Calling Local Artists! 2015 Tree Ornament Contest Governor’s Executive Mansion in Richmond

Calling Local Artists!
2015 Tree Ornament Contest

Deadline Extended until October 23, 2015

James City County is excited to invite all local artisans to make a handcrafted Christmas tree ornament.  The winning ornament will be displayed at the Governor’s Executive Mansion in Richmond, together with ornaments from other cities and counties in Virginia.

The objective of the contest is to encourage artistic expression and showcase unique features of James City County.

Due to the fragile nature of a tree ornament, we ask you to submit photograph(s) of the ornament and not the ornament itself. Both amateur and professional work will be accepted. Photographs must be original and not copyrighted and will become the property of the County upon submission. Files must be 300 dpi and not exceed 10 MB.

The winner will submit their ornament to JCC and it will not be returned; the Virginia Association of Counties (VACO) will keep the ornaments to decorate in future years.

Contest Timeline:

All photos must be submitted via ornament@jamescitycountyva.gov and follow the contest guidelines and include entry forms.

• Rules and Guidelines
• Entry Form
• Flyer

The contest is tied to the 2015 Holiday Tree theme contest announced by The Executive Mansion titled “Celebrating Virginia’s Localities”. The objective of the contest is to highlights Virginia’s localities from 95 counties, 38 cities and 191 towns to decorate the large tree in the mansion’s ballroom, visited by thousands of visitors.