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2011 Art Contest Stats Tabulated and Judging Begins

We just finished tabulating our 2011 GRFA Art Contest stats. Overall, we had 424 entries from 112 cities across Louisiana! That is a 30% increase in entries and a 50% increase in the number of cities that entered. Here is a break down of the cities with the most entries:

Baton Rouge
31
New Orleans 31
Lafayette30
Lake Charles 18
Metairie18
Kenner
17

We are so proud of all of the students that entered! You are all winners by simply entering. Our first round judging starts today. We should a list of the 15 finalists by next week. So, entrants stay tuned to see if your artwork was chosen!

The 15 finalists will send their artwork to us so that it can be judged in person by our celebrity judges at our Art Contes Awards Luncheon on March 26th, 2011, in New Orleans.

For more photos from last year's luncheon visit here .



2012 Art Contest Artwork
"Many Faces of Louisiana" by James Dupont our 3rd place junior winner from Riverdale H.S.