Banner Contest

2010 Second Annual St. Clair

Street Banner Contest

An invitation for artists of all ages toExpress Yourself!
Create a colorful, simple design that will reflect the beauty and fun in St. Clair in summer or winter, i.e. water, boats, flowers, sports, events, snowmen, snow scenes, etc.

**ENTRY DEADLINE: March 30, 2010, 5:00 PM**

2009 Winners

Have your art work displayed in town!

New this year: 40 banners / 20 Summer and 20 Winter

This is the second year the Street Banner Contest is being brought to you by the St. Clair Art Association. The banners will be designed and executed by artists of all ages. 40 street banners will be displayed in the Riverview Plaza for public vote. 20 summer banners will then be moved to the street poles in the St. Clair area for the summer months and 20 winter banners during the winter months.

The original street banners will provide an incredibly colorful and unique town streetscape that will be enjoyed by the local community and visitors throughout the year.

There will be a printed guide listing the artist, title of each work and the location of the banners.

This public art project is made possible by:

the St. Clair Art Association

With the gracious assistance of the

St. Clair Foundation

Downtown Development Authority

City of St. Clair

Riverview Plaza Association

and many others.

If you would like to donate a gift of money or supplies to this project, become involved or have ideas for public art in the St. Clair area, please contact the St. Clair Art Association. We are soliciting ideas for public art and will welcome volunteers to assist with the banner project and other future projects.

GUIDELINES FOR ENTRIES

1. Entry must be an original design representing the beauty and fun in St. Clair area in a summer or winter scene, i.e. water, flowers, boats, sports, snowmen, events, etc. No commercial advertisements, logos or business names allowed.

2. Each design submission should be considered finished artwork to be reproduced on both sides of a banner, 30” wide by 94” high. To transfer art work to the banner, the design will be projected, traced with a pencil and painted.

3. Simple designs using bold, solid colors are the most effective. The design must fit the size of the banner.

4. Each design must have a title.

5. Entries will be judged by community members. The chosen entries will reflect a diversity of work.

6. The public will vote to select the 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd place prize winners.

REGULATIONS

1. The design card must be submitted with the completed entry form and a $5.00 entry fee.

2. Each design must be submitted in color on a “Design Card:” any medium weight paper 2.5” wide by 8” high, vertical. Your printed name, complete address, telephone number, e-mail address and title of the art work must be written on the back of the design card. Banner designs must be outlined in a fine black marker. (Sample template available at the Art Center if needed.)

3. Entry Form and Design Card are due no later than 5:00 PM on March 30, 2010.

4. Artists will be contacted by April 3, 2010 if their designs have been chosen.

5. Artists will reproduce designs on vinyl banners at a designated location where exterior acrylic paint will be made available in primary colors of white, red, blue and yellow. Artists may mix colors.

6. All designs and banners become the property of the St. Clair Art Association.

SUBMIT ENTRIES TO: BANNER PROJECT

St. Clair Art Association

201 N. Riverside Ave.

St. Clair, MI 48079

Click here to download the pdf. of the brochure for printing

2010 Banner Entry Form.pdf

Also, the SCAA Public Art Committee has for sale
long sleeved T-shirts, tote bags, and bookmarks with the twenty banner finalists from the 2009 artwork images.
The proceeds from the sale of these items help fund ongoing and future public art projects.
They are available at the SCAA.

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