Officials with the Museum of Danish America in Elk Horn, say a t-shirt design contest is being held by the Museum, for an upcoming exhibit. Nicky Christensen, Museum Development/Social Media Associate, says they are accepting entries until noon on  Tuesday, March 15th. The contest is open to high school students from the Atlantic, Audubon, Exira‐Elk Horn‐Kimballton, and Harlan districts. The winning graphic design will appear on the front of a shirt that will be made available for purchase through online sales and in the museum’s Design Store.

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The design is to center around the theme of the new exhibit Sport for Sports’ Sake: Athletes and Ethnicity in Danish America which will open on Saturday, April 23rd. The exhibit will explore four aspects of sport: fitness, competition, camaraderie, and profession.

The original design should be made up of no more than three colors and contain no text or logos. The file must be emailed to media@danishmuseum.org with the student’s information. Students may submit a maximum of two designs. All entrants will receive a certificate for one free family admission to the Museum of Danish America. Admission also entitles the group to same‐day entry to the Genealogy Center, Bedstemor’s House (open Memorial Day‐Labor Day), and Jens Dixen cabin.

The winning entry will be announced on or before April 1st, 2016. One grand prize winner will receive a t‐shirt with their design, a gift certificate to the Museum of Danish America Design Store in the amount of $100, and a one‐year membership at the Contributing Level (A $100 value which includes access to the online collections database).

Official rules and entry information can be found at http://bit.ly/1TVd85Q .