AT&T COTTON BOWL CLASSIC ART CONTEST GOES ONLINE!

Young artists and art teachers take note… the 2009 AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic Art Contest has begun and for the first time in the 13-year history of the competition, the contest has gone online.

All North Texas students in first through sixth grade are invited to participate. Art contest materials, including the illustration template, can be downloaded online at www.attcottonbowl.com.

“With the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic moving to Arlington, we wanted to open the Art Contest to the entire North Texas community,” AT&T Cotton Bowl President Rick Baker said, “We hope that art teachers from across the Metroplex will encourage their students to participate.”

The deadline to mail in the illustrations is Friday, October 16^th. The winners are determined by a select group of judges including AT&T Cotton Bowl Board Members, corporate partners such as AT&T and Dr Pepper, and art teachers.

A total of 18 young artists comprising three age categories (first and second grade, third and fourth grade, fifth and sixth grade) will be honored at their respective schools in recognition of their winning works of art. Additionally, each winner will receive tickets to the 2010 AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington.

Throughout the holiday season, the winning artwork will be on display at Cowboys Stadium. The artwork will also be featured on the 60-yard scoreboard at the stadium during the Classic on Saturday, January 2^nd. Those illustrations not selected as winners will be used as placemats during the AT&T Cotton Bowl Big Play Luncheon on New Year’s Eve.

“We want to encourage all elementary school art teachers to participate and make the AT&T Cotton Bowl Art Contest part of their classroom curriculum,” Baker said. “As an incentive, not only can the young artists win tickets, but the teachers do as well.”

The AT&T Cotton Bowl Art Contest is one of several community-based events created to promote goodwill with fans of the annual Classic. For more information on the AT&T Cotton Bowl Art Contest, please contact Amy Scott from the AT&T Cotton Bowl office at (817) 892-4806 or via email at amy@attcottonbowl.com.