Mount Vernon Resident In Semifinals Of MLK Art Contest

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. – Nicole DiTolla, a Mount Vernon resident and junior at the Loyola School in Manhattan, reached the semifinals of a contest held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in honor of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

An artwork created by Mount Vernon resident Nicole DiTolla has reached the semifinals of The Dream@50 art contest, held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech.
Photo Credit: *The Dream@50 Art Contest*

by Greg Maker

01/18/2013 3:00 p.m.

Known as "The Dream@50," the contest is a tribute series of artwork to commemorate the 50th anniversary of King's iconic "I Have a Dream" speech delivered in Washington, D.C., in 1963.

A press release from the museum said, "The Dream@50" is a celebration of creative collaboration of both the Civil Rights Movement and the arts as the foundation for how we can all live together.

"The Dream@50" art contest is for all K-12 students in ten U.S. cities including Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Memphis, Detroit, Chicago, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Los Angeles, and San Francisco/Bay Area. The winners will be announced in an awards ceremony hosted by each of the cities in January/February 2013."

The awards ceremony for New York is set for Jan. 26 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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