1st place, Bridget Loudon
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Refresh Your Mental Health: 2022 Youth Expressions Art Contest
Mar 30, 2022
May is Mental Health Month! MAMH and the Massachusetts Health Council are excited to announce the start of our third annual May is Mental Health “Youth Expressions” Art Contest
May is Mental Health Month and that means the Youth Expressions Art Contest is back!
MAMH and the Massachusetts Health Council are excited to announce the start of our third annual May is Mental Health “Youth Expressions” art contest for middle and high school students. Spring represents a time of renewal, regrowth, and refreshment. We are asking students from across the Commonwealth to use a range of art forms to describe how to
“Refresh Your Mental Health.”
Students should enter their submissions in one of the following categories:
- Audio Visual: Informational video, rap, song (under 3 minutes)
- Artistic Still: Painting, drawing, infographic, collage, photography (can include a title and description)
Submission deadline is May 2, 2022
For further information see the documents below or email Maddy Brogan (maddybrogan@mamh.org):
You've Got a Friend in Me
2021 Winners
Artistic Still
Caption 1st place (Jesse Ding, left) and 2nd place (Misael Godoy Nuñez, right)
Caption 3rd place, Kaila Hardy
Audio Visual
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