Check out the statewide Paint the State Gallery of public art entries in the Idaho Meth Project’s Paint the State contest. The contest was designed to make it possible for teens and their communities to get more involved in the “Meth: Not Even Once” campaign. Nearly 350 individual and group projects are on public display around the state of Idaho, some at libraries and schools. You can click on a city or search by county to see photos of the artwork, location, and the artists’ interpretations of their work . There are some amazing and creative teens in our state!

County-level judging panels are busy evaluating the artwork in each of Idaho's 44 counties to determine the winning entries ($1,500 for 1st, $1,000 for 2nd, and $500 for 3rd in each county). Then, a statewide judging panel will choose one grand prize winner who will take home an additional $5,000! The Paint the State Awards Gala will be held on August 6 at 2:30 PM at the Idaho State Capitol in Boise, with Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter and First Lady Lori Otter attending.

Meth use among Idaho teens dropped 52% between 2007 and 2009, the largest decline in the nation. It’s exciting to have Idaho teens involved in educating their peers and raising public awareness about the risks of Meth use.

For more on the Idaho Meth Project and Paint the State, visit http://www.idahomethproject.org/