High Aspirations
Calling All Charlotte Creative Types! New Art Contest Could Net You Local Fame and $1,000
The Design Center of the Carolinas (DCC) and Ram Realty Services are sponsoring their third annual art contest for Charlotte’s design and arts community. The winning artist will have his or her work displayed on the highest canvas in town, the iconic South End water tower and win $1,000 in this year’s Highest Design Contest.
This year's theme is “What inspires your creativity?” The contest begins Jan 17 and closes March 16. Online voting will run from March 19 – April 30. Entries must be emailed by March 16 to getinspired@designcentercarolinas.com. All artwork will be judged online by open voting from the Charlotte community.
The winner’s artwork will appear on the DCC water tower for a year. The water tower is a South End landmark and symbol of the surrounding creative community.
This will be one high honor.
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Since the late 1980s, Page Leggett has been dragging her friends all over the county to hear this little-known folk singer or see that experimental theater troupe. She appreciates mainstream culture, too, but she thrives on discovering artists most people haven't heard of yet. The Charlotte native and Wake Forest alum is excited to share her discoveries with Charlotte magazine readers. The movie blogger is also an art collector who's as likely to procure a painting at a flea market as she is at a fine art gallery. She believes Madonna got it right when she sang, "Beauty's where you find it." So are art and culture.
