FISH ART, 2: Art, science and composition skills come 
together in this competition ... on Passport to Texas

This is Passport to Texas

Budding artists take note: draw or paint any recognized 
state fish, include an essay on the species, and you might 
just win a great prize.

14 -- The Toyota Texas Bass Classic sponsors this, and they give 
us money for prizes.

Zoeann Stinchcomb, with the Texas Freshwater Fisheries 
center in Athens, says the competition is open to fourth 
through twelfth graders.

14 -- This is one of my favorite times of the year, once we start 
getting the entries in, because I don't think most people realize 
how many talented students we have as far as artwork goes -- 
it's amazing.

Students must also submit an essay about the fish they 
draw in order for judges to consider their entry. 

16 -- The idea on that is they have to do a little but of research 
about the fish that they're going to be representing. And, they 
have to be able to tell us something about that fish: either the 
conservation status, the biology or ecology of that fish ... And 
they can even put it in story form.

Deadline to submit an entry is March 31. Find contest 
details at statefishart.com.

That's our show ... with support from the Sport fish and 
Wildlife Restoration program ... providing funding for 
management of the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center.

For Texas Parks and Wildlife ... I'm Cecilia Nasti. 




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