Feeling innovative? Enter the Inventor Art Competition

After you do your artistic duty for the Denver Art Museum's Open for Design project, consider entering the second annual Inventor Art Competition -- a graphic precursor for the 2012 DaVinci Inventor Showcase. "We think the convergence of Denver's new Patent Office and the area's growing culture of innovation will...

By Patricia Calhoun

July 18, 2012

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After you do your artistic duty for the Denver Art Museum's Open for Design project, consider entering the second annual Inventor Art Competition -- a graphic precursor for the 2012 DaVinci Inventor Showcase.

"We think the convergence of Denver's new Patent Office and the area's growing culture of innovation will give rise to a new global image for Denver, and we hope the Inventor Art Competition can help serve as a catalyst for making that happen," says Thomas Frey, executive director of the DaVinci Institute.

The theme of this competition: inventors with their great inventions or innovations.

The winning work of art will become the official focal image for the 2012 DaVinci Inventor Showcase on October 13. Last year, Boulder artist Tyler Voorhees took top honors, winning Best of Show for his submission, "The Lamplighter" (shown above).

Deadline for submissions is July 31; the judging will take place from 5 to 6 p.m. on Monday, August 6, with an artists' reception following at the DaVinci Institute.

Find out more information here.

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Patricia Calhoun is editor-in-chief of Westword, the alt-weekly she co-founded in September 1977. She’s been inducted into the Colorado Press Association Hall of Fame, the Association of Alternative Newsmedia Hall of Fame and the Colorado Restaurant Association Hall of Fame. She’s also received dozens of local, state and national awards for writing, including first place for feature writing and first place for column writing with the Society of Professional Journalists. Patricia is a weekly commentator on Colorado Inside Out, PBS 12's public affairs roundtable, which has won two Emmys.

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