Teen Design Challenge
Deadline: Friday, October 6 @ 4 PM
For teens 13 - 18
We invite area teens to submit their ideas for surface designs to be applied to the tournament set of cornhole boards at Rural Arts Collaborative!
Youth ages 13 - 18 can create a design according to the guidelines below for a chance to put their winning design on a set of cornhole boards.
This challenge is presented as part of the Teen Makers Club that we are forming at Spark.
Design Challenge Guidelines
The challenge is to create a design to be painted or appliquéd onto the surface of a corhole set (two boards). All materials are acceptable, as long as the surface doesn’t interfere with the game. The two boards do not have to be identical, but should work well together as a pair set.
The design should inspire the cornhole players and onlookers to explore a new dimension or perspective by promoting a sense of place in time, geography, society. Through their designs, teens can answer the questions:
As the artist, where do you see your community in the future?
How can you portray your hopes or vision for the future of your community on a cornhole board?
This could be the future of a physical location, a new state of mind, or a new way of being. Designs can be representational or abstract.
Design Specifications
The design should be 47.25 inches x 23.5 inches, and account for the hole in the board. Designers can use this template to create their design
The finished surface has to be totally flat, waterproof, and permanent
All materials can be used (collage, stickers, etc.) as long as they can be sourced locally and the budget for creating the design does not exceed $100
The design should not wrap around the side of the board, it must be applied to the surface only
Designs must be school appropriate, without profanity or derogatory or obsene symbols or images
Designs should not represent an identifiable brand, business, or person
Designs should be inclusive
The design must be simple enough that, if the design is selected by Rural Arts Collaborative, the teen artist can complete it in one week on the surface of the cornhole board
Criteria for selection
Up to four designs will be selected to be applied to the boards. We will choose designs based on the following criteria:
The winning designs Surface does not interfere with the mechanism of the game (smooth surface, waterproof, etc.)
The design itself reflects the intention of the theme, as described above
Both the design and the plan for execution are reasonable
Can be completed within one week
Total materials budget is $100 or less
What to submit
Each Teen Designer should submit:
A design drawn to scale in either a jpeg, PDF, or hand drawn format
A brief written description of the materials they will use and how they plan to create it
Two or three sentences describing their design
Designs must be submitted in person at Spark, 165 Wilson Street in the basement of the Greensboro United Church, or via email to spark@ruralartsvt.org. Email submissions should be in PDF or JPEG format, and the written materials list and design description can be typed into the body of the email.
Accepted designers will receive
All the materials they need to complete the design
Assistance and guidance for correct application of the materials (for example, how to use the vinyl cutter to create a shape, or how to best apply the waterproof coating)
Honorable mention at the Winter Cornhole Tournament to support the Teen Maker Club
Deadlines and Notification
Submission deadline is Friday, October 6 at 4:00 pm
Winners will be notified by Monday, October 16
Designers will execute their designs between October 23 and November 10
Questions about this contest? Email spark@ruralartsvt.org
