Arts & Entertainment
Huntington Turning Into a Hotspot in May For Creators of Haiku
Month-long contest invites submissions as part of art program.
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Sparkboom, the town of Huntington and the Huntington Cultural Affairs Institute are inviting submissions for a haiku contest about life and living in Huntington.
The contest, which ends May 31, is open to poets and artists or teams of poets or artists, ages 18-34 years old, who reside in either Nassau or Suffolk Counties. Huntington residents will get preference in the selection.
Related graphic and video material is also welcome.
From 6 to 12 haiku submissions are expected to be selected for presentation on 8.5” x 13” street signs.
An honorarium of $100 will be paid for each haiku selected, with an additional $50 honorarium if related graphic and or video material is also used.
Complete specifications and online submission form may be found at www.SPARKBOOM.org under “Getting Involved.”
Inquiries should be directed to jcoraor@HuntingtonNY.gov or by calling 631-351-3099.
Sparkboom is a project of the Huntington Arts Council funded by the New York State Council on the Arts.
Sparkboom, the town of Huntington and the Huntington Cultural Affairs Institute are inviting submissions for a haiku contest about life and living in Huntington.
The contest, which ends May 31, is open to poets and artists or teams of poets or artists, ages 18-34 years old, who reside in either Nassau or Suffolk Counties. Huntington residents will get preference in the selection.
Related graphic and video material is also welcome.
From 6 to 12 haiku submissions are expected to be selected for presentation on 8.5” x 13” street signs.
An honorarium of $100 will be paid for each haiku selected, with an additional $50 honorarium if related graphic and or video material is also used.
Complete specifications and online submission form may be found at www.SPARKBOOM.org under “Getting Involved.”
Inquiries should be directed to jcoraor@HuntingtonNY.gov or by calling 631-351-3099.
Sparkboom is a project of the Huntington Arts Council funded by the New York State Council on the Arts.
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