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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 2009 the theme is “World Air Games 2009.” 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.
World Air Games 2009
In 2009, the top air sport athletes from around the globe will travel to Turin, Italy, to compete in the largest air sports event in the world organized under the auspices of the Fédération Aeronautique Internationale (FAI), the World Air Games. Over the course of a week, spectators will watch world-class competitions and air shows fill the sky in a dazzling display of possibilities that can only take place above the ground.
Airplanes and gliders will amaze the crowd with spins, loops, and dives in the aerobatic games. There will even be radio-controlled aerobatics, the same spins, loops, and dives, but at a much smaller size. The gliders will also compete in races across the Italian landscape.
People will look up to see colorful hot air and gas balloons dotting the sky. These graceful craft, around for over 100 years, will rest next to the latest experimental aircraft flown in from around the world, competing in world record attempts to push the possibilities of flight.
Spectators will feel the excitement as hang gliders compete for speed and aerobatic ability while paragliders show off their aerobatic and landing accuracy abilities. They will see parachutists not only practice their accuracy but work together in incredible formation skydiving. Last but certainly not least, they will see ultralights compete in both long-distance flights and pylon races as helicopter pilots show off their craft in freestyle competition.
All of this and much, much more will be at the World Air Games in 2009. Your assignment: Grab your favorite art supplies and create a poster that captures the excitement and possibilities of the FAI World Air Games. Good luck, and remember, the sky’s the limit!
For more information about the World Air Games 2009 go to http://www.worldairgames.org/2009
This Year’s Deadline: Entries must be postmarked by January 16, 2009, 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 “World Air Games 2009.” 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 SD Office of Local Transportation Programs - Aeronautics.
Age Groups: Entries will be judged in three classes (determined by the age of the entrant on December 31, 2008). I. Ages 6 to 9; II. Ages 10 to 13; III. Ages 14 to 17.
State Awards: Entries in each age group will be judged and state winners and runners-up will be selected (typically Jennifer Clements and Sharon Anderson, SD Department of Transportation, are the contest judges). 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 inches, or if this is unobtainable, the nearest possible equivalent. 8.5x11 entries are NOT eligible. Artwork must NOT be framed, mounted, 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: A parent, guardian, or art teacher must certify the authenticity of artwork and the age of each artist. The following details should be clearly shown on the back of the artwork: artist’s name, and 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 2008 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).
2009 SD Aviation
Art Contest Winners. Theme: “World Air Games 2009”
Click here for winners. (PDF)
