Poster Contest – Calling all artists: create the poster for the 20th Anniversary of the Williamsburg Farmers Market
Williamsburg Farmers Market Announces Poster Contest Celebrating 20th Anniversary
–Williamsburg Farmers Market board of directors seeks artwork for a poster celebrating the market’s 20th anniversary, which will be observed throughout the 2022 market season. Interested applicants are invited to submit images for consideration. The winning image will be reproduced for use as the official anniversary poster.
Artwork must be “inspired by” the colors, sights and activities at the Williamsburg Farmers Market and must be of vertical orientation suitable for use on a poster. Subject may include products sold at the market. Plein air pieces are encouraged but not required. More than one entry may be submitted, but each entry must be accompanied by a separate application form.
Williamsburg Farmers Market will use the image on its poster and tee shirts and for other promotional purposes in celebrating the 20th anniversary. The artist retains ownership of the image for sale or other uses. No fee will be paid for the use of the image, but the winner will receive an honorarium of $250.
The application and more information is available on the market website: www.williamsburgfarmersmarket.com.
Applicants must send a completed application form, a digital file of their artwork, and a descriptive paragraph about the work (medium, location, when created, etc.) to the market manager at therner@williamsburgva.gov by November 10, 2021.
The winner will be notified in mid-December. Finalists’ artwork will be displayed in the gallery of the Stryker Center, 412 North Boundary Street, in January 2022.
The Williamsburg Farmers Market meets Saturdays from 8 a. m. until noon in the parking lot located at 410 West Francis Street, adjacent to Merchants Square.
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