Deadline Extended for 2014 Natchitoches Christmas Festival Poster Contest

NATCHITOCHES – The deadline for the 2014 Natchitoches Christmas Festival Poster Contest has been extended to July 18, 2014.

The theme for the poster is “Christmas in Natchitoches”. Artists who would like to enter the contest should submit a drawing or painting to the Natchitoches Arts Council using the chosen theme.

The completed artist’s sketch or painting should be 18 inches wide and 24 inches tall in size. If chosen, the painting will become the exclusive property of the Natchitoches Arts Council. The chosen artist will receive a commission of $600. The deadline for entering the competition is Friday, July 18, 2014.

All entries should be submitted to Nancy McDowell, Community Development, 420 Fourth Street, Natchitoches, LA, 71457. The Natchitoches Arts Council is not responsible for insuring the safe or timely delivery of the art work to the appropriate party.

Numbered prints in the form of a poster will be available and on sale to the public some time in early October. All posters sell for $35 each. The 1980-2004 collage poster sells for $15. Small posters (3 ¾” x 5”) are $3 apiece or two for $4. A special print of the 2008 poster (Fleur de Lis) (11” x 17”) is $20.

The Natchitoches Christmas Festival Poster has been a tradition for 33 years. All the original artwork can be viewed at the Natchitoches Arts Council office located at Community Development (City Hall Annex), 420 Fourth Street, Natchitoches, LA.

For more information about the poster contest, call Karen Terrell at (318) 352-6925 or Nancy McDowell at (318) 357-3838.