Community Contests
Helen Farnsworth Mears Art Contest
We are proud to offer our Student Art Contest for 7th & 8th grade students in Waukesha County, including Homeschool students ages 12-14. There is no fee for entry. One entry per category per student for two-dimensional & three-dimensional projects.
This competition celebrates a sculptor named Helen Farnsworth Mears born in Oshkosh in 1872. In 1903, the Woman's Club of Milwaukee gave Helen $500 to represent Wisconsin at the first Worlds Fair, showing a 9-foot-tall sculpture that Helen created in middle school. The General Federation of Women's Clubs in Wisconsin has offered this competition to middle
school children in her honor since 1927.
Download Contest Information Here
Submissions are due February 25, 2027.
Art is to be safely packaged and ready for pick up along with completed entry and permission form.
This contest is open to all children grades K through 12 who live or attend school in the greater Pewaukee area, including home schooled children.
Categories:
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Short Story – Maximum of 2000 words
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Poetry – Minimum of 8 lines
Writing or Poetry must be created in the current school year.
Submissions are due by January 31.
Contest Instructions
Submissions are due by January 31. Writing or Poetry must be submitted using Microsoft Word.
Also include the following Heading information:
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Student Name
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Address
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Student Email
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Phone
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School / Homeschool
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Grade
Submit header information and the writing or poetry entry to: info@womansclubofpewaukee.org