“What I Love About Apex” Art Contest Extended Until Jan. 15

Enter the “What I Love About Apex” Youth Art Contest!

Contest Categories:
Paint*
Pencil*
Photography*
*Must be < 16x20 (paper or canvas w/ frame or hard backing)
Video - 3 minutes max

Works must be original and from entrants in
Age Categories:
6 and under
7-12
13-18

Entries must be delivered to 104-B N. Salem St. by 5pm Jan. 10. Voting ends at 5pm Thursday Jan. 15!

View/Vote on Entries In person: Downtown Apex at 104-B N. Salem St. or Online at www.ApexGoodLiving.com/Artcontest

People’s Choice and Judge’s Choice Awards and Auction date and location TBA.

Original Art entries may be displayed in various locations in downtown Apex. They will then be donated to the Apex Arts Council to be sold at auction with proceeds toward starting a new Apex Youth Theater Group. Digital copies will also be displayed online.

Click here to view the contest flier.

Click here to download the registration form.
If you aren't able to access the registration form, you can copy and past the information below and fill it out.

ENTRY FORM

Entrant’s Name:______________________________________ Age:___________
Parent’s Name:_________________________________________________
Medium/Category: (circle one) Pencil Paint Photography Video
“Name of Entry”:_________________________________
Date Submitted:_________________
I (parent)_____________________________________________ understand that all original art work will be displayed in downtown Apex businesses during the contest period and will then be donated to the Apex Arts Council to be sold at auction at Halle Cultural Art Center)with proceeds to benefit the “Apex Youth Theater”. It is also understood and agreed that digital copies can/will be displayed online by contest sponsors and beneficiaries, with proper credit given.

Parent Signature:______________________________________________ Date:________
For contest details and to view entries online visit: www.apexgoodliving.com/artcontest
Sponsored By:
Heather O Real Estate Together with the Town of Apex

Marbles Kids Museum Presents the 5th Annual Kick-off to Kindergarten

From the Marbles Museum publicity office:
On Sunday, August 17, from 4pm - 6pm, Marbles Kids Museum will present the 5th Annual Kickoff to Kindergarten. The event celebrates this special time of excitement and wonderment for kindergartners of Wake County! Kickoff to Kindergarten is designed to help kids and their families transition into school and make this a very memorable milestone.

Participating rising and current kindergarteners can go through their first lunch line, board a real school bus, get their very own library card, create make-n-take crafts, experience the museum, and enjoy entertainment from the kids band Big Bang Boom. With the help of its partners and contributors, Marbles Kids Museum will give away 750 book bags full of school supplies to the first 750 kindergarteners in attendance. There will also be a special visit from Super WHY!, star of the PBS show of the same title, who engages and empowers children to develop literacy skills through adventure and interactivity.

Parents will have the opportunity to get their last-minute questions answered by kindergarten teachers and school and health officials. Marbles Kids Museum and its partners have publicized this event to economically disadvantaged families in order to welcome them into the school system and help offset the expense of school supplies.

Sponsors of this event include: Target, K&W Cafeteria, Project Enlightenment (part of WCPSS), UNC-TV, Discount School Supply, WakeMed Health & Hospitals, Stone's Education Superstore, Therapeutic Connections, and Costco Wholesale.

Partners include: Wake County Public Library and Wake County Ready to Learn Center Program.

This event is free and open to residents of Wake County with rising or current kindergartners. Learn more here.