2010 Santa Cruz County Fair Poster Art Contest

General Instructions

Open to all High School and College Students in Santa Cruz, Monterey, and Southern Santa Clara Counties.

Strong colorful images should be employed and final work needs to reflect the tradition and appeal of a classic county fair.  No text should be used.  Artwork must tie in to the 2010 theme "Apple Pies and Family Ties"

Artists are encouraged to look at previous fair posters on this website for guidance.

Technical specs

Final artwork requirements

Electronic file: 300 dpi sized at 17" x 24" and saved as a layered tiff or Photoshop file (CS3 or older)

Hard copy: 11 x 17 maximum image size on high contrast bright white paper or canvas.  Final art should be uncoated.

Entry Information

Contest submission of electronic art should be made as a medium res jpeg through the Fair website and labeled with the artist’s name, school, grade level, postal address, phone number & email address.  Hard copy artwork should be labeled with the same information and mailed to: Fair Poster Contest, Santa Cruz County Fair, 2601 East Lake Avenue, Watsonville, CA   95076.  Attention Steve Stagnaro.

Deadline is March 31, 2010.

Winner will receive $100.00 and a family pass to the 2010 Santa Cruz County Fair.