We invite you to participate in the 18th annual Banners on Parade! PLEASE READ ALL THE INFORMATION COMPLETELY BEFORE APPLYING!
Download the 2024 Banners on Parade Call to Artists & Application
Due 2/29/2024
Download and read more detailed information about the Call to Artists
Painted banners will be displayed on the light poles at various locations on Historic Main Street in Placerville, California, from June through October of 2024. After that, they will be sold at an online auction in late October 2024. The proceeds from the sale of the banners will be used to fund Placerville Art on Parade in the future. A local artist/art teacher will judge the banners and ribbons will be presented to the top three banners and three Honorable Mentions. Those banners judged as winners will be awarded $100 for First Place, $50 for Second Place, and $25 for Third Place.
To apply:
Click on this link—Call to Artists & Application—the PDF file will open on your computer screen; then download the Call to Artists and Application to your computer. We also recommend that you download and read more detailed information about the Call to Artists here.
Fill out pages 1 and 2 of the Application completely.
Make sure to provide a good color rendition of your design on page 3 of the application.
Make a copy of your application for yourself (all 3 pages) and keep the Call to Artists sheet for reference.
Mail the completed application and your $30 check made out to Placerville Art on Parade to Paige Vansickle at the address listed on the application. Note that if you want to email the application, please email a completed COLOR copy of your entire application (pages 1, 2, and your color drawing on page 3) to Paige Vansickle at pvansic500@aol.com. Note that you still will need to send your $30 check (made out to Images of Hope El Dorado) to Paige at the address in the application. If you scan your COLOR rendition of page 3, make sure it is a good-quality scan that can be printed.
2024 Banners on Parade Calendar
There is a $30 fee for artists to participate in this event—and the fee is returned ONLY if your application is not accepted to the event. In addition to the monetary awards for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places, the Geoff Boyd Memorial Award ($250) will be presented to one of the banner artists chosen by an anonymous donor; in addition, an award of $50 will go to that donor’s favorite back of a banner. Also, the Marianne Kalem Legacy Award ($250) will be presented by Marianne’s family to the artist of their choice.
Artists, Crafters, and art students (either individually or as a group) are invited to fill out an application to paint a banner. To participate, complete the application and send it in by February 29, 2024.
When preparing your application and design, be mindful of the width (30 inches) and height (60 inches) of our banners and plan accordingly. The banner should be able to be seen from a great distance, as well as be enjoyed when viewed closer to the banner location.
Each artist whose application is accepted will receive and be entitled to paint one of the 30” x 60” canvas banners supplied by the Placerville Art on Parade committee. Artists are encouraged to use the 2024 theme Seasonal Splendor AND paint the back of the banner, leaving the Images of Hope El Dorado logo intact.
Submissions will not be allowed that include commercial, religious or political advertising. Additionally, any design that appears to have a sexual or obscene nature (to be determined by the Banners on Parade committee) will not be considered. Please, no wording whatsoever on the banners! Also, incomplete applications will not be considered.
Completely painted and sealed banners must be done and delivered by May 22, 2024
Is there a great story to go along with your banner? We'd love to hear it! Write your story and send it to Bill at bilrstudios@gmail.com.
All materials submitted as part of the application will become the property of Banners on Parade and will not be returned to the applicant. Please note that incomplete applications will not be considered. Banners on Parade does not take responsibility for applications not received. Submit your completed application and design by 2/29/2024 to the following address:
PLACERVILLE ART ON PARADE
C/O PAIGE VANSICKLE
431 TURN PIKE DRIVE
FOLSOM, CA 95630
You can contact Paige Vansickle at (916) 985-8996 if you have questions.
Banners will be placed in areas fully accessible to the public. The banners will be located outdoors in public spaces without any covering for 5 months. Proper preparation of the surface after painting and the use of appropriate paint will be the artist’s responsibility
The canvas banner (approximately 30” wide by 60” tall) is provided to you, upon the acceptance of your application and with your submission of a fee of $30 (in the form of a check made out to Images of Hope). The banner has been prepared with primer on both sides—one blank side (FRONT) for your original art, and the other side (BACK) pre-printed with the Images of Hope El Dorado logo. We request that artists who are selected to paint the banners apply paint to both sides of the banner—FRONT and BACK—but leave the Images of Hope El Dorado logo and text not covered on the back.
Please ensure that the FRONT of the banner is top-side up (turn the banner over to make sure that the logo pre-printed on the BACK is not upside down) before you paint! Also, please do not alter the banner in any way—cutting, changing, or modifying the shape and size—as the banners are designed specifically to hang on our light poles. Please ensure that the opposite side of the banner (BACK) is protected on your work table/easel from any paint smudges, etc.
Artists must use artist-grade acrylic paints only. Do not cut, pierce or make dye-cuts, holes, or slits in the banner. Do not use appliques or attach foreign objects (jewels, sequins, bark, feathers, dried plants, flowers, etc.). When dry, loosely fold the banner (not for an extended period). Make sure your name and the title of your submission are clearly printed on a piece of note paper or a recipe card and attached to the banner (clothespins work great).
Make sure the paint is dry before sealing. Your artwork MUST be sealed—it will be displayed outside and exposed to the elements for 4 months. You must use a UV protective sealer/varnish to protect both sides of your image. Use UVLS gloss—one brand suggestion is Golden Brands polymer varnish, which is available at art and craft stores. This step is critical to the ultimate durability of your banner. Banners that are received unsealed or not correctly sealed cannot be exhibited. It’s a good idea to apply two coats of varnish—one using vertical paint-strokes and one using horizontal paint-strokes.
All art supplies must be supplied by the artist. The Banners on Parade committee may provide further guidelines to the artists upon their selection, but it is up to the artists to secure their painting materials.
All complete banner applications received by the closing date (February 29, 2024) will be reviewed by the Banners on Parade committee to ensure that the proposed banner conforms to the guidelines outlined here. We have 30 locations this year in which to display the banners and will need to choose the number of banners to display with that number in mind. If your design does not comply with the guidelines here, we will notify you. All decisions are final.
The Banners on Parade committee will be responsible for the installation and removal of the banners. The position of the banners will not be location-specific, except for the First Place winner (which will be displayed on the light pole at the corner of Main Street and Sacramento Street).
Artists will receive exposure and publicity through all available media.
There will be a Banners on Parade brochure produced that will provide photos and locations of all the displayed banners in the form of a “walking tour”. These brochures will be available in Main Street businesses during the months of the event.
The banners will be displayed on the Placerville Art on Parade website (this website).
There will be items about the banners on the Banners on Parade and Images of Hope Facebook pages.
There most likely will be an article about the 2024 Banners on Parade in the local Mountain Democrat newspaper.
The Banners on Parade auction will be online from October 15 to October 25.
The Geoff Boyd Memorial Artist Award ($250, front and $50, back) will be presented around the time of the auction to artists chosen by the anonymous donor.
The Marianne Kalem Legacy Award ($250) will be presented around the time of the auction to an artist chosen by Marianne Kalem’s family.
The 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and Honorable Mention notifications will be displayed with the respective winners’ banner photos during the auction.
If you are accepted to participate in this event, you will be joining about 200 individual artists and 16 art groups who have created a total of 556 community art pieces over the previous nineteen years! These art pieces have included wheelbarrows (2005), wine barrels (2006), and banners (2007-2023).
The public looks forward every year to the wonderful, colorful banners that grace our Historic Main Street in Placerville. We hope you will choose to become part of this wonderful legacy!
Download the 2024 Banners on Parade Call to Artists & Application
Due 2/29/2024