The Sutton Avian Research Center, is partnering again with NatureWorks to offer the Sutton Awards for Conservation Communicators! They are looking forward awarding up to $15,000 to talented 10th, 11th and 12th grade students here in Oklahoma!
The competition consists of two parts: the first is a presentation piece (fine arts, video, photo essay, advertisement) that tells a compelling story of a current conservation issue. This piece will count as 2/3 of the scoring. The second part is a short (no more than two pages), but detailed essay that describes the project, explains how the project impacts conservation efforts, and tells why it was chosen. This essay will count as 1/3 of the scoring.
The Center notes that they have been making a special effort in the past few years to include science and environmental students as well as arts students in their outreach. In fact, some of they winners this past year came from a science class that had used the Sutton Award guidelines as an assignment! Once again, the winning entries from this contest will be displayed among the works of professional artists from around the country at the NatureWorks Art Show and Sale! This show takes place Friday, February 27 through Sunday, March 1. Winners, their parents and teachers will also be invited to the opening gala on Friday evening and for the NatureWorks’ breakfast on Sunday morning where they will receive their awards.
Applications and flyers can be obtained by contacting Margie Nolan via email or by phoneat 918-595-0005 You can also visit our website at www.suttoncenter.org for more information You can download the application here and download the award flier here.