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2024 Manatee Art Contest: Cast Your Vote Now!

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We’ve received so many wonderful submissions from a talented variety of artists! Now it’s your turn to help us choose the best in each category by voting for your favorite.

Voting Details:

  • Voting Period: Voting is open until August 13.
  • How to Vote: Expand each category and click on the heart icon below the entries you’d like to vote for. At the end of each category is a Submit button that you will use to lock in your votes. You can vote for as many submissions as you like in each category, so you can show support for all of your favorites. However, to ensure fairness, you may only submit your votes once, and duplicate submissions will be discarded.

Voting has ended, and the winners are in!

Congratulations to…

If your entry is a winner, please check your email for correspondence from us. Thank you all for so many wonderful submissions!

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