Overview
All contestants will receive a FREE admission coupon for the museum’s 5-story Observation Tower.

The Grissom Air Museum aviation art contest "Beauty of Flight" is open to all Indiana students in grades K-12 (public, private & home schools). Entries must be postmarked by September 27, or hand delivered by October 2. Awards will be given at the Grissom Air Museum’s Festival of Flight on October 14. Five grand prizes will be awarded in combined grade categories, plus first through third places will be awarded in each grade level. Winning works, along with all entries (space permitting), will be publicly displayed at the museum throughout October.

Rules

• Subject matter of each entry must be flight related. examples- aircraft, birds, butterflies, kites, gliders, people related to flight,    balloons, etc.
• Entries must be original, hand-produced, flat works of art. No electronic reproductions, tracings, or computer-generated material.
• Maximum size of artwork is 9” X 12”, not including matting. Entries in grade categories 9-12 must be matted. Entries must be    submitted flat or rolled, not folded.
• Entries must have the following information securely affixed to the back: student’s name, teacher’s name, grade, title, and school    information: name, telephone, fax, and e-mail. (Schools with winners will be notified by e-mail and/or fax, so please be sure these    are accounts or numbers which are checked on a daily basis. Individual student or parent e-mail addresses may be included so that a copy of the notification can be sent directly to the winners as well.)
• Entries must be postmarked by September 27, or hand delivered by October 2, 2006.
• By entering, the artist gives Grissom Air Museum permission to use their artwork for promotional, non-commercial purposes.

• Optional: Contestants may chose to attach a brief statement (50 words max.) about their medium, subject, interpretation, or any other information they feel is relevant to judging.
• Depictions of combat or crashes must have appropriate historical basis, and be tastefully rendered. In other words, generic depictions of carnage are not acceptable.

Return of Artwork

Artwork may be picked up at the Grissom Air Museum after October 31, 2006. Teachers or parents may submit a SASE for the return of entries. The Museum is not responsible for artwork not picked up prior to December 31, 2006.

Notes for Teachers

• We would be happy to schedule a field trip so your students can see, sketch, and learn about the airplanes.
• Field trips and classroom activities connected to the Grissom Air Museum can combine history, Indiana history, and science, as well as aviation art. Please contact us for additional information or curriculum material.
• For your convenience, a full page of entry forms can be printed from our website: www.grissomairmuseum.com