The winning artist is…
By Morgan on June 13th, 2011
We are awestruck.
In just five days, more than 25,000 votes were cast in our Read Every Day. Lead a Better Life. art contest, in which the public submitted their own interpretations of our global literacy campaign slogan, inspired by the 12 illustrators who did the same.
In addition to the 25,000+ votes, we saw hundreds of tweets and Facebook comments from people raving about the beautiful submissions.
And now, we are thrilled to announce the winner…
Huge congratulations to Roberta Baird, whose submission garnered the most votes in a tight race to come out on top!
The winning entry!
Roberta wins a deluxe, signed set of our incredible #12artists posters.
Meanwhile, more congratulations and thanks to the remaining finalists, who each pulled in hundreds and thousands of votes themselves — and who also created inventive, beautiful pieces that captured our Read Every Day message:
- Michelle Henninger
- Eliza Mitchell
- Noni Gross
- Julia Bourque
- Ann Pilicer
- Brenna Vaughn
- Peg Lozier
- Erika Schnatz
- Airlie Anderson
It was so much fun seeing the entries come in and watching as the call to vote spread across the globe. Thanks to each of you for voting for your favorites!
Congratulations!
Posted: June 13th, 2011 under More News. Tags: #12artists, art.
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Congratulations to Roberta! And thanks so much Scholastic for the opportunity!
Comment on June 13, 2011 at 1:33 pm
Congratulations, Roberta! I’m putting my entry to good use and will soon offer it for purchase through my website: http://www.nonigross.com.
Comment on June 13, 2011 at 2:05 pm
Thank you Scholastic for this wonderful opportunity!
It was a pleasure to be in the running with an awesome group of artists.
Thanks again to Scholastic and to all the voters.
Comment on June 13, 2011 at 2:26 pm
Congrats, Roberta! And to all the other finalists. I was honored to be part of such company. Also thank you, Scholastic and the OOM bloggers, for the opportunity and the great global literacy campaign.
Comment on June 13, 2011 at 5:05 pm
Great job Roberta! It’s a lovely piece and a well-deserved win. And thanks to Scholastic for this opportunity and great message.
Comment on June 14, 2011 at 11:14 am
Congrats Roberta! And a big thanks to Scholastic for the opportunity – I had a lot of fun putting my piece together!
Comment on June 15, 2011 at 4:25 pm
