Dailey Schenck "from East to West Let Freedom Ring"
Charlotte Christian High School
Maya McAllister - "For My Family"
South Mecklenburg High School
Caroline Parnsh - "Future Sam"
Charlotte Christian High School
Pearce McBee "The Greatest Gift" Gaston Christian High School
Kaya Shropshire "The 5 Pillars of Freedom" Charlotte Christian High School
Sumitra Nair "A Soldier's Hope" South Mecklenburg High School
Hannah Glandon "Choice to Serve" Gaston Christian High School
2024 Exhibition Details Forthcoming
Carolinas Freedom Foundation sponsors an annual Patriotic Art Competition and Exhibition offering a unique opportunity for visual arts students of Charlotte Area High Schools to apply creative skills and patriotic passions to produce artwork depicting what the "PATRIOTIC ART PROMPT" means to them.
Art Creation: March 1 - May 8, 2024
Entries accepted May 9-15 only; no late entries.
Thank you for entering the Patriotic Art Competition and Exhibition (PACE)!
Please drop off entries in an envelope or cover labeled as PACE Entry. Plan to leave all PACE entries with the Red Cross front desk attendant between 8am and 5pm.
The Red Cross is proud to partner with Carolinas Freedom Foundation and You!
In service,
Lauren Bolen
Interim Director, SAF/IS
American Red Cross, NC Region
704-214-7234 lauren.bolen@redcross.org
Submit entries in person 8am-5pm May 9-15, 2024 ONLY. No late entries.
American Red Cross
Attn: Lauren Bolen, SAF/IS
2425 Park Road
Charlotte, NC 28203
Required: attach entry form to back of each entry.
The patriotic theme for The Spring 2024 competition is:
RespECT
As highlighted by the Nelson Mandela quote...
"For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others."
Each year the theme highlights one of the values of Carolinas Freedom Foundation: Honor / Courage / Commitment / Industry / Responsibility / Respect / Humility.
Entry Rules
SPECIFICATIONS:
Entries must interpret the theme from a patriotic perspective, be two dimensional and no larger than 18" x 24" and may include water color, pastel, oil, acrylic, charcoal, pen and ink, pencil, collage, and ORIGINAL photography or digital painting*. Submit the art in the best format to protect it for exhibition -- i.e. single board mounting or matting; photography/digital painting can also be submitted in a protective sleeve. No framed/rolled artwork entries, only simple flat submissions ready for exhibition.
*Due to an overwhelming interest in submitting digital artwork for the scholarship program, we have decided to allow submissions of this type to be entered as long as they are accompanied with verification of originality from a teacher or guidance counselor. A high quality printed copy must be included for your submission. Please note that any plagiarized submissions will be immediately removed from consideration and entrants banned from future submissions. In the future, we will continue to explore how this medium can be part of the competition so that we can be inclusive of all forms of art.
AWARDS:
High School:
1st Place $1,000 scholarship,
2nd Place $500 scholarship,
Honorable Mentions (Bronze Medals)
CONTACT:
Brittany Clark, Board Chair
scholarships@carolinasfreedom.org
