{"id":359195,"date":"2026-07-02T22:36:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T22:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/359195\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T22:36:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T22:36:10","slug":"plano-holding-art-contest-for-parks-and-recreation-month-plano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/359195\/","title":{"rendered":"Plano holding art contest for Parks and Recreation Month | Plano"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Artists of all ages and skill levels are being asked to enter a city-hosted art competition to celebrate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrpa.org\/events\/july\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">National Parks and Recreation Month<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The details<\/p>\n<p>Three age categories: 5-12, 13-18 and 19 and olderMediums: pencil, chalk, paint, digital, recycled items, textiles and moreTheme: \u201cWhere Community Grows\u201d showcasing what Plano\u2019s parks and recreation means to themTo submit art for the competition, follow these steps:Provide the artist\u2019s name, age category, contact information and a short description of the piece.Email a high-resolution photo of the work to <a href=\"http:\/\/communityimpact.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#d4a4b5a6bfa7bdbab2bb94a4b8b5babbfab3bba2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">[email\u00a0protected]<\/a> with the subject line \u201cArt Contest Submission\u201d before the deadline at 5 p.m. July 30.Bring in the completed work to any Plano recreation center or Plano Parks and Recreation\u2019s main office, which is located at 5901 Los Rios Blvd.Quote of note<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLocal parks are often our first experiences in nature, our introduction to a favorite hobby or physical activity. They are places to gather with friends and family to celebrate life\u2019s special moments as well as spots of respite and healing,\u201d Plano Parks and Recreation Director Ron Smith said in a news release from the city. \u201cThis is the perfect time to reflect on and appreciate all the ways our community is stronger, more vibrant and more resilient because of parks and recreation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What else?<\/p>\n<p>One grand prize winner will have art printed in the 2024 Summer Catalog put out by the Plano Parks and Recreation Department. Other prizes include the following:<\/p>\n<p>Annual recreation passesPool cabana rentalsGiveawaysResidents can also follow along with submissions by checking out the department\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PlanoParks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/planoparksandrec\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram<\/a> pages.<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Artists of all ages and skill levels are being asked to enter a city-hosted art competition to celebrate&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":359196,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[127650,127652,160,127651,162,161,720],"class_list":["post-359195","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-plano","tag-national-parks-and-recreation-month","tag-national-parks-and-recreation-month-plano","tag-plano","tag-plano-art-contest","tag-plano-headlines","tag-plano-news","tag-plano-parks-and-recreation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359195","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=359195"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359195\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/359196"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=359195"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=359195"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=359195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}