Castro Valley Sanitary District’s 11th Annual Recycled Art Contest

1. Create an art piece using:
   
• Materials that would have otherwise been garbage, OR;
• Artistic media or your choice to convey a message of Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and/or Rot.
  
2. Complete the registration form.
   
3. Bring your art piece along with your completed entry form to Castro Valley Sanitary District (CVSD), 21040 Marshall Street, Castro Valley, CA 94546 between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., October 1-5, 2007.
   
4. Note: All entrants must live within CSVD. Students attending schools in CVSD and/or Castro Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) may also participate. One (1) entry per person; one (1) entry per class.
   
5. Mark your calendar:

• October 11: Art pieces judged
• October 12: Winners notified
• October 16: Open House & Awards Ceremony
• November 2: Deadline to pick up non-winning art (unclaimed projects may be recycled)
  

First Place: $250
Second Place: $100
Third Place: $50
Honorable Mention: $25
Best Class Project: $100 per grade category
Best Adult Collaborative Project: $100

Prize winning students' schools (withing CVSD or CVUSD) will also receive an equivalent cash award. The District may choose to display or promote select art pieces in the office or at events for up to one (1) year. Winning artwork may be photographed for the 2008 CVSD calendar and/or displayed at the Adobe Art Gallery in Castro Valley. Winners to provide a photo of themselves (please bring photograph to the Awards Ceremony).

• All artwork must be the sole and original work of the student or class.
• Adult participation must be limited to advice only.
• Please be sure that all of the pieces on your artwork are firmly secured.
• Artwork must be able to be moved easily.
• CVSD is not responsible for any damage to artwork.

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Last updated 9.5.07