Activity 4: Save a Life Art Contest

Dear Families:

We love art contests in art class! Here is an art contest that provides you with a wonderful opportunity to save lives and to win an Apple MacBook or Tablet. And, to have your art displayed at bus stations in Las Vegas!


Are you ready for a creative challenge? Then here you go:


Instructions:


Outside Bus Stop Poster Requirements:


1. The message of the project needs to focus on walking

    safely in a crosswalk. You may include pedestrian 
    facts and/or pictures.

2. The text used in bus shelter advertisements must be 

    short, so passing motorists can see and read it.

3. You must use portrait format for your design.


Inside Bus Stop Poster Requirements:


1. The message of the project needs to focus on walking

    safely in a crosswalk. You may include pedestrian 
    facts and/or pictures.

2. Inside-bus posters have no maximum test length and 

    are to be seen and read by bus passengers.

3. In-bus designs should be in landscape layout to fit

    holders in the bus.

Inside-bus advertisements have no maximum text length and are to be seen and read by bus passengers. In-bus designs should be in landscape layout to fit holders in the bus.


Your project may be created using the art medium of your choice: markers, crayons, paint, mixed media, and digital art.


The size of your artwork should be no larger than 12" x 20" (" means inches).


Prizes:


First Prize (Outdoor Design): Apple MacBook

Second Prize (Inside-Bus Design): Tablet

Winning posters will be seen on bus shelters and in RTC buses! You could be famous!


Submission Guidelines:


Due: April 24th, 2020!


1. On the back or your work, write:

  • Your first and last name
  • Your grade level
  • Teacher's Name
Mail your finished artwork to:

CCSD School-Community Partnership Program
ATTN: Traci Traasdahl
5100 West Sahara Avenue
Las Vegas, NV 89146

You may also hand-deliver your project.

For questions, call 702.799.6560, 

OR call UNLV staff at 702.895.1780.

Check out www.pedsafe.vegas for more information and ideas!

Sample Student Artwork Winners from:

ATA Share the Road:


iwalksafe.org:



For more ideas from the United States Department of Transportation, click Student-Designed Poster Winners!




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