City holds SECA Fund logo design contest
The City of Naperville is excited to announce a design contest for Naperville's Special Events and Cultural Amenities (SECA) Fund logo. Entries will be accepted between July 1 and Aug. 5.
The city's SECA Fund supports and encourages celebrations of community and cultural opportunities that focus on the heritage, diversity and character of the City. In support of these activities, the City of Naperville offers funds derived from the citywide 1 percent Food and Beverage Tax, for the purpose of aiding eligible organizations in providing new and continued cultural experiences. More information on the SECA Fund is available on the city's website at www.naperville.il.us/seca.aspx.
People of all ages and artistic abilities are encouraged to submit a logo that visually acknowledges the city's financial support of an event or project through SECA while expressing SECA's mission of encouraging celebrations of community and cultural opportunities that focus on the heritage, diversity and character of Naperville.
Logos may be designed by hand using any medium (e.g. crayons, markers, colored pencils) or with the assistance of electronic design software. A person may submit an optional tagline with his/her logo entry to be used at the city's discretion.
To enter the contest, visit www.naperville.il.us/seca.aspx to download an entry form. All completed forms should be e-mailed to runestadj@naperville.il.us; hand-delivered to Special Events Coordinator Jennifer Runestad at the Naperville Municipal Center, 400 S. Eagle St.; or mailed to City of Naperville, Attn: Jennifer Runestad, 400 S. Eagle St., Naperville, IL 60540. Individuals submitting entries created with electronic design software are asked to please e-mail the source file and a portable document format (.pdf) file to runestadj@naperville.il.us.
All entries are due by 11:59 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 5. From Aug. 10-18, members of the public are invited to view and vote for their favorite logo at www.naperville.il.us/seca.aspx. Mayor A. George Pradel and City Council members will select a winning logo from the 10 logos that receive the most online votes. The winning artist will be publicly recognized at a September 2011 City Council meeting.
For more information on the SECA Fund and logo contest, including complete contest rules, visit www.naperville.il.us/seca.aspx. For more information on the City of Naperville, visit www.naperville.il.us. Sign up to receive the latest news on the City of Naperville's projects and initiatives via e-mail at www.naperville.il.us/enews.aspx.