Bill Teeple Announces Mask Decorating Contest
“While ICON Gallery is closed due to the Covid19 pandemic, ICON is staying engaged with the
community through special events. The event for June is a mask decorating contest. The idea is to
submit a creatively decorated protective mask between June 1 and June 30. It doesn't have to be a
medical quality mask. Commercial protective masks of all kinds, and homemade masks can be the
basis. Contestants can provide their own masks to use as the canvas to build their work of art upon,
or limited number of simple masks can be obtained from ICON for $2.
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First Prize of $100 and four $25 prizes have been donated by supporters.
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Prizes will be awarded on First Friday July 3, 2020.
Drop off masks at ICON, 2:00 to 5:00 Tuesday through Friday with your contact information.
Photos of your mask can be dropped off at ICON or emailed to ICON: bill@icon-art.org. Masks or
photos of your mask will be displayed in ICON's front window and photos of your masks will be in
now.icon-art.org.
"We have a grand prize of $100 and we considered having four categories for the $25 prizes,"
says ICON Director Bill Teeple, "but, when we started thinking of categories, we came up with dozens
of possible categories. Our decision was to choose categories for judging as they naturally divide up
when the entries come in."
Approaches to take include - painted, sewn, sculpted, mixed media, found objects, functional,
non functional, real masks or digital/photoshopped masks, masks by children. Subjects include:
Covid19/medical, togetherness, nature/environmental, floral, ocean world, astronomical, sports,
animals/pets, beautiful, silly/goofy, glamorous, patriotic, military, historical, supernatural, movies
comic books/super heros, fantasy/metaphysical, famous paintings, world travel, romantic.
You are only limited by your imagination.
For more information contact Bill Teeple:
iconbillteeple@gmail.com, 641-919-6252.
March-August
2020
July, August, 2020
Mini Art (Postcards)
Mini online Auction
September, October, 2020
Synergy
3 Iowa City Artists:
Kathy Edwards Hayslett Sue Hettmansperger Cheryl Jacobson
November, December, 2020
ICON 2020 Art Auction
ICON’s newly renovated Hudson Gallery re-opened on
March 6 with an exhibition of Mark Paul Petrick’s photographs
from India and Anonymous Shiva Linga Paintings. The exhibition
will feature fifteen prints from Petrick’s extended series an India
(1998-2002) and a selection of Anonymous Shiva Linga Paintings
from ICON’s Hudson Collection.
Future ICON Exhibits:
ICON Gallery will be closed until further notice. But our online presence can be found at:
our new interactive website: https://now.icon-art.org
or check us out on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ICON.gallery
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