April 6, 2020
WEA Member Benefits adds theme for fifth annual student art contest
Madison, WI
Get ready for adventure with the Fifth Annual WEA Member Benefits Student Art Contest!
New in 2020, the contest now has a theme: Adventure and Explore. Art submissions can include places students have traveled or dream of traveling to, an imaginary place, a person or creature that is adventurous or likes to explore, or students are able to provide their own creative interpretation of Adventure and Explore.
Again, this year, monetary prizes from the WEA Member Benefits Foundation, Inc., will be awarded to ten student winners, and one student artist will receive the “Loeymae Lange Best in Class” award. The “Best in Class” award is named in memory of Loeymae Lange, a former art teacher at Cooper Elementary school in Burlington, Wisconsin. Her brother, Dr. Paul Lange, and his wife June are honoring Loeymae’s legacy and love for art by providing this memorial gift to the WEA Member Benefits Foundation, Inc.
“To see this contest entering its fifth year is extremely exciting and a testament to the talented students and art teachers we have across Wisconsin,” said David Kijek, WEA Member Benefits President and CEO. “We are grateful to be able to use Dr. Lange’s generous gift to honor his sister’s legacy and promote recognition and positive self-esteem for student artists.”
The deadline to enter the 2020 student art contest is Thursday, April 30, 2020. Students can submit art projects done at home during the Safer at Home order. Finalists will be announced around May 19. The student finalists and their teachers will be recognized at a student art show in Madison in August.
More information about the art contest, including contest rules, eligibility, and art submission information is available at WEA Member Benefits.