BROOKLINE — The Brookline Commission for the Arts and the Brookline Community Partnerships Committee invites community members to submit designs for the U.S. Open Banner Competition.
The winning banner will be featured on light poles throughout the town in the weeks leading up to and during the U.S. Open.
Residents of Brookline and students attending Brookline schools are eligible to submit a design. All designs must be submitted by March 15.
Members of the Brookline Commission for the Arts and arts professionals will select the winning design. The winner will be announced on April 1 and will be awarded $1,000.
The banner design must incorporate visual image(s) and the following text:
- 122nd U.S. Open Championship
- The Country Club, Brookline, MA
- June 13-19, 2022
An appropriate amount of space must be left so that the USGA, The Country Club, Town of Brookline, and the Brookline Commission for the Arts can add their logos.
Submissions can include visual images of any medium, including photography, painting, drawing, collage, digital image or mixed media. Submissions must fit on a two-dimensional banner (60 inches high by 30 inches wide).
For more information and full submission specifications, please visit brooklinearts.org.
Printed versions of the specifications are available at the reception desk in the lobby of Town Hall, 333 Washington St.
Anyone with questions about the competition should email brooklinearts@gmail.com.
“Brookline is home to so many wonderful artists. I encourage anyone with an interest or passion for the arts to enter the contest. I am very excited to see the designs, which will surely embody the spirit of Brookline and the U.S. Open,” Town Administrator Mel Kleckner said.
About the 2022 U.S. Open
The U.S. Open is the annual open national championship of golf in the United States. It is one of four major championships and is organized by the United States Golf Association.
This year’s championship will be played at The Country Club from June 13-19, 2022. The theme is diversity and inclusion.
For more information about the U.S. Open visit https://brooklinema.gov/USOpen. For more information about USGA visit https://www.usga.org/.
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