrates the differences within our world.  Each year, all the entries are showcased at the Respect Diversity Exhibit.

 

 

 

Sponsors and Partners for the Respect Diversity Art & Poetry Contest include the ADL, Barnes & Noble, MetroFamily Magazine,  Hideaway Foundation, UCO College of Education, the Edmond Fine Arts Institute, the OKC Jewish Community Foundation, the OKC Jewish Federation, Oklahoma Natural Gas, Teaching Tolerance Magazine, and Tulsa World—Newspaper in Education, Wal-Mart, Christian-Mohamed-Goldberg and The Grateful Bean.

 

 

 

 

2008 - 2009 Contest Theme: Rainbow Connection
Visual art and poetry can show or express respect for people of different cultures and ethnicities, different ability levels, different ages, and/or different religions.  The possibilities are as endless as one’s imagination. 

 

Some examples might be: African masks, drums, freedom quilts, Japanese origami, Haiku, Ageku, Tonka, Native American patterns, drums, quilts, pottery, anthologies of artwork and/or poetry or essays. 

Metaphors are a powerful way to teach respect: hanging art collages with many diverse shapes colors patterns and sizes, mobiles of animal shapes, a giant crayon box, tiles of different patterns.

Click here to see past winning entries

 

Awards and Recognition:
There will be a prize winning entry from each age group: pre-K - 1, 2-5, 6-8, 9-12.
All winning entries will appear in an issue of MetroFamily Magazine. The opening night gala of the Exhibit, all winning entries will be acknowledged and awards will be presented by State Superintendent Sandy Garrett.

 

Contact Information
Joan Korenblit at 405/359-0369 or e-mail rdfrdf@cox.net