2012 Conflict Resolution Day
Bookmark Art Contest!

In observance of National Conflict Resolution Day on October 18, 2012, the Maryland Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office (MACRO) is seeking entries for the 7th Conflict Resolution Day Student Art Contest.  The contest is open to all Maryland students in grades K through 8.

Art will be displayed at the Courts of Appeal Building in Annapolis, Maryland from October 18 to November 26, 2012.  Winning students, with their families, will be invited to an opening ceremony and reception at the Courthouse on the afternoon of October 19, 2012, where The Honorable Robert M. Bell, Chief Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals, will present the awards.  

Categories: Art will be judged in three categories: Kindergarten through Second grades, Third through Fifth grades, and Sixth through Eighth Grades. 

Prizes: Art submissions will be judged on creativity and message conveyed. The following prizes will be awarded for each category: 

To Enter: Submit original artwork using the template provided below, or submit your own artwork with the finished image size being no larger than 3 inches high by 9 inches wide.  Please be sure to label the students artwork on the back of their entry. The label should include: the student’s name, age and grade, school or program name if appropriate, teacher’s name, and title of work (if appropriate), and an address where we should send the art after the contest is complete.  Please DO NOT FOLD ENTRIES.

Download the Contest Template

Theme: Subject matter must reflect a conflict resolution or prevention theme, such as peer mediation, talking things out, apologizing, respecting differences, solving problems together, listening, tolerance, peace building, or alternatives to violence.  To see images of past winners, visit: www.courts.state.md.us/macro/eventsconflictresolutionday.html.

Deadline: All submissions must be received by Tuesday, October 2, 2012.                

Artwork may be mailed or dropped off to:

Alecia Parker, MACRO, 903 Commerce Road, Annapolis, MD 21401
Please call or email with any questions.  We may be reached at 410-260-3540, or at alecia.parker@mdcourts.gov.

Winners will be notified by October 11, 2012.

All art submissions will be returned, if an address is provided.

By submitting a bookmark entry in this contest, you give MACRO permission to use the artwork in any future public awareness materials promoting conflict resolution.