The public is now invited to vote for their favourite street banner designs that could beautify the city in 2018.
The City of Richmond’s 25th annual Street Banner Contest, which closed on Oct. 1, received almost 200 submissions this year.
A community volunteer judging panel selected 20 designs as semi-finalists Wednesday night. The public can view the semi-finalists on the City of Richmond’s Facebook page (Facebook.com/CityofRichmondBC) and vote by “liking” their favourite designs before Oct. 20.
Designs will also be available at City Hall for viewing, and voting can take place by emailing [email protected] with your top 10 favourite entryies.
Up to 10 finalists will be chosen and more than 1,000 street banners will be produced featuring those winning images.
“They will be installed on street light poles to enhance the city’s spirit and beautify the downtown core and gateways from March 2018 to Feb. 2019,” the city said.
Banner contest winners will be officially announced at a special unveiling ceremony at a City Council meeting in early 2018.
This year’s submissions included a broad range of visual art forms: photography, digital art, painting, illustration, printmaking and mixed media collage.
Submissions were to reflect one of the following six themes: parks and nature, active living, community pride, city centre, transportation or arts, and culture and heritage.
Richmond’s street banner contest is part of the broader Partners for Beautification Program, which invites community members to become actively involved in the beautification of their city.
For more information, visit Richmond.ca/Parks/About/Beautification.
