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Record entries reflect the popularity of the city's annual street banner contest.
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Banner days ahead in Richmond
A record 424 submissions reflects
the growing enthusiasm for Richmond’s street banner contest.
But for the community judging
panel tasked with selecting 20 designs as semifinalists in the 2019 collection,
then asking the public to pare that down to just 10, was equally challenging.
In the end, city council was
elated Monday to celebrate the local artists whose creativity will be on
display throughout the city.
“The winning banners showcase the
incredible range of artistic talent in Richmond,” said Mayor Malcolm Brodie. “Council
is committed to ongoing engagement with our community and this contest is just
one of the many ways residents can participate in making our city a beautiful
place.”
The entries represented one of
the contest’s 10 themes: Island city; transportation; active living; arts; city
centre; heritage; urban farming; waterfront; nature; and culture. More than
3,400 ‘likes’ were achieved over a week of judging, and the top 10 designs with
the most ‘likes’ were chosen as this year’s winners.
Nick Frühling designed this year’s
transportation banner. The Steveston resident was inspired by the humble
history of Interurban Tramcar 1220 and loved the idea of illustrating the
beloved local attraction in the style of vintage travel posters.
Over 1,200 street banners are
produced for the city each year. A complete set of the new street banners are
currently on display at Richmond City Hall. The winning banners will be
installed throughout the city starting later this week, and will remain on
display until early 2020. For more information on the street banner program and
to view the winning designs, visit www.richmond.ca/banners.
Starting April 15, last year’s banners
will be available for purchase from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays at the
Community Services Division reception at the Operations Yard, 5599 Lynas Lane.
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