About the SAC

2010 SAC logo

 
The Native American Student Artist Competition celebrates the values and documents the successes of education in Indian communities. Through the competition, students explore the connection between education and Native culture. American Indian and Alaska Native students in grades Pre-K to 12 can submit artwork, and the competition also includes a personal narrative category for writers in grades 6 through 12.
 
The 2010 SAC theme was Bringing Honor Through Education. Entries for the SAC related to the theme and showed the importance of education for Native youth. Prizes will be awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners in each grade category. Winners will be announced in March.
               
Grade categories for art competition:
  • Pre-K (ages 4-5) -K
  • 1-3
  • 4-6
  • 7-8
  • 9-10
  • 11-12
 Grade categories for writing competition:
  • 6-8
  • 9-10
  • 11-12

 Artwork may take the form of:
  • Painting (acrylic, oil, water color, gouache, casein, tempera, etc.)
  • Drawing (pencil, ink, pastel, charcoal, crayon, etc.)
  • Printmaking (lithography, intaglio, etching, silkscreen, woodcut, etc.)
  • Mixed Media (collage, ledger art, etc.)
  • Photography (film or digital; black and white or color)
  • Computer Art (artwork created with software on a computer, including heavily manipulated photography)
  • Art entires cannot be larger than 11 by 17 inches and must be two-dimensional

Essays must be submitted in the following format:

  • Personal narrative
  • 1-2 pages, double spaced, 12 point font
  • Typed (any hard-to-read submissions will not be accepted)