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2024 HELEN FARNSWORTH MEARS ART CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Helen Mears District Contest Winners (not all pictured) with their art teacher, Mr. House
The GFWC-Brown Deer Junior Woman’s Club announces the winning artwork of the Helen Farnsworth Mears Art Contest for 7th and 8th graders for the 2023-2024 School year that was held at the Brown Deer Public Library on May 14, 2024.
The art contest was created in 1927 by GFWC-WI to honor renowned Oshkosh sculptor, Helen Farnsworth Mears (1871-1916). Her works are on display in the U.S. Capitol, Smithsonian, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Madison State Capitol, and other national and state collections.
The art contest has three levels of competition:
1. LOCAL - our GFWC Brown Deer Junior Woman’s Club
2. DISTRICT - GFWC Lakeshore District, which consists of Woman's Clubs from Greenfield to Port Washington.
3. STATE
The Brown Deer Junior Woman’s Club members also selected a “People’s Choice” in each Category.
Thank You to …
Mr. Christopher House, the Brown Deer Middle School teacher
The Helen Mears Art Contest Committee: Diane Stoiber (Chairman LOCAL and DISTRICT), Laura Smith, Pat Fox and Diana Otterbacher
All Brown Deer Middle School art students who participated in this year's contest
See the Helen Mears Art Contest page for a photo carousel of all contest participants. We are looking forward to more great entries in the 2023 event. Congratulations!