By Claudia Loucks
Geneseo Current
VFW Auxiliary Geneseo 5083 is offering two Patriotic Art Contests. Both contests are open to local students in grades 9-12.
This year kicks off the VFW Auxiliary’s first 3-Dimensional Patriotic Art Contest which will award $4,000 in national scholarships, in addition to the Auxiliary’s annual Young American Creative Patriotic Art contest which gives local students the opportunity to compete for $34,000 in national scholarships.
Student entries for both contests must be submitted to VFW Auxiliary 5083 Geneseo by March 31, 2023. Interested students, parents and teachers are asked to contact Rhonda Borkgren at 309-714-8077 or at marineaunt2@yahoo.com for more information about the contests.
To download entry forms and to see last year’s winners of the 3-Dimensional Patriotic Art Contest winners, visit https://vfwauxiliary.org/scholarships.
According to Geneseo VFW Auxiliary member Rhonda Borkgren, the VFW Auxiliary is one of the nation’s oldest veterans’ service organizations and members are the relatives of those who served in a location of foreign conflict. There are nearly 470,000 members representing all 50 states that volunteer millions of hours and give millions of dollars to support veterans, military service personnel and their families.
More information is available at www.vfwauxiliary.org.
VFW AUXILIARY YOUNG AMERICAN CREATIVE PATRIOTIC ART SCHOLARSHIP CONTEST
Students must submit an original dimensional piece of art work. Digital art, photography and jewelry will not be accepted. The entry must have been completed during the current school year and the entry form must include a parent or guardian’s signature.
Students begin by competing at the local VFW Auxiliary level. The first place winner from each Auxiliary advances to the Department competition, which is the State level, and those winners compete for their share of $34,000 in national awards. The national first place winner is awarded a $15, 000 scholarship.
National first through thirteenth-place winners are featured in the VFW Auxiliary Magazine and on the VFW Auxiliary website.
All Department (State) winning entries are judged at National Headquarters in Kansas City, MO, in July and will be displayed at the VFW Auxiliary National Convention scheduled for July 22-27, 2023.
The VFW Auxiliary started the Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest in 1979 to recognize up and coming artists and encourage patriotism in youth. Approximately 4,000 students participate each year and in addition to $34,000 in national scholarships, local and state VFW Auxiliaries throughout the nation award more than $150,000 in Patriotic Art scholarships every year.
VFW AUXILIARY KICKS OFF FIRST 3-DIMENSIONAL PATRIOTIC ART CONTEST
The VFW Auxiliary started the 3-dimensional American Creative Patriotic Art Contest this year to recognize up and coming artists and encourage patriotism in youth.
Students must submit an original 3-dimensional piece of artwork. Digital art and jewelry are not accepted. The entry must have been completed during the 2022-2023 school era and the application must include the signature of a parent or guardian.
Students begin by competing at the local VFW Auxiliary level. The first place winner from each Auxiliary advances to the State competition and those first place winners compete for their share of $4,000 in national awards. The national first place winner is awarded a $2.500 scholarship. National first through third palace winners are featured in the VFW Auxiliary Magazine and on the national VFW Auxiliary website.
All state winning entries will be displayed at the VFW Auxiliary National Convention that will be July 22-27, 2023.
The VFW Auxiliary started the 3-dimensional American Creative Patriotic Art Contest this year to recognize up and coming artists and encourage patriotism in youth.
