Prescott Antique Auto Club's 50th Anniversary Watson Lake Car Show Poster Design Contest 

  Open to Yavapai College students enrolled in the 2024-25 school year.

Submission Deadline: November 23, 2024 

  We are inviting the students of Yavapai College to design our 2025  poster, combining our set of objectives with your unlimited imagination and style.

The Prescott Antique Auto Club (PAAC) began in 1970 as a group of guys who had a passion for working on old cars. Today, the non-profit club is a diverse group of over 400 members, involved in a wide range of activities. 

Next summer, PAAC will celebrate the 50th anniversary of their premier annual event, the Watson Lake Car Show, which raises funds for Automotive Technology scholarships at Yavapai College, and support for other community organizations.

After a half-century of car shows, this is the first time PAAC has hosted a student design competition - a chance for emerging artists to flex their creative skills and have their work seen by a large audience.
 

Requirements

Artists may work solo, or in teams of two or three. You may find others with complementary skill sets or interests - illustrative, technological, typographic - and collaborate on design entries together. 

Each entrant (a team or individual) may submit up to three different designs. Each of these entries may include up to three different color palette options.

All entries must be submitted in a digital format, but there are many variable options. Original work may be all digital or include a mix of traditional media techniques. Your design may even be rendered entirely by hand, as long as it meets the criteria and is scanned into a digital file.

The final poster must be eye-catching and legible!

The winning design will be reproduced on promotional posters and flyers, dash plaques and trophies for the car show, and t-shirts to be worn by staff and sold at the event. In the months leading up to the Watson Lake show next August, posters will be displayed in businesses all over Arizona, and around 2,000 flyers will be handed to enthusiasts at other car shows and events throughout the Southwest. 

Artists will be fully credited for the design they create for PAAC, and will be given extra opportunities to showcase their work. 

Design Criteria and Visual Reference Guide

CAR SHOW POSTER REFERENCE GUIDE

Required elements for the 2025 poster:

• Images of cars #1-5 (below)
• The PAAC logo
• Event information

To honor the origins of the club, design criteria includes images of specific antique autos, owned by five of the surviving members who founded PAAC back in 1970.
 

Current photos of the vehicles are in the reference guide, identified by their owner's name. Make, model and year are also provided to encourage artists to research alternative views of these machines. The goal is for each of these cars to be recognizable on the poster, but there are no restrictions in their rendering or arrangement. Go for it!


#1 - "Max"
1935 Ford 2 door ("Tudor") Sedan Police Car


#2 - "Lyle"
1955 Chevrolet Bel Air 2 door Post Sedan


#3 - "Bob"
1940 Mercury Coupe Convertible


#4 - "Pat"
1930 Ford Model A Sport Coupe


#5 - "Keith"
1934 Dodge Coupe 5 Window


  In the guide you will also find the PAAC logo for scaling into your composition. Other visual references include a collection of past years' Watson Lake posters, and other auto-related graphics.


Specific Wording
 

All designs must include the following information as written:

The Prescott Antique Auto Club presents the 50th Anniversary Watson Lake Car Show

August 2nd & 3rd, 2025
Watson Lake Park, Prescott, AZ

Car Show, Trophies & Raffles
Old Engine Fire-Up Area
Parts Exchange & Swap Meet
For-Sale Car Corral

For more information:

http://www.paacaz.com 

Submission

  Each art entry (design + color variation) requires two separate files.

For the poster/flyer image: PDF to print 11"x 17" color poster on the club's EPSON ET-16650 Series printer.

For the t-shirt: file with appropriate color separation.

  Please save your work - just in case.
  We want you to be able to fix any unintended mistakes.
 

Have fun with this project!

Artists are often asked to be interpreters, to make others' ideas a visual reality. PAAC will ultimately decide which design best meets their needs, but we hope you will engage in this creative challenge for your own experience and practice.

Whatever your level of interest in the subject matter, try to make a connection with this part of your community - it may help toward understanding future interaction with clients. 

Explore vintage graphics and typeface, and the world of car design. Check out the references provided and search contemporary car show poster art for examples and inspiration.
 

Stretch out the techniques you are learning, and enjoy the process.
 

One more thing - visit Watson Lake Park. Its iconic scenery is not a required design element, but some of you may want to include it. See what's out there!


 

Call to Artists | Sustainable Art

Exhibition Dates: February 25th - March 27th, 2025

  Yavapai College is excited to announce a unique opportunity for artists of all disciplines to participate in our upcoming exhibition, Sustainable Art. This juried exhibition will include art that is made with sustainable practices. Creating sustainable art involves using eco-friendly materials, reducing waste, and considering the environmental impact of your art. The exhibition will bring awareness to the environmental impacts of art making and demonstrate sustainable practices in the art world.

Location: Patty McMullen-Mikles Art Gallery
   Yavapai College, Verde Valley Campus
   601 Black Hills Drive, Bldg F, Clarkdale, AZ
   Gallery Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 10 am – 3pm

Important Dates:

Submission Deadline: Friday January 10th, 2025 

Artist Notification: January 25th, 2025

Gallery Drop off Date: Tuesday February 11th | 10 am – 3 pm 

Artists Reception: Thursday March 6th | 5:00pm – 7:00pm 

Artwork Pickup: Tuesday April 1st | 10 am – 3 pm

Creating sustainable art involves using eco-friendly materials, reducing waste, and considering the environmental impact of your art. Get creative! These ideas can be adapted to fit your specific medium and style.

Eco-Friendly Materials 

Use discarded materials like plastic bottles, scrap metal, or cardboard to create sculptures. These could also become tools to get paint on and off your canvas. Repurpose old clothing or fabric scraps into quilts or tapestries. Use recycled or handmade paper to create intricate paper cuts, origami, or collages. Recycled paper can also be made into paper mache for mixed media and sculptures. Experiment with natural dyes made from plants, vegetables, or minerals. Eco-friendly inks, paints and dyes can also be used. 

Found Object Assemblage 

Collect discarded objects from nature (like driftwood, shells) or urban environments (like old keys, broken tools) to create mixed-media art. Repurposed canvases can be found in thrift stores and garage sales. Rocks, tree bark, and other natural materials can also be canvases.

Zero-Waste Art

Aim to create art where every piece of material is used, leaving no waste behind.

Requirements
   o Submitted artwork must be original works of art in concept and design, made solely by the artist. Must have been created within the past 2 years.
   o All submissions must be made online using Submittable platform.
   o Artwork must be submitted as digital images.
   o Three-dimensional work is not to exceed 40 lbs.
   o Two-dimensional work must not exceed 40-inches in width and 40-inches in height.
   

Art must be adequately framed, wired, and ready to hang (no saw tooth or loop hangers). The hanging wire must be placed no more than one quarter of the way from the top of the frame. Gallery wraps are acceptable provided they are at least 1/2 inch deep and are painted on all four sides.

What to know before you submit online:

• Title
• Media
• Dimensions - 2D: H x W (Height x Width) or 3D: (Height x Width x Depth)
• Price
• Bio or Artist Statement (100 words max)
• Photographing your artwork: Each piece of artwork (3 max) can include two photos,
• one overall image and one detail image for each artwork. Photos must be JPEG.
     Title the files as follows: Image: LastName _Title or Detail Image: LastName_ Title_Detail.

The call is open to both emerging and established artists aged 18 and above, working in all mediums. All Submissions must be made online with Submittable.com. Artists may submit 3 pieces of artwork. Each artwork needs an individual entry. Submit 3 entries to submit 3 pieces of artwork. The submission fee is $10 per entry ($20 for 2 entries, and $30 for 3 entires).
 

Juror:

Terms and Conditions
Artists will need to deliver artwork to the gallery on the specified date. If delivery cannot be made on drop-off date, prior arrangements must be made with gallery manager. Mailed Art will be accepted with prior arrangement with gallery manager. Artists are responsible for all shipping costs, insurance and providing a return label. All artwork selected for the exhibition will be photographed by the college. The YC Art Gallery retains a 25% commission on all works sold. Sold work remains in gallery during the entire exhibition. Payments are made to artists at the close of the exhibition. Works to be included and their installation will be at the discretion of the Gallery Manager. YC reserves the right to reject works that were not properly prepared for instillation. YC reserves the right to reject work that is deemed fragile or unstable. ** All Artwork must be labeled clearly with artist name on the back or bottom. * 

Questions? Contact Gallery Manager Molly Borsom @ molly.borsom@yc.edu

Verde Valley Young Artists' Showcase | Juried High School Exhibition 2025 

The Yavapai College Verde Campus Art Gallery presents the Verde Valley Young Artists' Showcase - a juried high school exhibition in the Patty McMullen-Mikles Art Gallery. The exhibition provides high school students with the opportunity to experience the submission and jury process and to present their artwork in a professional Fine Art Gallery, while receiving recognition for their accomplishments from professionals in the field. Scholarships will be awarded for a visual arts course in Fall 2025/Spring2026. 

Eligibility Original artwork created by high school students in Yavapai County and surrounding areas, within the past year. Each Artist may submit one piece to the exhibition. Artwork can be any media: painting, drawing, collage, jewelry, photography, fiber, clay, metal, paper, ceramics, sculpture, etc. Artwork must be ready to hang or display.

ENTRY DEADLINE:  November 29th, 2025 @ 11:59 PM

Dates of Exhibitions: January 21st, 2025 - February 6th, 2025

Artists Reception January 30th, 2025, 5:00 - 7:00 PM

The opening reception is free and open to the public. 

Timeline

November 1st, Fri ....................................…. Online Submission Starts at 12:01 am

November 29th, Fri .............................................. Online Submission Ends at 11:59 pm 

December 6th, Fri................................................................. Notification of Acceptance 

Jan 14th, Tues................................................ Deliver Artwork to Gallery by Appointment 

Jan 30th, Thur.................................................... Artists Reception: 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm 

February 6th, Thur ............................. Exhibition Closes: Pick up Artwork - 3pm - 5 pm 

 Questions? Email: molly.borsom@yc.edu