MARYLAND FOLK FESTIVAL LAUNCHES 2023 POSTER CHALLENGE

Salisbury, MD - Maryland artists are invited to enter the Maryland Folk Festival's inaugural Poster Challenge for the chance to win a $2,000 prize.The Maryland Folk Festival, presented by Perdue, is set for Sept. 22-24 in Downtown Salisbury. The City of Salisbury will present this legacy festival after more than five years as the host of the National Folk Festival, produced in collaboration with the National Council for the Traditional Arts.For the festival's poster challenge, entrants are asked to design a creative festival poster using any two-dimensional medium that answers the question "What does 'folk' mean to you?"Posters must be vertical, 18 by 24 inches, and the design must include the following words and items:Maryland Folk FestivalSalisbury, MDSeptember 22-24, 2023^The artist's signatureAn area near the bottom for a sponsor logo/nameEmpty space in the design to include the names of all performers attending this year's festivalIn addition to the $2,000 prize, the artist will be featured in the Maryland Folk Festival Official Guide.The application period will run from May 30-July 17. Maryland Folk Festival judges will select the top 10 designs, and on Aug. 1, the top 10 designs will be posted online. Then, the public will have an opportunity to vote, and the winning design will be announced at Downtown Salisbury's 3^rd Friday event on Aug. 18. Posters and shirts with the winning design will be sold at the festival."Folk and cultural traditions mean something different to everyone and the theme of the Poster Challenge intentionally allows for a wide interpretation," said Caroline O'Hare, events and culture manager for the City of Salisbury. "We are looking forward to having members of the community involved both as artists and during the voting process, and then having a unique, impressive design for the Maryland Folk Festival's first year."Complete rules, detailed specs, graphics and past posters from other festivals are available at http://MDFolkFest.com/poster/© Eastern Shore Undercover LLC TM/SM. All Rights Reserved.