The Black Legacy: Our Story Through Art and Poetry
The College of Arts & Sciences is hosting its 2nd annual art and poetry contest entitled The Black Legacy: Our Story Through Art and Poetry to celebrate Black History Month!
From February 7 – 20, students are encouraged to submit art and poetry that demonstrates and/or celebrates the history, legacy, or achievements of American Black History. All submissions will be displayed for exhibit at the Wick Poetry House on Friday, February 25. To enter the contest, please submit your art or poetry to Kris Braxton at (kbraxton@kent.edu) or drop it off at the reception desk at the undergraduate advising office in Bowman Hall room 105. All participating students will be entered to win a book scholarship!
Rules and guidelines to participate in the contest are as follows:
- You must be an Arts & Sciences undergraduate or graduate student.
- Submitted work must be university appropriate – entries that includes or depict obscene profanity, inappropriate gestures/signs, disrespectful behavior/thoughts, alcohol use, or illegal substances will be automatically disqualified.
- All submitted work must be your own – any plagiarized work will not be accepted.
- Winners will be judged and chosen based on the quality of the work. 1st place wins a $250 book scholarship and 2nd place wins a $150 book scholarship. All students who submit an entry will be entered into a raffle to win a $100 book scholarship.
- Submissions can be entered between Monday, February 7 at 8:00 am until Sunday, February 20 at 11:59 pm.
- By entering in the contest, you grant Kent State the right to the submitted work to use for future marketing purposes.
All questions and/or concerns regarding contest entries can be directed to Kris Braxton at (kbraxton@kent.edu).