AMA’s student essay deadline draws near
High School and College students can win up to $250 in writing competition
ALBANY, GA – The final days have arrived for high school and college students in Southwest Georgia to submit essays for the 8th annual A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words essay contest at the Albany Museum of Art.
“It’s getting down to the wire,” Annie Vanoteghem, director of education and public programming at the AMA, said. “Essays must be received by midnight on Saturday, Oct 8 to be eligible for consideration. The top high school writer and the top college writer will each receive $250 at the awards reception on Oct 20. Second- and third-place winners in each of those divisions also will receive cash awards.”
There is no cost to enter the competition, and there is no admission cost to come to the AMA to view the six designated artworks in Fighters for Freedom: William H. Johnson Picturing Justice and Wayna: Her Dreams of Ethiopia that essayists are using to inspire their writing.
“The essays must relate in some way to one of those six designated artworks and they cannot exceed 1,000 words,” Vanoteghem said. “Otherwise, students are only limited by their imagination. They can write in any style and from any point of view. The essays can be fictional, based on real-life experiences, or a combination of both.”
Students who have not yet viewed the designated artworks can see them by visiting the AMA. The museum is open 10 am-5 pm Tuesday through Saturday. Each participating student may submit one essay to entries@albanymuseum.com.
Essays must be received by Saturday, Oct 8 at midnight EDT.
Complete guidelines for the contest may be found online at www.albanymuseum.com/essay-contest.
“The top three essayists in each category and honorable mention winners will be announced at the awards reception, which starts at 6 pm on Thursday, Oct 20 at the museum,” Vanoteghem said. “The winners will have the opportunity to read their essays at the reception, and the essays will be available to read on the AMA website shortly after the reception.”
