Richland is asking artists to submit entries for artwork that will be displayed on trash cans in Howard Amon Park.
Entries are to be a drawing of a favorite season on an 11-by-17 piece of paper using paint, pencil, chalk, etc.
Deadline to enter is Friday. Entries must include name, email and phone on the back of the artwork, and can be dropped off at the Richland Public Library or the Richland Community Center.
The contest is open to all ages. Find more information at www.richland.lib.wa.us.
The Richland Arts Commission is accepting nominations through Feb. 15 for its sixth annual Art Recognition Awards.
The awards recognize local contributions to the arts by individuals and groups.
Entries are due Friday for the city's all-ages "Seasons in the Park" art contest.
Thousands of runners are expected to take over Columbia Park on Saturday when the 3 Rivers Road Runners stage the annual Leprechaun Dash and St. Patrick Day Foot Race.
Elementary and middle school students will take off at 9:30 a.m. for the 1-mile Leprechaun Dash. The 10-kilometer St. Patrick’s race starts at 10 a.m. and the 5K at 10:10 a.m.
Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. at Kimo’s, 2696 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Richland. Children can run in the Leprechaun Dash for free. The St. Patrick Day Foot Race has a $15 entry fee.
RICHLAND -- The Hanford Reach Interpretive Center's "pop-up museum" exhibit at the Richland Public Library continues today.
It features student-designed school projects based on themes of the Reach, including metal animal sculptures by students at Kamiakin High School in Kennewick.
The exhibit also includes entries from the Reach's "Postcards from the Reach" student photography contest.
Pierce County Library System’s Teen Writing and Art contest is seeking teenagers throughout Pierce County to show their creative talents. Students in seventh through 12th grades, who live in or attend school in Pierce County, can enter the contest, individually or as a team, in one or all four categories: poetry, short story, photography or drawing. Participation is free.
Entries for the 2013 Idaho Outdoors/Idaho Camera Photo Contest are now being accepted.
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