Three Hawaii residents reach finals of international frog art contest
Posted by Miqe on October 1, 2009
Contest Aims To Create Awareness of Worldwide Frog Extinctions
Three Hawaiians have a chance at being crowned the Grand Prize Winner of the 1st Annual Frog Art Contest. The contest, which is being held by SAVE THE FROGS! Nonprofit Organization, received entries from 10 countries worldwide.
Twelve year old Tokino Springer and fifteen year old Liann Cagle of Kapolei Middle School, as well as their art teacher Daryle Mishina have made it to the finals of the contest.
The Grand Prize Winner will be decided by the public, and votes are currently being accepted through the SAVE THE FROGS! website (www.savethefrogs.com).
Frog populations worldwide have been declining at unprecedented rates, and nearly one-third of the world’s 6,500 amphibian species are threatened with extinction. Up to 200 species have already completely disappeared. The Frog Art Contest is intended to raise awareness of the rapid disappearance of frog species.
“The amphibian extinction crisis is one of the most significant environmental issues of our time” says Dr. Kerry Kriger, who heads SAVE THE FROGS!. “The goal of the Frog Art Contest is to get artists involved in environmental conservation, and to provide teachers with fun ways to increase their students’ interest in frogs.”
Dr. Kriger encourages all art lovers to view this year’s entries and to vote for their favorite frog art. A call for entries for the 2nd Annual Frog Art Contest will go out in early March of 2010, just prior to Save The Frogs Day.
Contest voting is taking place at:
http://savethefrogs.com/artists/2009-winners.html
From Honolulu advertiser.
