MS4 C OMMUNITY E DUCATION, O UTREACH, & I NVOLVEMENT T HROUGH A RT Elizabeth S. Arceneaux, P.E., CISEC Shawn Wolfshohl, CMS4S August 6, 2015 Why Educate Through Art? Confusion Work PracticesBeautification Housekeeping Practices Why Educate Through Art? Texas Blind Salamander San Marcos Salamander San Marcos Gambusia Fountain Darter Texas Wild Rice Threatened and Endangered Species IDEA CITYUNIVERSITY FLIER ANNOUNCE CONTEST RECEIVE ENTRIES JUDGE ENTRIES ANNOUNCE WINNERS PSAS WITH ARTISTS STEEL COVER IDENTIFY AUDIENCE MULTIMEDIA Audience Public Schools Elementary Schools Middle Schools High School Private Schools Homeschools University Art Departments Community/Residents San Marcos Arts Commission Contest Rollout Press Releases 4 separate newspaper press releases Radio interviews 2 interviews City and Texas State internals that reached approximately 41,000 City and University staff, faculty, and students Social Media Facebook, Twitter, environmental and art list serves Distributed hard copies of the flier to various business around town IDEA CITYUNIVERSITY FLIER ANNOUNCE CONTEST RECEIVE ENTRIES JUDGE ENTRIES ANNOUNCE WINNERS PSAS WITH ARTISTS STEEL COVER IDENTIFY AUDIENCE MULTIMEDIA Receive Entries Send out reminder press releases,s to schools and campus Most entries came in during the last week of the contest 64 total entries Entries logged with unique ID number Receive Entries Entries were electronically scanned for City and University website pages Entries were hard copied for judging Binders were created for each judge with scoring sheets and instructions Receive Entries Entries were publicly displayed at the San Marcos Activity Center IDEA CITYUNIVERSITY FLIER ANNOUNCE CONTEST RECEIVE ENTRIES JUDGE ENTRIES ANNOUNCE WINNERS PSAS WITH ARTISTS STEEL COVER IDENTIFY AUDIENCE MULTIMEDIA Judging Identify Potential Judges Sent out letter to potential judges describing the intent of the art contest and the need for stormwater protection Prepared Artwork for Judging Sent artwork to judges with criteria for judging artwork: Original Artwork Unique to San Marcos Water quality message showing how protecting our local waterways begins at the storm drain Appearance pleasing to the eye Judging Scored numerically to get finalists year old Finalists judged collaboratively Judging 10 and under Brenna Eliaz Say Hooray For the Environment Judging 11 to 13 Jourdan Gamez Help Keep Our Rivers Beautiful Judging 14 to 18 Dusti Bridges All Drains Lead To The River Judging Over 18 Winning Design Andrea Weissenbuehler Remember Your Friends In The Water Winning Border Mabel Lopez Keep Our Waters Clean Final Design IDEA CITYUNIVERSITY FLIER ANNOUNCE CONTEST RECEIVE ENTRIES JUDGE ENTRIES ANNOUNCE WINNERS PSAS WITH ARTISTS STEEL COVER IDENTIFY AUDIENCE MULTIMEDIA Contest Winners IDEA CITYUNIVERSITY FLIER ANNOUNCE CONTEST RECEIVE ENTRIES JUDGE ENTRIES ANNOUNCE WINNERS PSAS WITH ARTISTS STEEL COVER IDENTIFY AUDIENCE MULTIMEDIA Final Design The Same, but Different Final Design Lessons Learned Room For Improvement Hire or utilize a staff graphic designer to develop the flier. Involve other departments within the city and university to provide more resources, skills, and distribute the tasks. Provide a General Stormwater Awareness presentation to K-12 schools. Provide a larger ceremony for the winning artists to include a broader audience. Have patience: the time between the winning selections to the time the covers arrive for installation can take up to six months. Lessons Learned Good ideas to share: An Art Contest makes stormwater management interesting for the general community. Timing between Sept 1 to December 15 will maximize student participation Judging 7 is an upper limit to give a good range of experience yet be manageable Reach the Influentials decision makers learn about stormwater impacts to waterways through judging and post event press releases. Artwork in Steel is lasting and personalized to your town. It is a permanent stormwater message. An Art Contest can be the basis for K-12 general awareness training post event Lessons Learned What Went Well The artwork has become a symbol of cooperation in the spirit of shared commitment to the river M ORE I NFORMATION Manhole Art Contest Report: City of San MarcosTexas State University Q UESTIONS ? C ONTACT U S Shawn Wolfshohl, CMS4S City of San Marcos Elizabeth S. Arceneaux, P.E., CISEC Texas State University