2012 Awards
Ceremony
and
more artwork
HISTORY:
The
River Raisin Massacre
Reference Images:
(Click on a link
below)
American Militia
and
Volunteers
Monroe Art
League
Monroe
County, Michigan
War
of 1812
Bicentennial
Art Contest
This
annual contest ran for 5 years (2009 to 2013)
and
was sponsored by
the
Monroe County
War of 1812
Bicentennial Steering Committee, and
The
Monroe Art League,
with special thanks to the
Monroe County Library System for hosting the shows.
The goal of this contest
was to develop new artwork
related to the
War of 1812 River Raisin Battlefield and
The War of 1812 Bicentennial.
By entering this
competition,
artists gave the
Bicentennial Steering Committee and/or
River Raisin National Battlefield
Park permission
to use their artwork in any appropriate way including advertising, brochures, postcards, etc.
Artist
credit will be given whenever used.
The Art Show winners were exhibited on a tour of selected branches of the Monroe County Library System.
After the tour ended the artwork was
on display at the
Battlefield National Park Visitors Center.
Selected pieces were purchased for
the
River Raisin National Battlefield Park
art collection
and are on a rotating display at the visitor center.
By clicking on the appropriate link on
the left of this page,
you will be able to see the winning artwork and
also images of some additional artwork as submitted.
