Montana Meth Challenge launched Paint the State 2023 on Monday, a statewide public artwork contest that engages Montana teenagers and adults in on-the-ground drug prevention.
The competition, which was kicked off on the state Capitol, invitations Montana residents 13 and older to create monument-sized unique public artistic endeavors that encourage Montanans to stay drug-free lives incorporating the Meth Challenge’s “Not Even As soon as” message.
“Combating the meth disaster has grow to be extra pressing as methamphetamine-related overdoses, hospitalizations, and deaths improve,” Gov. Greg Gianforte stated, including he inspired Montanans to hitch the initiative by creating public artistic endeavors that encourage all Montanans to stay drug-free.
Legal professional Common Austin Knudsen acknowledged the specter of fentanyl however reiterated the meth continues to be the Division of Justice’s No. 1 goal.
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Legal professional Common Austin Knudsen speaks Monday at a Montana Meth Challenge occasion on the state Capitol.
“With the elevated purity of lab-made methamphetamine — and the presence of fentanyl in it — smuggled throughout the border and into our state, it is extra essential now than ever to forestall younger Montanans from making an attempt it even one time,” he stated.
Registration is open at PaintTheState.org. People and teams might register to create their large-scale public artwork installations in teen and grownup divisions. Money prizes will probably be awarded to the highest regional submissions and to statewide winners.
Particular person artists can share their skills in addition to youth teams, service organizations and therapy and restoration teams as a neighborhood outreach venture.
“The educational and genuine peer-to-peer dialogue that occurs whereas making a neighborhood artwork venture is invaluable. Contributors actually grow to be drug prevention ambassadors,” Amy Rue, govt director of the Montana Meth Challenge added in a information launch. “We encourage anybody who’s a part of a college or youth group … to take part. Moreover, we hope that Montana adults in therapy and restoration will be part of this initiative.”
Enterprise and landowners in communities the place tasks are taking place are requested to donate artwork provides and supplies and supply public locations for the artwork installations.
All art work should be put in by June 30. Judging will happen over the summer time, and the general public can vote on-line for the Individuals’s Selection Award. Winners will probably be introduced in late summer time. Register and be taught extra at PaintTheState.org.
Juliet MacDonald, a Field Elder College senior, challenges different college students to take part within the Montana Meth Challenge’s Paint the State artwork competitors throughout a occasion Monday on the state capitol.
The Montana Meth Challenge is geared toward decreasing first-time teen meth use. The nonprofit was based in 2005 by businessman and philanthropist Tom Siebe. Named the third most-effective philanthropy on the planet by Barron’s, the group has been credited with important declines in teen meth use.
For extra info, go to MontanaMeth.org