BGCEC hosting art exhibit

The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Emerald Coast (BGCEC) will be hosting this year’s Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s (BGCA) National Fine Arts Exhibit for the Southeast Region. The public is welcome to view the exhibition at the Denton Blvd. Club weekdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., March 8 through March 18.

The competition is part of a BGCA program that promotes young people’s creativity and encourages artistic skill and cultural enrichment. More than 4,300 Clubs across the country will be participating in the event.

Boys & Girls Clubs from all over the southeast region will be submitting members’ artwork in four age divisions and 10 categories, including watercolor, pastel, oil, acrylic and collage to the BGCEC.

Selected artwork will be screened at the regional level and a limited number will be sent to BGCA’s Atlanta headquarters for judging at the national level. Thirty-seven national winners will be named and their artwork displayed at special events throughout the year.

Winning artists will also receive an engraved plaque and letter of congratulations from BGCA President Roxanne Spillett. Regional finalists will receive a certificate of participation.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Emerald Coast has served local youth for over 40 years. Five Clubs and several sites provide programs for more than 1,600 boys and girls in the areas of character, leadership development, educational enhancement, career preparation, health, the arts, fitness and recreation. The mission of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Emerald Coast is to inspire and empower all young people and their families, in partnership with our community, to achieve their potential to BE GREAT.