From the same folks who bring Deck The Chair to Jacksonville Beach every holiday season comes Deck The Bins art contest.
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. — It’s not just for the holiday season; the folks who put on the wildly popular Deck The Chairs event in Jacksonville Beach each year are working to engage the community in the arts year-round.
Students in the Arts Alliance, the non-profit that organizes Deck The Chairs, are hosting Deck the Bins. It’s a student art contest that will put the winners’ submissions on the wooden trash bins around Jacksonville Beach. There’s also a $100 prize that comes with the honor of getting their art chosen to adorn one of the many trash cans around the beaches.
“Deck the Bins is a powerful example of how student art can shape and energize our public spaces,” said Kurtis Loftus, the executive director of SITAA and the creator of Deck The Chairs.
He says it gives the students a public platform for their artwork and is a year-round way for their non-profit to beautify the beaches and inject art into the community.
There will be 72 winning designs chosen from students across Northeast Florida, and any student aged 8 to 18 is welcome to submit. You have until Wednesday, May 6, to submit your design and for more information, you can click this link to submit.
Loftus says the intent is to encourage environmental awareness, while giving young artists a high-visibility platform.
“This program gives young artists a meaningful platform while strengthening community pride,” Loftus said.
To learn more about Students in the Arts Alliance, or to get involved, you can visit this link.