HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — Are you ready for Tulip Time 2019?
Festival organizers and the Holland Area Arts Council have announced entry dates for the 2019 Art in Bloom (AIB) Festival Artwork Competition. The AIB is how the official Tulip Time poster is chosen.
The AIB 2019 juror is Saugatuck Center for the Arts Executive Director Kristin Jass Armstrong, who will choose the winner from the 20 finalists.
Until 2011, posters were commissioned work from selected artists. Since AIB transitioned into a FestivalArtwork Competition, eight local artists have been awarded this honor:
- 2011 Beth Charles – “Drama Queens”
- 2012 Brittany Strabbing – “Beautiful Dream”
- 2013 Maggie Schultz – “Clothed in Splendor”
- 2014 Karin Nelson – “Resilience”
- 2015 Carolyn Stich – “Joy of Spring”
- 2016 Alla Dickson – “Spectacle”
- 2017 Michele Gort – “Playful Time”
- 2018 Cindy Awrey – “Together”
Artists in Ottawa, Allegan, Kent, Muskegon and Kalamazoo counties are invited to submit artwork.Submissions for the 2019 Festival Artwork Competition will be accepted September 29 – October 4,2018. The artwork theme should represent Tulip Time’s mission to celebrate Holland’s tulips, Dutchheritage and community with special consideration to our 90 th festival theme: ‘join the dance as we paintthe town orange!’ The winner of the 2019 competition will be announced at First Bloom, a specialunveiling reception held in February.
To view the submission forms and full entry requirements, pick up the guide at the TulipTime Festival Office or the Holland Area Arts Council or visit www.tuliptime.com/artinbloom and www.hollandarts.org.
For additional details, artists are encouraged to contact Mary Sundstrom at (616) 396-3278 ormary@hollandarts.org.
Festival guides can be viewed online or request a copy at www.tuliptime.com/join.
