Arts & Entertainment
SamTrans Seeks Young Artists
SamTrans and the Office of Education are seeking entries for the "Art Takes a Bus Ride" contest.
Elementary school students in San Mateo County will get the chance to see their own artwork on the side of a bus when they enter the San Mateo County Transit District's annual "Art Takes a Bus Ride" art competition.
SamTrans and the San Mateo County Office of Education are asking students to submit a drawing of a destination they visited after riding SamTrans and to include a depiction of people and a SamTrans bus in their artwork.
The agencies will pick six submitted designs -- two from each grade division ranging from grades one through six -- to be featured on informational cards inside SamTrans buses and wrapped around SamTrans' "art bus".
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Participants may use a range of art supplies including watercolor paints, crayon, collage and acrylic paint to craft their contest entries, according to a statement from SamTrans.
During last year's contest, six winning entries were chosen from 350 designs submitted by San Mateo County students.
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Teachers, parents and others can find the contest rules and entry form at
http://www.samtrans.com/riderinformation/Youth/Art_Takes_a_Bus_Ride.html.
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