LOCAL SPORTS BRIEFS: Athletics art competition upcoming
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ATHENS — The Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia is sponsoring “Art for Everyone,” an art competition inspired by UGA athletics and the work of illustrator Jack Davis. The contest is being held in conjunction with Davis’ exhibit “Beyond the Bulldog: Jack Davis,” which will be on view at the museum Nov. 3-Jan. 6.

Designs for the contest may feature UGA’s mascot Hairy Dawg and/or anything related to UGA athletics; however, the name and/or likeness of any current UGA student athlete and/or coach cannot be used. Details on how to submit artwork and entry guidelines are available at www.georgiamuseum.org/artforeveryone.

Entries will be posted as they are submitted, and visitors to the site can share their favorites on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest. The public can vote on submissions once a day, and the winner’s art will be featured on a souvenir cup sold at Stegeman Coliseum during UGA football games. Davis will select the winner from the top three recipients of contest votes.

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GSHF NOMINATIONS: Do you know of a stellar athlete, coach or contributor in any sports arena who deserves recognition? The Georgia Sports Hall of Fame (GSHF) is calling for nominations of individuals, who may be living or deceased, to be considered for induction into the Hall of Fame. Nomination categories are 1.) Athlete, 2.) Coach/Manager, 3.) Contributor, 4.) Senior, or 5.) Multi-Sport/Combination.

All nominees go through a three-tiered screening process by committees composed of GSHF Authority members and representatives from across the state in all areas of sports. Nominations must be submitted on nomination forms provided by GSHF and returned to: Georgia Sports Hall of Fame, P.O. Box 4644, Macon, GA 31208.

To obtain a nomination form, call GSHF at (478) 752-1585 or email Managing Director Ben Sapp at bens@gshf.org. Please visit www.gshf.org to see if your nominee has already been inducted into the Hall of Fame and to learn more about GSHF. The Georgia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in Macon is the country’s largest state sports museum. The 43,000-square-feet state-of-the-art museum houses over 3,000 artifacts.

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HUNTER SAFETY: Quail Forever, in conjunction with the Department of Natural Resources, Griffin Gun Club and Devotie Baptist Church, is offering free hunter safety courses at Devotie Baptist Church, 1355 Experiment St. in Griffin, as follows:

— Dec. 4 from 6-8 p.m. Test Only

Pre-register online for all of these courses at: gohuntgeorgia.com. For more information, call (478) 751-6415, (770) 355-3072 or (770) 468-8004.

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BASKETBALL REGISTRATION: The Spalding Basketball Association is holding registration for the upcoming season from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Saturdays through Nov. 3.
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