For Immediate Release
Date: June 4, 2013

The City of Savannah is currently seeking original artwork from Chatham County rising 9th graders through 2013 high school graduates depicting the beauty of our historic squares and parks. Submissions will be digitized and posted online and the winners will be chosen by an online vote of Savannah’s citizens. The winning entries will be framed and displayed in a permanent exhibit in City Hall for all our citizens and visitors to enjoy. The deadline for submission is Friday, July 12. To download a copy of the information sheet which must accompany each submission, go to www.savannahga.gov/ArtContest.

Submission Requirements: • Depicts some aspect of one of Savannah’s historic squares or parks
• Two-dimensional work in any media • 11” x 17” (horizontal or vertical orientation)
• Unframed with a protective sheet or sleeve • Information sheet completed and turned in with each submission

Submissions should be delivered to:
City of Savannah, Research Library & Municipal ArchivesCity Hall, Room 103
2 E. Bay StreetMonday-Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

The winning submissions will become the property of the City of Savannah and will not be returned to the artists. For more information contact Luciana Spracher, Research Library & Municipal Archives Director, (912) 651-6411 or lspracher@savannahga.gov.