Grady Elementary is participating in the Reflections Art Contest, a national art competition sponsored by the PTA.  The theme of this contest is "Let Your Imagination Fly," and all visual arts entries must relate to the theme of flying,  meaning that visual arts that depict flying bugs, planes, rockets or unicorns are all acceptable subjects.   Grady’s contest is being administered by Art Teacher, Lauren Niedergang (email: [email protected]).  Students in grades 3-5 have been preparing an art work that is suitable for submission in the contest.  It is the choice of each student, pending the permission of his/her parents, to submit a piece of art work into the Grady Reflections Art Contest.  Mrs. Niedergang has the student entry form and will send them home for your signature, but a printable extra copy may be found here: Reflections Student Entry Form.  Ms. Niedergang is also accepting submissions of visual arts (meaning ceramics, collages, photo collages with all original photos, and drawings and paintings) on or before October 23.  Only one entry per student, so if your student submits a separate entry, the art made during Mrs. Niedergang's class will not be submitted.  Paper works of art must be mounted on sturdy material like a cardboard mat, but may not be framed.  Although this contest is focused on grades 3-5, Ms. Niedergang is accepting entries from any Grady student, regardless of the grade of the student.  First, Second and Third Place ribbons will be awarded and every student's contribution will be celebrated.  There will be an ice cream party in the Art Room on November 4 from 1:30 to 2 pm to celebrate the student artists.  If you are able to volunteer to help serve ice cream at the party, please email Ellen Lyons at [email protected]. 

The rules for submissions are here: Reflections Rules