The 2021 Texas Mental Health Creative Arts Contest is now accepting original artwork, writing and photography through March 1. There are categories for different age groups including elementary, middle school (grades six through eight), high school and adults 18 and over.
This is an annual contest; previous winning art includes themes such as depression, body image issues and death.
The theme for 2021 is Why Does Mental Health Matter to You?
“While many Texans have experienced a mental health challenge or know someone who has, there is still a lot of stigma surrounding the topic.” – Texas System of Care project director Kisha Ledlow
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Although they have never met, artists Kelsey Heimerman and Dudley Sanders have more in common than they know. At the same time, the two Dallas based painters could not have more contrasting lifestyles: Heimerman lives and paints in a beautiful loft in the hip part of Exposition Park, while Sanders tucks himself away to work in a shed behind a house he owns in Duncanville.
Heimerman’s social media presence is a work of art itself, while Sanders doesn t have an Instagram account. Both artists are successful painters living the life of an artist in the midst of a global pandemic.