Search on for 2012 Poster Artist
By: Cindy Verge

Letters of interest due by August 1, 2010

Every year the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival looks for a new poster artist to portray the festival and tulips for an upcoming festival. In August 2010 we will be choosing 5 finalists for the 2012 festival poster.

We choose an artist based on his/her body of work. To be considered, and artist should send us a letter of interest, 3 small samples of his or her work (colored photocopies are fine, notecards, etc.) and a resume by Aug. 1. In August our committee of about 10 community members meets and reviews the interested artists. At the end of that meeting we choose 5 finalists and then in September bring those people in for an interview where they can show us more of their work and can present their idea for a festival poster. At the end of the day we then choose our artist and commission a piece of art.

We pay $2,000 for the piece and all rights to it. The artwork is then used for our poster and various official product lines. Artists with questions about the selection process can contact the festival office at 360-428-5959.

If you decide to be a part of the process, please mail the letter of interest, art samples and resume to Skagit Valley Tulip Festival, PO Box 1784, Mount Vernon, WA 98273.