What does the farmers market mean to you? The Broadway Farmers Market is calling Capitol Hill artists of all types to capture their feelings about the seasonal shopping experience and share their work for a chance to be included in a fall Sunday market gallery. Details on the contest below. $10 to enter your work. Prizes include gift certificates and fame if not fortune.
And now a poem:
A poet’s hope: to be,
like some valley cheese,
local, but prized elsewhere.
— W. H. Auden
CALLING ARTISTS AND SHOPPERS OF ALL AGES AND EXPERIENCE!
Enter the Broadway Farmers Market Art Contest and Show your Broadway Farmers Market Pride
In the Form of 2-D art, Written Word piece, or Photo.
Share with the world what the Broadway Farmers Market means to you! Is it the variety of fresh produce that draws you in? Is it the relationships that you’ve developed with your farmers? Is it the community-building that you have enjoyed? Entries can be abstract, whimsical, or literal—so long as they are appropriate for the market.
How it works: after a panel of 3 judges (local artist Patricia Ann Wilson; a member of the Cap. Hill Chamber of Commerce; and a guest mystery farmer) comb through the entries and choose semifinalists, shoppers of all ages who come to the market will vote on their favorites. The winners from each category will be displayed in a Capital Hill Artwalk this fall, will receive a gift certificate to shop the market, will have photos of their work posted on our website, and more.
TIMELINE:
July – August: Pick up an entry form at the market info booth. Then, create!! Final day to enter your completed piece is Aug. 28.
August 14, 21, and 28: Please bring your entries to the Market between 11am and 2:30pm (entries will be stored at Blick, the art store across the street – thank you Blick!!)
Sept 18 and 25: Judges’ favorites will go on display for 2 weeks at the market for shoppers to do final votes for each category. (If inclement weather prevents a show onsite, the pieces will be displayed nearby.)
Sept 25: Winners announced!
October or November Artwalk: Winners get to show off your pride and be recognized around the Hill!
Details:
* 2-D pieces, consisting of paintings, drawings, textiles, general musings, collages, technologically altered photos…etc. must be no larger than 11” x 17” x 2”.
* Written word, consisting of poetry, prose, letters…etc, may be arranged with dimensions no greater than 11” x 17” x 2” and may not exceed 250 words.
* Photographs, consisting of unaltered color or black and white photos, must not exceed 11” x 17” x 2”.
All pieces must be original and READY TO HANG!
To obtain an entry form and more details, please stop by the market info booth! Please note: to fund the project, we are requesting a $10 entry fee.
