Articulate $4,000 scholarship for a poster/art design www.articulateandwin.com entry deadline is early February.
Duck Stamp Art Competition: Due in early March. $4,000-$1,000 cash awards. www.duckstamps.fws.gov  703/358-2000.
Internship or Apprenticeship: after school or weekends
Job Shadowing
Michiana Ad Club - CALL FOR STUDENT ENTRIES. students pull together their best work and enter them in the ADDY Awards Competition, the annual contest that honors advertising excellence and shows the world that your students are the up and coming creatives. The top two local student winners will receive a cash prize of $500.00 each. For a complete list of this year's categories and rules, visit www.theadclub.org. The student rate is $20 per entry. Submitting work is easy. Just visit www.theadclub.org and click on the ADDY link. After registering your entries online, follow these key dates and guidelines for submissions.
National Portfolio Day www.npda.org [First week of October] Attend portfolio review and write ½ page report
Public Library Exhibit or teach a class.
Scholastics  www.scholastic.com/artandwritingawards/gallery/
Teach: For future art teachers. Plan a one-day workshop for the class.