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Last year's winning
artwork by Academy of Art students Minh Tran and Virgilio Leynes, Jr.
was featured in a major citywide marketing campaign.
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San Francisco, CA (Jan. 3, 2012)
- The Asian Heritage Street Celebration (AHSC) is hosting its annual
poster contest in partnership with the Asian American Women Artists
Association, Asian Art Museum, Center for Asian American Media, and
Kearny Street Workshop. Graphic artists are sought to create an exciting
image to become part of the personality for the 8th Annual Asian
Heritage Street Celebration to be held on Saturday, May 19, 2012 in
front of the Asian Art Museum, leading up to the Little Saigon District.
The
winning artwork will be featured in a wide-scale multi-media marketing
campaign in both the mainstream and Asian Pacific markets in a
combination of posters, postcards, Muni bus ads, newspaper ads and in a
TV commercial. The winner will also earn a $500 grand prize. All entries
will be posted at www.asianfairsf.com.
The
Asian Heritage Street Celebration gathers all communities among Asian
Pacific Islanders in the San Francisco Bay Area, and enables cross
cultural interaction through sharing of cultures, promoting Asian
inspired arts and crafts vendors, creation of innovative programs and
entertaining activities for visitors and participants.
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2010's winning design by Trinh Mai on the Muni.
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"The
poster contest is a great opportunity for any up-and-coming artist to
have his or her work showcased in such a large scale and meaningful
way," said Jennifer Yin, Marketing and Communications Associate for the
Asian Art Museum. "We're looking for a creative and eye-catching design
that will capture the spirit of heritage and community."
"We
are proud to be one of the only street fairs nationwide to host an
annual poster contest to represent our event," said Ted Fang, of the
AsianWeek Foundation and founder of the Asian Heritage Street
Celebration. "We've lucked out with such amazing designs in the past and
can't wait to see what great artwork the community will come up with
next!"
Deadline for submissions is Friday, January 6, 2012.
Entries should be submitted online here:
http://asianfairsf.com/2012-poster-contest-entry-form/
For rules visit:
http://asianfairsf.com/features/poster-design-contest/
For more information contact Angela Pang at apang@asianweek.com or (415) 373-4002.
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About the AsianWeek Foundation
The
Asian Heritage Street Celebration is organized by the AsianWeek
Foundation in cooperation with over 150 organizations in the local and
Asian American community. It is held the 3rd Saturday of
every May. The AsianWeek Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) committed
to developing Asian American community. All proceeds from the
Celebration are donated to local and national non-profit organizations. www.asianfairsf.com
About the Asian American Women Artists Association
AAWAA
is a nonprofit arts organization dedicated to ensuring the visibility
and documentation of Asian American women in the arts. Through
exhibitions, publications, and educational programs, they offer
thought-provoking perspectives that challenge societal assumptions and
promote dialogue. www.aawaa.net
About Asian Art Museum
The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco is one of the largest museums in
the Western world devoted exclusively to Asian Art, with a collection of
over 17,000 artworks spanning 6,000 years of history. The museum is a
public institution whose mission is to lead a diverse global audience in
discovering the unique material, aesthetic, and intellectual
achievements of Asian art and culture.
www.asianart.org/
About Center for Asian American Media
The
Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) is a non-profit organization
dedicated to presenting stories that convey the richness and diversity
of Asian American experiences to the broadest audience possible. CAAM
does this by funding, producing, distributing and exhibiting works in
film, television and digital media. www.asianamericanmedia.org
About Kearny Street Workshop
KSW,
a non-profit, community-based organization whose mission is to produce,
present and promote art that empowers Asian Pacific American artists
and communities. KSW serves the community as an information resource and
through our four areas of arts programming: adult arts education, next
generation arts support and training, multidisciplinary arts
presentations, and publications. www.kearnystreet.org