Extended Deadline Is December 8, 2008

LOS ANGELES-The Music Center of Los Angeles County has extended its deadline for applications in the Visual Arts categories for the 21st Annual Music Center Spotlight Awards. Visual Arts applications must be received online or postmarked by no later than Monday, December 8, 2008.

The program is free and open to all students who attend high school in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties at time of deadline. The Visual Arts categories are photography (black/white, color and digital) and twodimensional design (works of art with height and width but no depth, using drawing, painting, computer generated or mixed media). All visual arts participates will be invited to attend master classes and museum tours. First grand prize is $5,000 and the second grand prize is $4,000. Honorable Mentions receive $250 each. Semi Finalists receive $100. Semi Finalists will be showcased in a Southern California gallery.

The Music Center Spotlight Awards program is one of the nation's most acclaimed performing and visual arts education programs for teens, offering training in the arts and awarding over $100,000 in scholarships annually to finalists, semi-finalists and participants who received honorable mentions.

Frederic M. Roberts is founding chairman of the Music Center Spotlight Awards; Thomas Weinberger is chairman and Walter Grauman is creator/executive producer. The program is a project of the Fraternity of Friends, a volunteer membership organization of men who support the Music Center.

For more information about the Music Center Spotlight Awards program, call 213-972-3300.