Bringing together art and elections
When Washington residents receive their General Election Voters’ Pamphlet each fall, they obviously notice the helpful info about candidates and ballot measures. But if they look closer, they’ll notice something else – voting-related artwork created by a Washington elementary school student. In 2002, we added a fun element to the Voters’ Pamphlet by starting an art contest in which the winner’s work would be featured in the pamphlet that fall. It’s a great way to have students do a fun…