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Show Statewide Contest Set For Utah Pre-History Pre-History Week In 2002 It is time to start thinking about Utah's Prehistory Week that will be noted in May 2002. Each year Utah celebrates its unique and significant archaeological archaeo-logical and paleontological past with informative lecture, programs, pro-grams, activities, Native craft demonstrations, and archaeological archaeolog-ical and paleontological site visits vis-its during Utah Prehistory Week. Residents are encouraged to help promote Utah's exciting past by entering the Utah Prehistory Week Poster Contest. Cash prizes will be offered in three categories: Grand contest winner, $250; secondary school winner, $100 and elementary school winner, $100. This contest is open to professional profes-sional artists, starving artists, student artists, and creative citizens citi-zens of any description. Artists may choose any material or design. The principal elements of the 'design should depict aspects of Utah archaeology, paleontology or both. The posters should be less than 16 inches wide and 24 inches long. The winning poster will be reproduced and distributed all over the United States. The poster contest is sponsored spon-sored by the Divisions of State History and Parks and Recreation, Utah Geological Survey, Bureau of Land Management, Utah Statewide Archaeological Society, Utah Friends of Paleontology, U. S. Forest Service and the National Park Service. Posters should be submitted no later than Jan. 1, 2002 to the Antiquities Section, Division of State History, 300 Rio Grande, Salt Lake City, UT 84101. Visit the Prehistory Week website page to see previous winners -http:history.utah. orgprehist. For information, contact Renae Weder (801) 533-3529 or Ron Rood (801) 533-3564 at the Division of State History. |
