**ATTENTION ALL VETERANS - Music, Drama, Dance, Creative Writing and
Visual Art Entries are now being accepted for the**

**2009 Northern AZ VA Health Care System Veterans Creative Arts
Competition**

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# PURPOSE

The Veterans Creative Arts Program goal is to showcase the talents of
Veterans. The Creative Arts Competition provides our Veterans with an
opportunity to gain recognition for their creative accomplishments. All
first place entries will be submitted to the national level of the
National Veterans Creative Arts Competition.

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# ELIGIBILITY

Participants must be active outpatients or inpatients of the Northern AZ
VA Health Care System before entering this competition.

####### PERFORMING ARTS COMPETITIONS -- All entries must be 3 (three) minutes or less in length. Entries must be videotaped by the Northern AZ VA Health Care System

> **Music** categories include: Solo or Group, Instrumental and Vocal,
> Original Compositions, Senior and Special
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> **Drama** Categories include: Solo and Group Original & Existing
> Works, Prose and Poetry, Comedy, Interpretive Performance, Mime,
> Juggling, Magic, Puppetry/Ventriloquism, Multimedia Video, Senior and
> Special Recognition. A typewritten, double-spaced copy of the text in
> lower and upper case letters **must** accompany each entry along with
> the name of the eligible veteran who wrote the piece. 
>
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> **Creative Writing** Categories include: Poetry, Essay, Personal
> Experience, Short Story, Monologue/Duologue, Group Creative Writing,
> and Special Recognition. A typewritten, double-spaced copy of the text
> in lower and upper case letters **must** accompany each entry along
> with the name of the eligible veteran who wrote the piece. 
>
> **Dance** Categories include: Solo & Group, Ambulatory and Wheelchair,
> Structured, Novelty, Country, Line Dancing, Folk/Ethnic/Cultural,
> Interpretive Movement, Tap, Jazz, Ballet, Senior and Special
> Recognition![](media/image4.wmf){width="0.5423611111111111in"
> height="0.6916666666666667in"}

For a complete list of all performing art categories, more information
and to schedule an appointment to have your performance videotaped,
contact:

Paula Moran, Supervisory Recreation Therapist at (928) 717-7402

No later than February 16, 2009

**[VISUAL ARTS COMPETITION-FINE ART, APPLIED ART & CRAFT
KITS]{.underline}**

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> **Visual art** categories include: Painting, Watercolor, Sculpture,
> Monochromatic Drawing, Colored Drawing, Graphics, Pottery, Pastels,
> Black and White Photography, Colored Photography, Fine Art Mixed
> Media, Applied Art Mixed Media, Ceramics, Woodburning, Wood Carving,
> Woodworking, Jewelry, Mosaic, Collage, Fiber Arts, Leather, Beadwork,
> Metalwork, Glasswork, Knit/Crochet, Scrollsaw/fretwork, Model kits,
> Digital Art, Needlework, Knotting, Military Combat Experience,
> Veterans Day Poster and Special Recognition.

All art [must have been created since March 1, 2008]{.underline}, except
for Military Combat Experience entries.

1.  In order to be considered for competition outside of the local show,
    all artwork must meet the following regulations:

-Flat art must be mounted, framed, and ready for hanging.

2.  -Size Restrictions: Entries must WEIGH LESS than 150 pounds and
    cannot exceed the following dimensions: Must be able to fit into one
    box with dimensions not exceeding 165 inches in length and girth
    combined. Length cannot exceed 108 inches.

For a complete list of visual art categories, more information and to
submit entries, contact:

Paula Moran, Supervisory Recreation Therapist

at (928) 717-7402.

**Entries accepted January 31-Feb 6,2009**

The Northern AZ VA Health Care System Art Show will be held Feb 9-11,
2009 in the station theatre