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Call For ‘ArtiGras Island’ Themed Student Entries For

2023 ArtiGras Youth Art Competition

The 2023 ArtiGras fabulous art festival to and third place winner along with two honorable mentions
Fine Arts Festival, attend during Presidents’ for each school grade. The winners will be announced on
presented by Hanley Day weekend, it is an the Sunday of ArtiGras, Feb. 19, 2023.
Founda ti on a nd opportunity to share Students can submit their artwork through the ArtiGras
produced by the Palm their works of art and website (artigras.org) or through their school’s art teacher
Beach North Chamber showcase their skill and up until the deadline on Friday, Dec. 16. Students and
of Commerce, talent in the ArtiGras teachers can email info@artigras.org, call (561) 746-7111
is looking for Youth Art Competition. or visit www.artigras.org for more information.
artistically-talented The artwork will be ArtiGras, which is scheduled for Feb. 18 to 19, 2023,
students to submit judged by local artists has been listed as a Top 10 festival in the country and
pieces of artwork for and art educators who features more than 300 artists from across the country.
their Baptist Health will have the daunting Over the past 10 years, ArtiGras has raised over $300,000
ArtiGras Youth Art task of narrowing down for youth art education and local charities.
Competition which the hundreds of entries
this year carries the to only 77 finalists then
theme “ArtiGras selecting a first, second 2020 Youth Art winner
Island.” Students can
create their own piece
of art centered around
what “ArtiGras Estephany Herrera from Jupiter
Island” means to High School placed third in the
them. The artwork senior division in 2022.
can be about what
they love about nature, or students can recreate their own
destination island.
Students in grades kindergarten through 12th grade

are encouraged to submit artwork in mediums ranging Photograph of artwork from Daniel Tran from Suncoast
from pencil and crayon to chalk and paint. For many Community High School who won Best of Show in the 2022
students in Palm Beach County, ArtiGras is more than a Submission from last year’s youth art contest Baptist Health Youth Art Competition

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Sherrye Sammons, and Ben Ripstein of Motor Cars of Palm
Beach, event sponsor.
Michelle Makris was a guest speaker sharing a story about
her son Brice Makris who sadly passed away from a Fentanyl
overdose almost three years ago.
“I am thrilled to make this announcement to benefit such a
wonderful organization that helps countless members of our
community,” said Torres. “I was shocked to learn the average
age of teens to drink alcohol is 14½ years old … that is just
unthinkable. But I’m truly grateful that Hanley Foundation’s
prevention team is working to teach kids throughout 35
Florida counties about the perils of addiction.”
Cairnes educated the crowd on the mission of Hanley
Foundation and the work it does to enlighten the community
on the prevention of substance use disorders amongst
children. “Preventing substance use disorders by postponing
alcohol use among our children is the single most important
message we can send to families,” she said. “But did you Tico Torres Celebrity Golf & Tennis Classic 2024! Committee members

know that one of the most effective ways to protect children
from alcohol abuse is having family meals together? It
doesn’t matter the size of the meal or if it’s fast food, family
time is time well spent. Keeping the lines of communication
open is key to substance abuse prevention.”
To learn more about sponsorship or ambassador
opportunities, contact Gina Franano, tournament director,
at (561) 632-7795, or email gina@hanleyfoundation.org.

Chip James, Gina Franano, Tico Torres

Turner Benoit, Rob Thomson, Sherrye Sammons, Tico Torres