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STUDENTS TO VIE FOR NATUREWORKS-SUTTON ART AWARD

Now in its 16th year, the Natureworks-Sutton
Student Art Award competition is seeking entries.
The contest awards up to $20,000 to winning stu-
dents and their instructors as determined by the
selection committee.
Through this contest, more than 2,600 Oklahoma
high school students have been encouraged to express
themselves through art since 2003. The awards rec-
ognize high school students who demonstrate the
ability to communicate current conservation topics
in compelling ways.
“From honeybees to Texas horned lizards,
through sculptures to pastels, these students have
intriguing stories to tell,” said Audra Fogle, devel-
opment director for the Sutton Avian Research
Center in Bartlesville. “It is exciting to be able to
connect our conservation mission with schools to
provide significant scholarships for students and the
teachers who work so hard to run their programs on
shoestring budgets.”
In addition to the regular prizes, one entry will
be selected for the Oklahoma Department of Wild-
life Conservation Special Award, a cash prize for
the best depiction of an Oklahoma-related conser-
vation subject.
The art contest is free to enter and open to Oklaho-
ma students grades 9-12 attending public and private
schools or are home-schooled. In addition to the
artwork, each student must submit a 250-word essay
that explains how his or her work communicates
information about a current conservation issue. Each
submission is judged two-thirds on the artwork and
one-third on the essay.
Entries are accepted in three categories: 2-D, 3-D
and photography. Entries will be accepted online Jan.
1, 2020. Artwork will be due in early January and will
be on public view. Award winners will be announced
at a reception in February. For more information, go
to www.suttoncenter.org/education.

COMMUNICATING EXCELLENCE: The
Wildlife Department's Information
Section took several awards at
the Association for Conservation
Information's annual conference
in Georgia in the categories of
marketing, videography, writing
and photography. Winning ACI’s
highest honor for his leadership
and innovation as awards chairman
was Blake Podhajsky, center, a
producer for the Outdoor Oklahoma
TV show. Pictured are Don P.
Brown, magazine associate editor;
Kelly Adams I/E specialist; Darrin
Hill, TV producer; and Information
Supervisor Micah Holmes.

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