Billboard Generation V

Your Art Here (YAH) is pleased to announce the fifth annual youth art billboard competition, Billboard Generation V (BBG V). In celebration of National Youth Art Month in March of 2007, Your Art Here is asking kids to make art on the topic "Be the Media: What Would You Say?"

Chosen artwork from grade through high school winners will be displayed on billboards in Bloomington and Indianapolis during March of 2007. All submitted pieces will be exhibited in a Bloomington and Indianapolis gallery during the entire month of March.

The Billboard Generation project gives kids the opportunity to express themselves to the community through visual dialogue. “Be the Media: What Would You Say?” is inspired not only by YAH’s own mission, but also the increasing ubiquity and diversity of media in our daily lives. Today’s media extends beyond the more traditional vehicles of communication such as newspapers, magazines, television, radio, etc. to include the Internet, video, electronic mail, blogs, podcasts, etc., all of which have generated an increased volume of media output and intake. This year’s topic encourages kids to consider the affect of mass media on their everyday lives. They are given the chance to “be the media” and realize the power of their own voice while considering the impact it can have on their community and the public-at-large.

• Entry forms and other projects materials such as lesson plans and flyers are available for download (see right-hand side of page).
• Packets can also be picked up at the:
  • Monroe County Public Library, Children's Department, 303 E. Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington
  • John Waldron Arts Center, Lobby/Info Table, 122 S. Walnut Street, Bloomington
• Entries are due Friday, January 26th and should be dropped off or mailed to: Your Art Here / BBG V, 1419 S. Washington Street, Bloomington, IN 47401.

Important Dates

• January 20th: "Be the Media" workshop sponsored by Your Art Here; hosted by the Monroe County Public Library (MCPL) in Bloomington. The workshop is for 4th—6th graders and will be held in the Chirldren's Program Room from 2:00—4:00 pm. Register at the MCPL.
• January 26th: Entries are due and should be dropped off or mailed to: Your Art Here / BBG IV, 1419 S. Washington Street, Bloomington, IN 47401
• March 1st-31st: BBG V Youth Art Billboards are on display in Bloomington and Indianapolis.
• March 2nd at [time TBA], Opening of the Indianapolis exhibition of all submissions and awards ceremony at the Harrison Center for the Arts, Indianapolis
• March 8th at 7pm, Opening of the Bloomington exhibition of all submissions and awards ceremony at the John Waldron Arts Center, Bloomington

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Highlights from the Your Art Here Kids Art Workshop

Billboard Generation V is sponsored by Your Art Here, supporters of Your Art Here and these fine organizations: Bloomington Community Arts Commission, Buskirk-Chumley, City of Bloomington, Friends of Art Bookstore, Harrison Center for the Arts, the Monroe County Library and John Waldron Arts Center.