Academy Award-winner Louis Gossett, Jr. to be celebrity judge for the Climate Champions Youth Art Contest – Texas Edition

THE WOODLANDS, TX – Academy Award winner and clean energy advocate Louis Gossett, Jr., will be a celebrity judge of the Climate Champions Youth Art Contest – Texas Edition, which commences Friday, September 22 for students in grades 1-12 in The Woodlands / Spring area. The free educational contest aims to provide students a unique opportunity to have a voice in helping to safeguard the Earth through the power of art.

“We must be the caretakers of our planet and protect it for our children, and I can think of no better way for young people to learn about our climate challenges and imagine solutions to it than through art,” said Gossett, who has had a 60-year career in film, receiving a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for An Officer and a Gentleman and an Emmy for his role in Roots. He most recently had a leading role in the highly-acclaimed HBO series Watchmen.

Starting on September 22, students in The Woodlands, Conroe, and Spring areas (including home schoolers) can submit their original artwork by taking a picture of it with their phones or scanning it, and uploading the file in a submission form on the contest site. Learn more at www.ClimateChampions.earth.

Winners in each grade category will receive prizes, including Visa Gift Card cash prizes, t-shirts, and certificates. The contest deadline is November 1. The contest is produced by Climate Canaries, a local youth climate awareness organization.

Other judges include Patricia Zapata, award-winning Art Director, Designer & Paper Artist; and Kevin Kirk, US Golf Olympic Coach, PGA Tour Player Coach, and PGA Teacher of the Year.