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   from the issue of January 10, 2008

     
 
Sheldon hosts poetry contest

Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery has opened a contest, Nebraska Poets on Sheldon Paintings, in conjunction with the "Poets on Painters" exhibition on view April 26 through June 29.

A cash prize will be awarded in each of four categories for the best poem written about a painting or paintings in the Sheldon collection. Winning poems will be considered for publication in magazines and newsletters. Submissions are welcome from Nebraska poets (published and unpublished), writers and students.

Contest categories are: K-5 grade students; 6-8 grade students; 9-12 grade students; and adults, 18 and over.

Official rules and guidelines are available online at www.sheldonartgallery.org.

A $3 entry fee must accompany each submission, payable to the Nebraska Art Association.

Send submissions by March 1 to Nebraska Poets on Sheldon Paintings, Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, P.O. Box 880300, Lincoln, NE 68588-0300.



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