City of Oconomowoc - The GFWC-Oconomowoc Junior Woman's Club held its annual Helen Farnsworth Mears Art Contest this week. The work will be on display at Griffin Gallery, 133 E. Wisconsin Ave, Oconomowoc, and will be available for public viewing on Friday, Feb. 27, 10 a.m.-8 p.m, Saturday, February 28, 10 a.m.- 5 p.m., and from noon to 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, March .
The contest is open to 7th and 8th grade students who reside or attend school in the Oconomowoc Area School District boundaries. All private, public and homeschool students are invited to participate. Schools participating this year include Nature Hill Intermediate, Saint Jerome Parish School, Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran School and Silver Lake Intermediate.
The top five winners in each category in this contest will advance to a GFWC district contest and the top three winners in each category there will advance to a state GFWC contest.
This is the fourth year that GFWC-Oconomowoc Junior Woman's Club has partnered with Griffin Gallery for the event. The gallery provides judges and hanging space for the work. GFWC-OJWC organizes the event, provides prizes and refreshments for the awards presentation.