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2011-2012 MLTI Screen Saver – Call For Photographs! Deadline: December 15th

"Golden Umbrella", Mark Lightbody, gr. 7, Middle School of the Kennebunks

Overview
During the last two years, the MLTI laptop screen saver image featured forty outstanding student works of art (twenty each year). Over 600 artworks were submitted and this opportunity once again is available for the 2011-2012 Screen Saver Image.

The students whose artwork is selected will be recognized at the MLTI Student Conference to be held in May 2011 at the University of Maine, Orono. The 20 artists will be receiving free Student Conference registration and will be invited to present an art related workshop session at the conference.

Works of art submitted will be on display in a Studywiz Gallery where students and teachers may vote for and critique the artworks. The two photographs receiving the most votes (stars) will automatically be entered into the group of 20 finalists. A group of independent judges will score the remaining photographs. The 18 artworks receiving top scores from the judges, will be submitted to the finalists group as well.

If you do not have a Studywiz account you will be issued an account to post the work. Please contact Juanita Dickson juanita.dickson@maine.gov to get an account.

This contest is open to Maine students in grades K-12. MLTI asks that students submit only ONE piece of artwork to be considered for the 2011-2012 screensaver.

Submitted artworks may be:

• Photography
• Photographs of 2 or 3 dimensional artwork
• Scanned works
• Digital art

Submissions must be:

• Landscape orientation
• Digital format 1152×870 pixels
• Without images of people (which would require a model release)

When submitting:

• Label the photos properly. Title of Artwork_Student Initials_School_Teacher Initials
• Ensure photos are the proper orientations/size, as photographs that are not properly sized will not be judged (see .pdf on sizing)

To view the photographs and have your students view the photographs you need to have a Studywiz account. If you do not have an account please contact Juanita Dickson Juanita Dickson juanita.dickson@maine.gov to get account information or if you have any questions.

Click here to download a .pdf file on how to submit and/or view artworks in Studywiz

Click here to download a .pdf file on how to resize your image

Performing on “Good Day Maine”

Schools in the FOX23 station’s viewing area were invited to perform and record a song and dance number in the style of the television show “Glee”. Five schools were selected by the panel to perform on FOX23 live. The schools are Camden Hills Regional High School, Yarmouth High School, Buckfield Junior-Senior High School in Maine and Kennett High School and Moultonborough Academy in New Hampshire. Schools are performing, Nov. 5-Nov. 11, one each morning. The online voting will begin Nov. 12th. The overall winner will be determined by the online voting at MyFOXMaine.com and/or by texting.

The winning school will receive $5,000 for its choral music department. Camden Hill’s video “Under Pressure” was produced by students working with choral director Kim Murphy and visual and media technology teacher Chris Walker-Spencer and can be viewed below.