COVID-19 safety art contest opens up to public voting

Oakland County has announced the finalists for the “Oakland Together” Safety Video & Visual Art contest. The county accepted submissions of original artwork in a variety of mediums — video, painting, drawing and photography — with the theme of promoting COVID-19 safety, following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state of Michigan protocols, according to a press release from the county.

A panel of judges selected finalists for each age group and category. Online public voting is now open through 5 p.m. Aug. 7 at www.oakgov. com/covid/contests. People can vote once a day to select favorites from two categories: Oakland County youth ages 10-17 and those ages 18 and over.

The finalists in the age 10-17 Visual Arts category are:

• Rave Andrews, 16, West Bloomfield

• Maria Clark, 10, Berkley

• Steven Lowenberg, 13, Southfield

• Natalie Radabaugh, 16, Rochester Hills

The finalists in the 18+ Visual Arts category are:

• Angela Clark, Berkley

• Sydni Gothard, Waterford

• Paul O’Hara, Rochester Hills

The finalists in the age 1017 Video category are:

• Owen Glossinger, 15, Beverly Hills

• Charlisa Penzak, 12, Bloomfield Hills

• Lucy Thomson, 12, Clawson

• Aidan Wilson, 11, Royal Oak

The finalists in the age 18+ Video category are:

• Edith Dana, Commerce Township

• A’Kena LongBenton,

Troy

• Eli Sider, Huntington

Woods

Each finalist receives $100; category winners will each be awarded an additional $250, according to the press release.

Winners will be announced Aug. 11, and their entries will be on display on the county’s website, www. oakgov.com, social media channels and www.OaklandCountyProsper.com through Sept. 30.