Artists Don’t Miss The Design Downtown Texarkana regional Art Contest

Calling all artists! The City of Texarkana, Texas Department of Community Development just announced a very special event it's the Design Downtown Regional Art Contest this fall in downtown Texarkana.

If you live in Miller, Bowie, and Cass counties you can submit renderings of a downtown Texarkana building, public space, or stretch of property in the Arts & Historic District. the winners will have local recognition as their submissions will be on display at various locations downtown. Prints of the art will be made to put into the Sesquicentennial Time Capsule. That ceremony will take place on Friday, December 8, 2023.

This is a great time for downtown Texarkana as it is coming back to life with all the new businesses, the remodeling of buildings, landscaping and infrastructure improvements.  It's a wonderful thing to see and be a part of and the city wants to see what a revitalized downtown could look like through the eyes of its community.

You can submit your renditions between September 1 to November 3. You can drop off your submissions at the Texas City Hall front desk, located at 220 Texas Blvd in Texarkana Texas during normal business hours.

Then on Monday, November 6th, the winning submissions will be displayed in various city buildings in the Arts and Historic District. The submissions will also be used to guide downtown revitalization efforts. The entries will be judged by local artisans. Divisional winners will be announced on Friday, December 1 for Texarkana's Sesquicentennial Celebration. These renditions will go down in history because they will then be made prints and put inside the Sesquicentennial Time Capsule. The Time Capsule will then be on Friday, December 8.

It's free to enter the contest. If you know someone that should enter let them know about this great opportunity. Ages to enter are from 1st Grade to Seniors 55 and older. Start thinking about how you envision downtown to be and you could be a winner.  There will be First, Second and Third place grand prizes in each division.

Planning and Project Management Coordinator Matt Solomon stated in a press release,

Texarkana has a rich and well documented history. Over the last several years the Community Development team has planned and executed various projects around the city with the focus of honoring the past and growing the future, and this contest will allow the voices in our community to be heard through art and creativity.

For contest rules, guidelines and a look at previous sketches of downtown for inspiration please you can go to the Design Downtown Regional Art Contest website.

You can also follow the Facebook Event Page or contact Brooke Stone at brooke.stone@txkusa.org or (903) 798-3901 for more information.

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