The National Rifle Association's headquarters here in Fairfax, Virginia, re-opened this morning after the Thanksgiving holiday. The National Firearms Museum resumed its holiday hours Saturday, and features a new, very special exhibit for a limited time: the winning entries of the 21st Annual Youth Wildlife Art Contest.
Now you can browse the Museum's 15 galleries and 2,400+ firearms while enjoying the fine artwork of youth from across the nation. The entries are near the Museum's entrance.
Three NRA employees — J.R. Robbins, the competition's founder (now editor of NRAhuntersrights.org); Harry Jaecks, Art Director of NRA Publications; and Meg Guegan, Director of Communications in the Office of Advancement — were tasked with choosing the contest's winning entries.
As the official judges, they discussed what makes judging the Contest a challenge: “The hardest thing is being fair. Judging is so subjective that two different judges will likely pick two different sets of winners and offer solid justifications for their decisions,” Jaecks said. “That is especially true when we have, as we did this year, such a large number of fine pieces from which to choose.”
For information on the 2009 Youth Wildlife Art Contest, visit http://www.nrahq.org/YOUTH/wildlife.asp, call (703) 267-1595, or e-mail artcontest@nrahq.org.
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