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Kids are invited to create the Zilker Holiday Tree for annual art contest
Friday, September 20, 2024 by Beth Bond
The annual Zilker Tree Art Contest is lighting up again this year, and artists between the ages of 5 and 10 years old are invited to submit their artistic representations of the moontower-mounted holiday tree by Nov. 1. The top three selected artwork winners from each age category, Junior and Senior, will be publicly recognized in the tree lighting ceremony on Sunday, Dec. 1. The impressive Gallery of Previous Art Winners is available to view online. For contest details and more information from the Parks and Recreation Department, visit AustinTexas.Gov/
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