'Stay Home, Save Lives' Poster Contest For Artists In 19th Ward

CHICAGO — Artists in the city's Beverly, Mount Greenwood and Morgan Park neighborhoods are sought to design window signs supporting Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker's stay-at-home order that was issued a month ago due to the spread of the new coronavirus.

19th Ward Ald. Matt O'Shea said in an email to neighborhood residents over the weekend that a poster contest will be open to artists, both children and adults, until the end of the week. Poster designs can be posted to Facebook, Twitter or Instagram tagging O'Shea and sent via email to contest@the19thward.com.

Entries must be submitted by Friday, April 24 by 5 p.m. The email needs to include the words "Poster Contest" in the subject line and include the artists name, address, age and school information if applicable.

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There will be three winning designs, all of which will include cash prizes. It will be $50 for the winning design from elementary school artists, $100 for high school artists and $250 for college age and adult artists.

Submissions must include the phrases "Stay Home, Save Lives" and or #19stayshome and can utilize any medium that can be reproduced on a card stock window sign, O'Shea said. They should be 8.5x11 in size, use bold, bright colors, fill the space and use clean lettering to ensure a clear message.

The winning designs will be on posters that will be sent to neighborhood residents and displayed throughout the community in May.

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