The Evansville Museum of Arts, History & Science presents  a regional competition for local artists each year. Entries are accepted for the six-state area including Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Missouri.

…following quote taken from the Evansville Museum of Arts website. “Though the nation was in the depths of the Great Depression throughout the 1930s, the Temple of Fine Arts was an active institution during this decade. The Foundation Fund was created in 1930 in an effort to raise money for a new museum building. The first fund-raising event was a recital presented by Rosanna McGinnis (later Mrs. Robert Enlow) at the old Central High School Auditorium. Proceeds from the recital totaled $830.41. On June 16, 1937, Board President Paul H. Schmitt announced a $1 million campaign for a new museum building. The facility was to consist of two, two-story wings housing a small theater and a large auditorium.”

For more information visit the Evansville Museum of Arts, History & Science website link above.