Youth Crot Poetry Contest
For Grand Isle County Youth
Congratulations
Island Arts Youth Crot Poetry Contest Winners and Honorable Mentions
Thank you Grand Isle County principals, teachers and parents for encouraging the youth from all four island schools to participate in the first Island Arts Youth Crot Poetry Contest. Marisa Dallas, Cathy Croteau and Mary Brennan-Centrella enjoyed the in-school writing workshops where, with scraps of magazines, watercolors, and other art supplies, students collaged and wrote fantastic crot poems. Thank you to all who participated!
Seventy-five (75) entries were blindly judged by Gina Lewis, the Alburgh Public Librarian, and Caroline Korejko, the North Hero Public Librarian.
Congratulations to our two first place winners!
“Pencils” by Siena Rossi, 8, North Hero
“We Say Gay” by Madeline Mills, 15, Alburgh
Congratulations to our two second place winners!
“Snakes are Great” by Briley Trudell, 10, Alburgh
“Friends!” by Cruz Perez, 9, Alburgh
A round of applause to our two third place winners!
“Music” by Melissa Shields, 11, Alburgh
“Be in Someone’s Shoes!” by Gabriela Almeida Perez, 10, Alburgh
Honorable Mentions
“Los Angeles Lakers” by Lucas Collins, 10, Alburgh
“Trees” by Hailey Prim, 8, North Hero
“Sunrise” by Scarlette Noble, 7, North Hero
“Three Little Butterflies” by Adelena Dion, 6, North Hero
“Drawing is the Best” by Madelyn Meehan, 7, North Hero
“I Love Old Cars” by Michael Lunn III, 8, North Hero
Thank you to the schools of Alburgh, North Hero and Grand Isle for inviting us to share our passion for the arts and thank you to Folsom Elementary for your incredible display at Wally’s Bagel. Your collaborative approach and beautiful work was a surprise and filled the many who saw it with joy.
The Youth Crot Poetry Contest is for any Grand Isle County youth to creatively experiment with poetry by combining crots, or word fragments, with visual art. The visual art, whether it’s drawn, painted, or collaged from mixed media, should reinforce the ideas in the poem. For example, if you write about Island Arts, then maybe all of your crots would be in red and take the shape of our barn.
Getting Started
Gather paper, something to write with, and art supplies of your choosing. You can draw or collage by using paper from recycling bins, tidbits from nature or create digitally. Then, submit your crot poem by email with a picture or pdf attachment to writingcontest@islandarts.org.
Awards
Island Arts is offering monetary awards for the top 6 poems that best express what’s most important to you. The top two entries will win $100!
Entries will be judged on the strengths of visual impact, expression, integration of crots with art, originality and overall execution.
2023 Contest Details
- Up to three original entries per Grand Isle Youth will be considered for the contest.
- The deadline to receive submissions by email is March 31st, 2023.
- Entries should be in PDF or image format.
- Emails should also include: Student name, age, and town as well as parent/guardian contact information.
Participation Permissions
- Participants acknowledge and consent to granting Island Arts full rights to use artwork for promotional and fundraising materials.
- Participants acknowledge and consent to grant Island Arts permission to photograph artwork and artist for use in any publication related to the “Youth Crot Poetry Contest.”
Contest Judges and Prizes
- Gina Lewis, Alburgh Public Library, Caroline Korejko, North Hero Public Library
Entries selected by impartial judges will be awarded one of six possible monetary prizes:
- one of two $100 prizes,
- one of two $50 prizes,
- one of two $25 prizes
Winning entries may also be published on islandarts.org, the Island Arts Newsletter, and the Islander.
Click here for Islander Crot article on page 13
Questions?
Looking for inspiration or further guidance? Looking for glue?
Contact Marisa Dallas (Island Arts Project Coordinator):
By email:
