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The SD Office of Local Transportation Programs - Aeronautics and South Dakota Pilots Association are sponsors of the annual South Dakota Aviation Art Contest for children aged 6 to 17. The contest has been held in South Dakota in past years, but has not been widely publicized in the past. Soooooo, tell your kids, your grandkids, your neighbor kids, and school teachers!!
Each year a different theme is selected for the Art Contest and in 2011 the theme is “50 Years of Human Space Flight.” More information about the contest and links to the other web sites can be found at the SD Office of Local Transportation Programs - Aeronautics web site: www.sddot.com/fpa/aeronautics/general_art.asp. This web site also has images of the top three South Dakota winners in each age category for past years.
Artwork of winners will be published in the SDPA newsletter and SDPA web site.
Remember the first time you saw a kite flying in the air? Brightly colored, in all kinds of different shapes and 
sizes, they dart back and forth on the wind. Many pilots began their fist flights running down a field with a kite holding onto a string waiting for the kite to catch the wind and jump into the sky.
The same wind that holds kites 10, 20, 50 feet in the air can lift a glider, when it has been released from its tow plane, thousands of feet into the air and take it over hundreds of kilometers from where the pilot started. Some glider pilots compete for altitude, time, and distance records while others, simply enjoy soaring through the sky with only the sound of the wind rushing past their cockpits.
Paragliders are even closer to the wind, jumping off of cliffs knowing that their colorful wings will hold them aloft. The sounds they hear are the breeze rustling through their clothes and the cloth wing that is supporting them. Jumping out of airplanes, participants travel even faster, until their chutes open, and they float gently down to earth under a billowing canopy of nylon.
When it comes to silent flight, though, nothing quite compares to traveling by hot air balloon. After the balloon is filled with hot air, occasional blasts from the propane heater are all that is needed to keep the balloon airborne. Its riders see the world below in absolute peace and quiet, unless they want to talk about the beautiful view from their basket. Today, these balloons come in all sorts of shapes, from the traditional round shape to flying castles, and fill the sky with their vibrant colors.
This Year’s Deadline: Entries must be postmarked by January 13, 2012, and must be sent to the SD Office of Local Transportation Programs - Aeronautics (700 East Broadway Avenue, Pierre, SD 57501).
This Year’s Theme: This year’s theme is “Silent Flight.” Artwork will be judged, at least in part, for its creative use of this year’s theme in relation to the aviation world.
Eligibility: All children in the age groups shown below are encouraged to participate in the Contest, even if they are related to officials or employees of the FAI or any of its member organizations including the SD Office of Local Transportation Programs – Aeronautics.
Age Groups: Entries will be judged in three classes:
- Group I – Junior Category
- Date of birth between January 1, 2002 and December 31, 2005.
- Group II – Intermediate Category
- Date of birth between January 1, 1998 and December 31, 2001.
- Group III – Senior Category
- Date of birth between January 1, 1994 and December 31, 1997.
State Awards: Entries in each age group will be judged and state winners and runners-up will be selected (typically Jennifer Clements, SD Department of Transportation, is the contest judge). Winners will receive a first, second, or third place certificate and recognition from the SD Office of Local Transportation Programs - Aeronautics. The SD Office of Local Transportation Programs - Aeronautics and the SDPA also give winners either art supplies, or aviation-related items such as model rockets or model airplanes (Legos kits that can be made into airplanes for the younger kids). The top three winners in each age category will be published in the SDPA newsletter & SDPA web site and presented on the SD Office Local Transportation Programs - Aeronautics web site. The top three entries in each age group from South Dakota will be forwarded to Washington, DC, to participate in the national competition.
National Awards: A first, second, and third place national winner will be selected from each age group. All national winners will receive a certificate, ribbon, and a framed reproduction of their artwork.
International Awards: The first, second, and third place national winners in each age group will be forwarded to FAI (Federation Aeronautique Internationale) headquarters for international judging. Winners of the international competition will receive certificates and gold, silver, or bronze medals.
Artwork Dimensions: Artwork size should be 11-3/4x16.5 inches, or if this is unobtainable, the nearest possible equivalent. 8.5x11 entries are NOT eligible. Artwork must NOT be framed, or outlined with borders.
Medium: All artwork must be hand (or, in the case of physically challenged children, by foot or mouth) made. Any of the following media: watercolor, acrylic, oil paints, indelible markers, felt-tip pens, soft ball-point pens, indelible ink, Crayola, or similar indelible mediums. The following media are NOT permitted: Pencil, charcoal or other nonpermanent medium may not be used; no computer generated artwork is permitted; no collage work involving the use of photocopies is permitted.
Certification: The following information should be clearly shown on the back of the art: title, family name, given name, address, date of birth, country of residence, name and address of school which child attends, and certificate of authenticity.
Reproduction Rights: Once received, entries will become and remain the property of the Fédération Aeronautique Internationale or SD Office of Local Transportation Programs – Aeronautics and may be used for a variety of purposes.
Sponsors: The SD Aviation Art Contest is sponsored by the South Dakota Department of Transportation and the South Dakota Pilots Association. For more information and a copy of the official brochure containing the Certificate of Authenticity, contact Jennifer Clements at the SD Office of Local Transportation Programs - Aeronautics, Pierre, SD (phone 605-773-4430 or email jennifer.clements@state.sd.us).
2011 SD Aviation
Art Contest Winners. Theme: “50 Years of Human Space Flight”
Click here for winners. (PDF)
