Calling all aspiring artists:  The 54th Billy Bowlegs Pirate Festival is just around the corner, and we’re looking for the official image to promote this year’s event.

The Greater Fort Walton Beach Chamber’s Billy Bowlegs Pirate Festival Committee has announced their annual contest for the official 2009 “Billy Bowlegs Pirate Festival” poster artwork.   This year’s festival will be held June 4 – 8 in Fort Walton Beach.

Artwork submissions should be 11”x14” in size and include the theme verbiage of “No Surrender”.   The poster must contain the words “54th Billy Bowlegs Pirate Festival, Fort Walton Beach, FL”.  All submissions should be in a camera-ready medium and unsigned.

The selected art will be used as the central image in all promotion of the 2009 Bowlegs festival events, and the winning artist will be featured in a press release announcing the selection of their work.  The winning artist will also be given booth space at the Bowlegs Pirate Festival to sell signed copies of their winning poster artwork and other work of their choice.  (The Chamber will provide up to 100 copies of the poster for the artist’s sales booth)  Acceptance of the award constitutes the sale of the artwork, which becomes the property of the Chamber to use as the official 2009 Billy Bowlegs Pirate Festival Poster image.

Please submit your artwork to the Chamber office located at 34 S.E. Miracle Strip Pkwy, Fort Walton Beach.  Entry deadline is March 1st.  (We will gladly accept your artwork on Monday, March 2!)