Connecticut's Historic Gardens Poster Contest - DEADLINE

Friday, December 11;

Connecticut's Historic Gardens

Theme: 

Bringing Artists and Historic Gardens Together

 

Call for Entries:

Connecticut's Historic Gardens Group, a consortium of public sites with historically significant homes and gardens, is celebrating its annual statewide Historic Gardens Day on June 27, 2027. Artists are invited to submit artwork to be considered for a poster that will advertise the annual event. Entry for the 2027 Connecticut's Historic Gardens Day Poster is open Monday, October 5, 2026 and will close on Friday, December 11, 2026. The winning artwork will be selected by a jury of the Connecticut's Historic Gardens Group and announced on Monday, December 21, 2026. The winning poster will be used as part of our advertising and outreach for our 2027 Connecticut Historic Gardens Open Garden Day that will take place on June 27, 2027.

 

Objective:

The annual Connecticut's Historic Gardens Day in June attracts thousands of garden lovers from throughout the state and beyond. These gardens celebrate the centuries-old tradition of beautiful flower gardens, working potagers, and herb gardens. These beautiful gardens are set on the grounds of lovely historic homes and structures. The aim of this contest is to connect Connecticut artists with the beauty of Connecticut’s historic homes and their gardens.   

 

Goal:

Create a poster-size painting, in oil, acrylic, water color, ink or pastel, representing any one of the fifteen Historic Gardens in Connecticut. The rest is up to your imagination. Feel free to explore these historic properties and their charming gardens for inspiration. See the website for a listing of the properties or pick up a brochure at any of the sites. Best of luck!

 

Eligibility:

The Connecticut's Historic Gardens Day Poster Art Contest is open to all Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island and Massachusetts artists whose medium is oil, acrylic, water color, ink or pastel. Artists can submit up to three works of art. Please, no paintings should be previously published on the internet or other social media.

 

Rights:

The winner will be awarded a prize of $250.00. The artist retains the right of ownership of the work of art, but allows Connecticut's Historic Gardens Group the right to reproduce and distribute the image on a limited-edition poster, on notecards and in other advertising materials to third parties. The artist also agrees to sign copies of the poster that will be raffled at each site.

 

In addition, all artists who submit an entry agree to have the submitted image of their entry to be used on the CT Historic Gardens website and as part of the advertising of the gardens as well as the Poster Contest.

For Contest Application click on www.cthistoricgardens.org           

Contact: Jill Hogan, jchophogan@comcast.net