The Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta™  invites Maine artists to submit a design for this year’s official festival T-shirt. The deadline to submit a design entry is Monday, June 19. A $500 prize will be awarded to the artist whose design is selected.

The selected design will be featured on the T-shirt commemorating the 11th annual Pumpkinfest & Regatta™ to be held from September 30 to October 9.  Last year’s Pumpkinfest attracted thousands of visitors and more than 500 T-shirts were sold. To be eligible, the artist must be a Maine resident (year-round or summer).

The winning design will become the property of the Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta™, and all rights of use must be released to the Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta™. The selected T-shirt design and the artist’s biography will be posted on the Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta website and Facebook page, and will be released officially to Maine and regional media. In addition to promotional media and prize money, the selected artist gains the satisfaction of seeing his/her artwork on T-shirts all over Maine and beyond.

To be considered, the artwork must (1) be original, professional quality artwork (no photographs); (2) include the words “2017 Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta™”; and (3) represent the Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta’s family-friendly and festive nature. While color is encouraged, the design should avoid elements that do not reproduce clearly, such as watercolor or shading. The finished design should be 12” x 13” in size.

Designs must be submitted as hard copy, (postal mailed to Damariscotta Pumpkinfest, P.O. Box 1101, Damariscotta, ME 04543-1101), and/or electronically, in JPEG or PDF format, (which can be emailed as an attachment to artists@damariscottapumpkinfest.com or saved onto a CD and postal mailed).  

Please be sure to include your name, email address, your physical mailing address, and your phone number.

Once again in 2017, Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta™  is partnering with the Boothbay Railway Village, the Maine Maritime Museum, and the Farnsworth Art Museum for the second annual Maine’s Pumpkin Trail (MPT), a 50-mile-long, event-filled tour of museums and festivals held between Labor Day and Halloween.  To find out more about MPT, visit the MPT Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/MainePumpkinTrail.

Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta™  is a 501(C)(3) organization whose mission is to promote education to citizens of all ages regarding the specific agricultural science required to grow giant pumpkins and to provide local non-profit organizations with opportunities for dissemination of information on their activities and fundraising. For more information, visit www.damariscottapumpkinfest.com or follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/damariscottapumpkinfest.com, or twitter, www.twitter.com/squashbuckler.

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