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Media Advisory: SamTrans Announces Winners of Student Art Contest
Media Advisory: SamTrans To Announces Winners of Student Art Contest
What:
Eight winning entries from San Mateo County students for the fourth annual Art Takes a Bus Ride will be announced at the San Mateo County Transit District board meeting.
The artists, who range in age from five to 12, will be in attendance. The winners will receive a SamTrans Summer Youth Pass, a certificate and a framed copy of the bus card that displays their artwork, as well as an assortment of art supplies.
The winning entries were selected from more than 200 submissions from students in kindergarten through eighth grades.
The grand prize winner which best depicts the theme, Go Green, Go SamTrans, will be used to “wrap” a regular service SamTrans bus.
“Art Takes a Bus Ride” is sponsored by SamTrans in collaboration with the San Mateo County Office of Education.
When:
2:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 11
The wrapped bus will be on display in front of SamTrans’ central office building from 2:15 p.m. to 4:30 pm.
Where:
1250 San Carlos Ave., San Carlos
Who:
Students and teachers from five San Mateo County schools.
Why:
As schools struggle to provide arts education, SamTrans and the San Mateo County Office of Education are working together to give young artists an exciting new venue to exhibit their work. The San Mateo County Transit District is proud to be a partner in encouraging student artists to develop their talents.
6/9/08 - msk
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