Goodwill is pleased to announce that 99 student artists submitted drawings to the 2011 Earth Day Art Contest "Go Goodwill Green - Reuse & Recycle."
All artwork is on display at the Goodwill Store, 440 Merrill St. Pittsfield. The public has voted for the semi-finalists. Our panel of judges have selected the finalists.
This Sunday, May 1, from 1 PM - 2 PM at the Goodwill Pittsfield store, there will be a Student Artists Reception for all students, their families and teachers. Finalists will be announced and gifts presented to finalists and semi-finalists.
The general public is invited to attend. Light refreshments will be served.
Please join us!
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Panel of Judges
The art contest panel of judges included Marge Bride, Watercolorist, Susan Cross, curator at MassMOCA, Julie Dixon of Storefront Artists, Deirdre McKenna, Fiber/Mixed-Media Artist and Mary Vasquez-Slack, jewelry designer.
What our judges said:
"What fun, the kids put a lot of thought into their work and it was a difficult task picking my 3 favorites." "Congrats and thank you to all the students who participated. I looked at each and every one of the pieces and learned plenty!" "The children all did such a nice job! Choosing was harder than I thought it would be." Many thanks to all the children, teachers, the voting public and our panel of judges.
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Did You Know?
Goodwill Industries is one of the world's largest recyclers. We reuse & recycle clothing, household items, furniture, computers, and more. Donated items are sold in Goodwill stores, giving them new life. Goodwill Industries of the Berkshires recycles more than a million pounds of materials each year.
The sales and recycling money pays for Goodwill Berkshires programs that help people in our community get jobs.
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