Local student earns spot for art in Tallahassee

Christian Peterson [email protected] Each year, Florida hosts a competition called Art in the Capitol. According to MyFlorida.com, this voluntary statewide visual arts competition allows each school district to hold an art contest for all students in grades six through eight. A selection committee judges artwork made up of art teachers whose students have not submitted work for the competition. All submitted artwork must adhere to a few simple rules. First, it must not violate any copyright laws and must be completely original in concept, design and execution. The second rule states that the artwork must be two-dimensional and not exceed 28 inches in width, 28 inches in