A total of 159 entries was submitted from 11 Bureau of Indian Affairs schools in the first travel poster contest sponsored by the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs and ARROW Inc., an Indian interest organization with headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Although all of the winners were from the Bureau's Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, N.M., David Young, BIA Art Director, was highly pleased with the general level of the entries.
First prize of $150 will go to Delbridge Honanie, Hopi; second prize, $100, to Adrian Pushetonequa, Sac and Fox; and third, $50, Ben Martinez, Navajo.
Three honorable mention awards of wrist watches were also made.
First honorable mention, Delbridge Honanie, also winner of the first prize; second, Joe Powskey, Hualapai-Hopi; and third, Ben Martinez.
Judges for the contest were: Earl Palmatier, Supervisor of Art, Prince Georges County Schools, Md.; Emil Hrebenach, Supervisor of Art, Montgomery County Schools, Rockville, Md.; Jack Hammond, Assistant to the Executive Secretary, National Art Education Association, and Washington, D.C.
ARROW and BIA officials plan to reprint some of the posters for sale to the public, with the proceeds to go toward scholarships for Indian students.
The winners were brought to Washington March 7 and are scheduled to reach New York March 13 for visits to prominent museums, and art schools.
