How to Participate

Sign up now to participate in our Don't Turn Your Back on AIDS event.

The categories for the student submissions are as follows:

• Photography
• Mixed media
• Sculpture
• Painting (oil, acrylic, water, pen and ink, pencil and charcoal)

The prize levels are as follows:

• Best of Show -- $1,500 plus matching funds for High School
• 1st Place -- $1,000 plus matching funds for High School
• 2nd Place -- $750 plus matching funds for High School
• 3rd Place -- $500 plus matching funds for High School
• Founder's Choice -- $1,000 (No Match for School)
• 25 honorable mentions at $250 each

Each winner will receive a ribbon, framed certificate and framed photo of their work since we will be auctioning off their pieces at the event.

This event will target ALL high schools in the Bay Area.  If a student is of high school age and they are home schooled they qualify as well.

Art Students

Theme of Submitted work
The item or items submitted should reflect in some way the artists interpretation of the theme "Don't Turn Your Back on AIDS"

Deadline for submission is Friday November 24, 2006
Submission need to be received at 4900 Hopyard Road, Suite 285, Pleasanton, CA 94588 attention Gail Stanley no later than 2:00PM

Contact Gail Stanley
for submission form and for further information._
Send E-mail (510) 587-2651

Benefit to School

Art Directors
Contact Gail Stanley to coordinate your schools submission and make your school eligible for winners matching funds

Presentation
Schools can contact Gail and a representative from the Event can come speak to your class.
Send E-mail or Call (510) 587-2651

Participating Schools

Schools that have signed up not only give their students an opportunity to earn valuable scholarships and prizes but they also get a chance to win matching grants.

Current List of Participating Schools

Oakland School for the Arts
East Oakland School for the Arts
Livermore High School
Granada High School
Amador High School
Campolindo High School
Castro Valley High School
San Mateo High School
Foothill High School
Burton High School
California High School
Freedom High School
Hercules High School
Hayward High School
Los Lomas High School
Mission High School
Mission San Jose High School
San Lorenzo High School

Judges

Stephanie Cannizzo
Curatorial Associate
UC Berkeley Art Museum

Helen Flowers
Founder and Board Chair
The Flowers Heritage Foundation

Barbara Henry
Oakland Museum of California
Chief Curator of Education

Sally Waranch Rajcic
Owner/Director
Sarah Bain Gallery, Anaheim

Ann Trinca
Community Arts Specialist
Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek