Rappahannock Riverfest Poster Art Contest

 

SUBMIT YOUR WORK!

We are bringing back our Riverfest commemorative posters and need your help! We want to feature our community and their passion for art and the river.


You can submit your own art to be the centerpiece of the 33rd Annual Friends of the Rappahannock Riverfest poster. These commemorative posters will be made featuring the winner’s river and Riverfest-themed art and sold to raise money for FOR and our mission at Riverfest on September 16, 2023. Make art for a good cause!


You ONLY need to submit art for the center of the poster. FOR will make the border with event text and year.


The deadline for submissions is noon on August 25, 2023.

 

WHO CAN SUBMIT:

  • Amateur or professional artists ages 16 or up!
 

HOW WILL IT BE SELECTED:

Entries will be selected at the sole discretion of FOR.


The winning poster will be selected by a panel of judges. The judges will consider the following factors when selecting the winning poster:


  • The overall visual appeal of the art


  • The creativity and originality of the art


  • How well it encapsulates FOR’s mission, the Rappahannock River and/or Riverfest


  • The quality of the printing and display of the art


The winner of the poster art contest will be announced on the Friends of the Rappahannock Riverfest website on August 28th 2023 and notified directly via email/phone.

 

WHAT TO SUBMIT:

  • Artwork should be creative, original and capture the importance of the Rappahannock River with a unique perspective!


  • All graphic media is acceptable as long as it can be scanned/printed: Paint, markers, digital art, crayons, pastels, chalk, mixed media etc. Any number of colors may be used in the design.


  • The finished image area must be no larger than 11 by 17 inches and can be vertically or horizontally aligned.


  • Your art submission should be high enough quality to be able to be scanned, printed and potentially enlarged.


  • Art is to be the original work of the entrant.


  • Entries must be original and must not have been previously published or exhibited.
 

 
 
 
 
 
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WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU WIN:

You will be notified by Aug 28th and receive a ticket to Riverfest or $125 cash


Printed posters will be made of the winning art and will be sold at and after Riverfest to raise money for FOR, our river and community!


The design and design rights become the property of Friends of the Rappahannock and may be adapted for T-shirts, programs and/or print and media.

 
 
 

Upload Design Here. File must be smaller than 30 MB.

Drop your files here