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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Great opportunity to share with student patrons that are artists! Submissions are due before midnight, 1/15/23. See the press release below for details, and to submit students should go to
<a href="https://somgovweb.state.mi.us/ArtContest">https://somgovweb.state.mi.us/ArtContest</a>.
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top"><strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Gov. Whitmer Announces Art Contest for 2023 State of the State Program</span></strong></span><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#353535">LANSING, Mich</span></strong><span style="color:#353535"> – Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced an art contest for the 2023 State
of the State program cover. The governor is challenging Michigan’s K-12 students to come up with a creative design for the program cover following the theme “What makes Michigan strong?” </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top"><span style="color:#353535">“Michigan is full of creative young people, and I am excited to highlight their talents as part of the 2023 State of the State program,” said
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Governor Whitmer</span></strong>. “I believe what makes Michigan strong is the people that live here, and I am delighted to share a student’s artwork that highlights what they see as Michigan’s strengths.
I hope students from across the state display their skills and submit their designs for the State of the State Art Contest.” </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top">During her 2023 State of the State address on Wednesday, January 25 at 7:00PM, Governor Whitmer will lay out her plans to tackle the challenges Michiganders are facing right now. Her proposals will lower
costs, make Michigan more competitive, expand opportunity, and protect people’s fundamental rights. Together, they represent the future and will move Michigan forward. </span><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top">Students are encouraged to be as creative as possible and are welcome to use crayon, marker, paint or any other material. To submit your design, please visit
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top">The student artist who creates the winning design will receive a gift box from Cherry Republic. </span><span style="mso-bookmark:gd_top"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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