Visual Arts Opportunities
The visual arts play an active role in the National Cherry Blossom Festival, from the traditional and applied with the development of the annual Official Artwork, to the contemporary with the Photo Contest presented with FotoDC.
Official Artwork
For 2012, as the Festival celebrates the 100th anniversary of the gift of 3,000 cherry trees from Tokyo to Washington, DC, the Festival has opted to work with an internationally renowned artist to create the commemorative official artwork for the 2012 Festival. The name of the artist and the finished work will be announced and revealed in October 2011.
Traditionally, each summer, the National Cherry Blossom Festival solicits portfolios from interested artists, one which the Festival selects and works with to create the official artwork to be used on official collateral materials and merchandise items such as the official poster, t-shirt and more. Traditional and graphic artists interested in being considered as the developer of the official artwork in 2013, please contact Lillian Iversen.
National Cherry Blossom Festival Photo Contest presented with FotoDC
From February 11 through April 9, 2011, the Photo Contest will accept entries in three categories: Landscape, People, and Festivities, taken during this year’s Festival, March 26 – April 10, or taken during the previous two years. Winners in each category will receive $500 in prize money, exposure on the popular National Cherry Blossom Festival and FotoDC websites, and recognition at a special winners’ celebration. In addition, winners and the top 100 images will be exhibited in print or projection form during FotoWeek DC’s annual festival in November 2011. Visit the Cherry Blossom Photo Contest website for details, including how to submit early bird entries.
