BVEC Hosts Local Artist Competition – by Carly Winchell

The Legacy Stage in McPhelemy Park features live music during Independence Day celebrations. Photo by Carly Winchell

The Buena Vista Event Cooperative (BVEC) is hosting a local artist competition with a prize of $450 for the winning design. BVEC encourages local artists to submit a drawing or image that shows the spirit of Buena Vista (BV) and the Legacy Stage at McPhelemy Park. The deadline for submissions is Friday, April 26.

In addition to the $450 prize, the winning design will be featured on the front of the 2024 Season Shirt provided to the musicians, artists, volunteers, and sponsors of shows on the Legacy Stage.

There are some rules for entering a piece into the competition:

• The image must be hand-drawn or digitally created by a human being.
• Submissions should be sent in as a JPEG email attachment. Artists can reach out to BVLegacyStage@gmail.com if they need assistance getting a scan or photograph of a hand-drawn work or if they have additional questions about the file format or other submission requirements.
• No more than four colors should be used.
• The image must be 10 inches by 11 inches.
• The file format preferred is a JPEG, but artists can reach out via email if that is not an option.
• Submissions should be emailed to BVLegacyStage@gmail.com along with contact information no later than Friday, April 26.

The Legacy Stage’s summer kickoff is currently scheduled for Saturday, June 1 in partnership with the Buena Vista Public Library.

Buena Vista Event Cooperative logo. Courtesy BVLegacyStage.org.

Other events include a July 4 event partnering with Magpie Productions, a BVEC Showcase (featuring a Guac-Off competition)  on July 20 to highlight local talent, Gold Rush Days August 10 and August 11, Labor Day Fun partnering with the Optimist Club, and the Autumn Run partnering with One Love Endurance.

All concerts are free to attend and open to all ages.

More information about BVEC and the Legacy Stage is available at BVLegacyStage.org.