Connecticut group's poster art contest starts today

Connecticut’s Historic Gardens group celebrates its annual statewide Historic Gardens Day each June.

Artists are invited to submit artwork to be considered for a poster that will advertise the thirteenth annual event in June 2016.

The Osborne Homestead Museum at 500 Hawthorne Ave., Derby, is one of the 14 historic gardens in the group.

The contest connects artists with the beauty of Connecticut’s historic homes and their gardens. Feel free to explore the gardens in this group for inspiration.

Deadline for submissions for the 2016 Connecticut’s Historic Gardens Day Poster Artwork is Jan. 22, 2016.

The winning artwork will be selected by a jury of the Connecticut’s Historic Gardens Group and will be announced on Feb. 1, 2015. The winning poster will be displayed in the Connecticut Historic Gardens booth at the Connecticut Flower Show in Hartford that runs Feb. 18-21, 2016.

Eligibility: The contest is open to all Connecticut artists who work in oil, acrylic, or watercolor. Artists can submit up to three works of art. Please, no work should be previously published on the Internet or other social media.

Rights: The winner will be awarded a prize of $250. The artist retains the right of ownership of the work of art, but allows Connecticut’s Historic Gardens Group the right to reproduce and distribute the image on a limited edition poster and other advertising materials to third parties. 

The artist also agrees to sign copies of the poster that will be raffled at each site and at the Connecticut Flower Show in February 2016.

Contest Rules and Application: Please stay tuned to the website for an application form pdf.

For more information, contact Lea Anne Moran at moranla@comcast.net.



This is shared from an online community calendar sponsored by The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven and The New Haven Independent.