The Colorado Rockies are conducting a Jackie Robinson Youth Artistic Contest for elementary and middle school students at 100 schools in the Denver area. This event was inspired by local artist
Darrell Anderson, who 10 year ago, made his own artistic tribute to the icon who broke through baseball's color barrier in 1947.
The theme of the art contest is "Breaking Barriers" and students may submit anything artistic to describe what breaking barriers means to them. Poetry, music, art or a video presentation of dance and drama which may focus on Robinson or a personal experience relating to the theme are all acceptable.
