Culture in Your Community – Postcard Competition
In 2021, Calgary’s Loft 112 spearheaded an amazing project called Cards for Community.
Using this as inspiration, Parkland Poets’ Society is launching a province-wide Postcard Project showcasing culture in our very own Alberta communities.
What we are looking for:
A physical OR digital 4×6 postcard sharing some combination of words and images and showcasing culture in your community.
What the completed project will look like:
An art installation/gallery-exhibit-type display that will be a visual representation of what “Culture in Your Community” means to Albertans. The display will be unveiled in a public event being hosted in the Stony Plain Public Library on Saturday, Sept 24, 2022.
Why?
To link Albertans together in a tapestry of words and images.
How do I enter?
Submissions accepted June 1st to August 31st, 2022.
- Download/Print a submission form to be sent TOGETHER with your submission. CLICK HERE FOR FORM.
- Submit form and postcard by email to: parklandpoets@gmail.com or by regular mail to: Parkland Poets’ Society, 227 Brookview Way, Stony Plain, AB T7Z 2X7.
Rules and Guidelines
- Original entries only – all ages
- Must include some combination of words and images
- Size 4 inches x 6 inches
- One side of postcard only
- Digital Submissions must be submitted as hi-res PDF or JPG files
Ideas to get you started:
- Art
- Drawing
- Collage
- Mixed media
- Original photo
- Micro-stories
- Poetry
- Original song lyrics
- Handicrafts that fit on the postcard (reproduced in 2D)
What can you win?
- Prizes for 18 and over:
- First Place: $100
- Second Place: $75
- Third Place: $50
- PLUS: one year membership in Parkland Poets’ Society – Value $25
- Plus: your postcard framed!
- Prizes for under 18:
- First Place: $100
- Second Place: $75
- Third Place: $50
- PLUS: one year membership in Parkland Poets’ Society – Value $25
- Plus: your postcard framed!
- Inclusion on the feature wall display
After completion of the project, the winning postcards may be made available for purchase as a fundraiser for Parkland Poets’ Society.
