To: Honorable Mayor and Members of Town Council
Thru: David L. Corliss, Town Manager
From: Melissa Hoelting, Community Relations Manager
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Holiday Card Art Contest
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Discussion
Community Relations developed a Holiday Card Art Contest with the goal of getting middle and high school-aged students thinking about and expressing what they love about the Town. The contest also promoted community involvement and partnerships with youth and area schools.
At the start of the school year, Community Relations reached out to Castle Rock middle and high school teachers to share information about the Holiday Card Art Contest and request that they add the project to their fall curriculum. Information about the contest was also shared on the Town’s social media channels. All middle school and high school students residing in Castle Rock or attending a school in Castle Rock were eligible and encouraged to participate.
Two entries were received. The Public Art Commission reviewed the entries and selected the artwork submitted by Reese H., a freshman at Colorado Early Colleges of Castle Rock. Her beautiful, digitally produced artwork features a snowy scene of The Rock. (Attachment A)
For her winning entry, Reese will be recognized at the Nov. 16 Council meeting, her art will be enlarged and displayed at the MAC through the holidays, she’ll receive a $100 Hobby Lobby gift card and a set of 50 cards featuring her art.
Reese’s art will be featured on the Town’s 2021 holiday cards. Community Relations will print 200 cards for approximately $350.
Attachment
Attachment A: Winning Holiday Card Art Contest artwork
