Each year for the past few years the Pennsylvania Bureau of Aviation has sponsored an art contest focused on aviation. Here are five of many winning submissions from last year’s contest. Getting a child’s perspective on our gift of flight can’t help but make those of us who take flying for granted, smile broadly.
Here are a handful of aviation visions from young artists. For information about entering this year, see below or go to this link.
“Aviation’s Value to My Community” is the theme of this year’s contest. Entries will be judged in two divisions: first through third grades, and fourth and fifth grades.
Entries must be postmarked by Oct. 14.
There will be 22 statewide winners, with one winner from each division selected from each of PennDOT’s 11 district offices. Winners will receive a certificate signed by Schoch, and a mounted, full-color, 16-by-20-inch copy of their entry. The students’ schools will also receive a mounted copy of the artwork for display.
Artwork should be submitted on 8.5-by-11-inch or 9-by-12-inch paper, unframed, unmatted and unlaminated. All work must be done by hand (there is an exception for children with physical challenges).
Permitted formats are: acrylic, oil paint, felt-tip pens, indelible ink, soft ballpoint pens, watercolor or crayons. Formats that are not permitted include: non-permanent media such as pencil or charcoal, computer-generated artwork and collage work using photocopies.
The back of each submission should include the student’s name, teacher’s name, grade level, county and school address and phone number. Entries will not be returned. Winners’ schools will be notified by telephone.
Send entries to: Bureau of Aviation, c/o Harrison Brooks, 400 North St., Harrisburg, PA 17120 or P.O. Box 3457, Harrisburg, PA 17120-0064.
http://www.dot.state.pa.us/ArtContest2010/index.htm
Charlie Leocha is the President of Travelers United. He has been working in Washington, DC, for the past 14 years with Congress, the Department of Transportation, and industry stakeholders on travel issues. He was the first consumer representative to the Advisory Committee for Aviation Consumer Protections appointed by the Secretary of Transportation from 2012 through 2018.
