NEWS RELEASE: Collier County Supervisor of Elections Office Presents "Art for Democracy"

Students express the spirit of democracy

Collier County, Fla. - September 24, 2015: The Collier County Supervisor of Elections office will partner with the Collier County Public School system to present an art contest encouraging students of all ages to express the spirit of democracy through art as the 2016 Election Cycle approaches.

"The vision for the \'Art for Democracy\' project is to obtain, showcase and judge artwork that expresses what democracy means to our student artists." - Jennifer J. Edwards, Supervisor of Elections.

Twelve winning pieces will be featured in a 2016 election-based calendar distributed by the elections office. A $500 scholarship will be awarded to one winning entry submitted by a high school senior and a $500 donation will be awarded to the art program at the school of the "Best of Show" entry. The scholarship and donation awards were made available via the VFW Post 4254 and Golden Gate Post Number 7721.

A call for entries will take place between Thursday, October 1 and Thursday, November 12. Winning entries will be announced on Tuesday, December 1, 2015. For further information, please visit the Collier County Supervisor of Elections website at www.CollierVotes.com under "What\'s New?" or call (239)252-VOTE.

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