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2024 Mike the Headless Chicken Art Contest
Fruita, CO – Fruita, Colorado, invites the talented artists of the Grand Valley Community to showcase their creativity in a unique way by participating in the first-ever 2024 Mike the Headless Chicken Festival Poster Contest. This year, we are reaching out to the community to help create the official poster for this year’s festival that captures the spirit of quirky Fruita, our beloved Headless Chicken, Mike, and this year’s festival theme of “Space Cowboy”. The winner will receive a $250 cash prize, a copy of the official poster, and other festival merchandise.
Visit miketheheadlesschicken.org/artcontest for more information and to submit your digital artwork. All artwork must be submitted by February 23, 2024, by 5 p.m. MTD. To be eligible, artists must reside in the Grand Valley area (Mack, Loma, Fruita, Grand Junction, Orchard Mesa, Clifton, Palisade, Glade Park, and Redlands).
- All art entries must be digital (Photography is not eligible)
- File Format: PNG, .AI, .PSD, or Vector
- Mike the Headless Chicken needs to be the main focus of the poster.
- Artwork must be appropriate.
- The poster should utilizes the 2024 festival theme of "Space Cowboy."
- Creativity! Make it your own!
- The artwork should be flexible enough to be used on other mediums (t-shirts, stickers, website, and pamphlet)
This is a fantastic opportunity for local artists to leave their mark on Fruita's history and be a part of the iconic Mike the Headless Chicken Festival. Let your creativity shine and submit your artwork for a chance to be the face of the 2024 festival!
About the Mike the Headless Chicken Festival
In 1945, a chicken named Mike was put on the chopping block to become dinner. Despite losing his head to the axe, Mike kept on living for 18 months and became a sideshow star. Since 1999, Fruita, CO, has celebrated the story of Mike with a festival in his honor. Around 18,000 people enjoy the festival each year. Attendees enjoy live music, the annual car show, 5k race, peep and wing eating contests, and other quirky activities to celebrate Mike. This year’s festival will be held on Friday, May 31, and Saturday, June 1, in downtown Fruita, CO.
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Media Contact: Ciara DePinto, Communications and Engagement Manager, cdepinto@fruita.org, 970-858-3663
