Members of the Romulus Arts Council are looking for fall season art for the Annual Romulus Pumpkin Festival digital guide.
Every year the winners of the student art contest have their art displayed in the annual festival guidebook. Cash prizes have been awarded to the first, second and third place winners. The first place winner will receive $200, second place will receive $150, third place will be awarded $100 and two honorable mentions which will receive $50 each.
All students living in Romulus in pre-school through 12th grade, regardless of the school they attend, are eligible to enter.
The art must have a fall/pumpkin theme, but no Halloween themes, officials said, and no wording should be on the artwork. The entries should be no smaller than 8 1/2 by 11 or larger than 11 by 17 inches and the artwork must be portrait oriented and not landscape oriented.
Officials said brightly colored entries are preferred in acrylic, watercolor, tempera or pastels. Crayons and colored pencils do not have the vibrancy of the other mediums, so the use of those mediums is discouraged.
Student entries must include the name, age, school and contact information on the back of the entry.
All interested participants should submit their artwork to the Economic Development Department, located in Romulus City Hall, 11111 Wayne Road, Romulus, MI 48174, by Aug. 1 for the 2023 festival. Art becomes the property of the Romulus Arts Council. Winners will be announced at the Festival. Art is framed and displayed at the festival and the prizes will be available at the hospitality tent.
For more information, call Maria Lambert at (734) 955-4533.
