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2004 May Family National Art & Writing Contest
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Contest Guidelines
However you choose to express yourself through art or writing, it is important to remember that an emotional response alone is not an expression of knowledge. Be sure to demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of historical events to make your creative expressions more substantive and convincing. You should use the Museum’s Web site as a primary resource in researching and preparing your entry. A completed entry form (on the Museum's Web site in PDF format) must accompany each entry. All entries must represent your own independent effort.
ELIGIBILITY
All students in middle school and high school may participate.
Entries will be disqualified for any of the following reasons:
- Plagiarism
- Incomplete entry form or use of a different form than the one provided (entry forms may be photocopied)
- Entry does not adhere to guidelines as stated for art, writing, and media entries
- Entry is postmarked after the March 3, 2004, deadline
All entries remain the property of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and cannot be returned. By your participation in the contest, you grant the Museum permission to publish the winning entries in brochures, flyers, other Museum publications, and exhibitions. Photo reproductions of the winning entries may also be made available to the news media.
ART ENTRIES
Feel free to choose from the full range of techniques and materials including paint, charcoal, and pencil.
Guidelines
- Only two-dimensional, unframed, unmatted works will be accepted (no barbed wire, please)
- Do not submit lined paper or paper torn from spiral notebooks
- Do not submit items larger than 24" x 24"
- Chalk, charcoal, or pastels must include fixatives
- Do not staple the entry form or any other piece of paper to the artwork
- You may submit entries as a JPEG file on computer disk or as a slide
- Include a brief explanation of the piece and how it relates to or answers the contest question
WRITING ENTRIES
Feel free to choose from the full range of genres including prose, poetry, plays, and short stories.
Guidelines
- Do not submit lined paper or paper torn from spiral notebooks
- Print or type, and double-space each page
- Print or type on only one side of each page
- Number each page
- Limit your entry to 1,500 words or less
MEDIA ENTRIES
Feel free to choose from various media forms such as photography, video, and computer-related media.
Guidelines
- Limit video entries to three minutes or less.
- Include all copyright information
- Include a brief explanation of the entry and how it relates to or answers the contest question
JUDGING
There are two judging divisions for the contest:
Division I: Middle school
Division II: High school
The judges for this contest include historians, educators, artists, writers, and Holocaust survivors. For both divisions, judges evaluate each entry based on the following categories:
Content
Does the entry attempt to answer the contest question?
Historical Accuracy and Interpretation
Is the entry historically accurate?
Does the entry provide analysis and interpretation rather than a retelling of historical events?
Originality, Creativity, and Presentation
Is the entry organized and well presented?
Is the written material clear, and grammatically correct?
Is the visual material well drawn or constructed?
Does the entry reflect the student's imagination in dealing with the subject matter?
PRIZES
Winners receive a cash award, a gift certificate from the Museum Shop, and a certificate of achievement. Teachers of winners receive a selection of books. Winning schools are eligible for an on-site award ceremony with a member of the Museum’s Education Division.
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The Museum reserves the right not to award prizes in either division.
All entrants receive a certificate of accomplishment.
Photos, top to bottom: Gitta Rosenzweig was discovered in a Catholic orphanage after the war. In 1942, she had been found wandering in the Polish countryside and was taken to a children’s home, where she was given the name “Maria Czekanska.” Biata Podlaska, Poland, August 1946. USHMM, gift of Gitta Rosenzweig;
Two hidden Jewish children, Beatrix Westheimer and her cousin Henri Hurwitz, with Catholic priest Adelin Vaes, on the occasion of Beatrix’s First Communion. Ottignies, Belgium, May 1943. Beatrice Muchman;
Rajala Lederman and her daughter Annette in Brussels, Belgium, shortly before Annette was placed in hiding with a Christian family. USHMM, courtesy of Annette Lederman Linzer;
In 1942, Henrietta and Herman Goslinski went into hiding to avoid deportation from the Netherlands. Because their rescuer could not take their infant daughter Berty, the Dutch resistance moved her frequently. During the two-and-a-half years apart, the parents saw Berty only once and received this lone photograph. Bertie Levkowitz
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