PHM Transit of Venus Art Contest
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The Penn Kingsmen Art Gallery in Mishawaka, IN, invites all students within the Penn-Harris-Madison (PHM) School Corporation boundaries to create art for the PHM Transit of Venus Art Exhibit in celebration of the 2012 transit of Venus. A maximum of 30 pieces will be selected for display in the Gallery, open to the public, for the month preceding the June 5 celestial phenomenon. Students are invited to submit works related to Venus, the sun, astronomy, exoplanets, transit math, historical expeditions, the black drop effect, and other notions with a connection to the transit of Venus experience.A $25.00 prize will be awarded for the top entry from each level--grades 1-5, grades 6-8, and grades 9-12. Homeschoolers may enter under their equivalent grade level. Artists whose work is selected for exhibition will receive certificates acknowledging their contribution to the 2012 transit of Venus experience.
Call for Art
Art may be of any medium, preferably matted, with a size limit of 18 x 24 images. Please drop off your art on Monday, April 30, at the Penn Kingsmen Art Gallery between 2:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Enter through Door A of Penn High School. The work that does not get selected should be picked up 2:00- 4:40 p.m. on Wednesday, May 2, in the gallery. Artists whose work is exhibited may pick up their art on Friday, June 1, from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. While it tries to care for all art, the Penn Kingsmen Art Gallery is not responsible for loss or damage, or for artwork not picked up on schedule.Each piece should have a title. Include on back your name, school, grade, teacher, and contact info (home address, home phone). Limit of five 2-dimensional pieces per teacher and one 3-dimensional piece per teacher due to space limitations.
Exhibition
The show opens Thursday, May 3, and will be open to the public from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on all school days through May 2012. Visitors may enter Door A at Penn High School, 56100 Bittersweet Road, Mishawaka, IN.
Other Transit of Venus Art Opportunities
Multiple venues are celebrating the transit of Venus in art, including:- the TROVE Art Exhibit at The Livery in Benton Harbor, MI;
- the Transit of Venus in Pastel exhibit at Harris Branch Library in Granger, IN;
- the Transit of Venus Stained Glass Window Contest hosted by JINA/NDeRC at Notre Dame (Feb. 18 deadline);
- the online exhibit from Astronomers Without Borders (to be announced);
- and more coming.
More Transit of Venus Events in Michiana
The Michiana region, near the Michigan/Indiana border, is the hub of TROVE events and attractions that celebrate the 2012 transit of Venus. PHM's participation in the transit of Venus celebration is led by its Digital Video Theater.