$700 in Cash Prizes to be Awarded to Competition Winners

They can be silly or scary, cute or creepy, and they’ll all be on display at SteelStacks just in time for Halloween.

This fall, ArtsQuest is inviting the public to show off its creative side by creating scarecrows for the first SteelStacks Scarecrow Competition & Exhibit Sept. 30-Oct. 27 at SteelStacks. The competition will feature three categories – Traditional Scarecrows; Contemporary Scarecrows; and Kids/Family Scarecrows for ages 12 and under. Cash prizes of $200, $100 and $50 will be awarded in the Best Traditional and Contemporary Scarecrow categories; the first and second-place winners in the Kids/Family Scarecrow category will each receive a private movie screening for 10 people at the ArtsQuest Center’s Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas.

Any individual or group interested in entering the competition must fill out the official SteelStacks Scarecrow Competition & Exhibit entry form at www.artsquest.org/scarecrows by Sept. 13. Scarecrows must be sturdy, weather-resistant and mounted on a 1.5-inch square post, and they should be dropped off at the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks Sept. 29 between noon-2 p.m. From Sept. 30-Oct. 13, the public will be able to vote for its favorite scarecrows, with the winners announced on www.artsquest.org Oct. 14.

Any individual or group that wants its scarecrow returned must pick it up at the ArtsQuest Center Oct. 27 from 5-6 p.m. For complete details and the official entry form, please visit www.artsquest.org/scarecrows.