Nashville Civic Design Center Design Competition Deadline Extended

Artists to Envision Nashville in 2054

12/17/2009

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Contact: Susannah Shumate

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susannah@civicdesigncenter.org

17 December 2009

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Nashville Civic Design Center

Design Competition Deadline Extended

Artists to Envision Nashville in 2054

NASHVILLE – The Nashville Civic Design Center, in partnership with the Arts and Business Council of Greater Nashville, has extended its design competition to January 13^th, 2010. The deadline was extended to accommodate a larger number of entrants to this innovative approach to visioning the future of Nashville. Artists are asked to envision what Nashville will look like in 2054, 50 years after The Plan of Nashville. The competition is part of the Nashville Civic Design Center’s festivities to celebrate the five-year anniversary of The Plan of Nashville.

Competition winners will be announced at a celebratory reception on the 18^th of February. The first-place winner will receive a $1,000 cash prize as well as a signed copy of Phil Ponder’s new print, “Nashville Adventure.” The runner-up will receive a $250 cash prize. The entry fee is $25 per person. Team entries are welcome. Artists can use any medium, and the entry must be no larger than 36” x 36” x 36”. For the rules of the competition, please visit the NCDC’s web site at: www.civicdesigncenter.org/projects/Nashville_2054.
The top entries will be on display at the NCDC art gallery through March 2010.

The mission of the Nashville Civic Design Center is to elevate the quality of the Nashville's built environment and to promote public participation in the creation of a more functional and beautiful city for all. The NCDC fulfills its mission through neighborhood revitalization projects, community visioning sessions, public input meetings on proposed projects, public education about civic design & urban planning, The Plan of Nashville, and the Urban Design Forum. For more information on the Nashville Civic Design Center and its programs, visit www.civicdesigncenter.org