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Detroit Zoo Poster Competition Artwork to be Exhibited |
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Best-in-Show Poster Available for Sale at Zoofari Market
ROYAL OAK, Mich., May 6, 2009 – Fifty-four poster designs submitted by students from the College for Creative Studies (CCS) for the 2009 Detroit Zoo Poster Competition will be exhibited at the Zoo’s Ford Education Center May 17 through September 7, 2009. The exhibition is open during Zoo hours and is free with Zoo admission.
The artwork judged Best in Show (shown at right), submitted by Crystal Mielcarek of Harrison Township, has been reproduced as the official Detroit Zoo poster and is available for sale at Zoofari Market for $3. In addition, Mielcarek’s original artwork has become part of the Zoo’s permanent art collection.
The poster designs submitted for the competition were judged by a panel of jurors from the Detroit Zoological Society, CCS and Doner. Award selection criteria included artistic merit, originality, creativity, innovation, and adherence and relevance to the competition theme.
The winning poster designs were unveiled at an awards ceremony at the Zoo on April 9. Scholarship contributions were awarded to the best-in-show as well as first- and second-place winners. Third- through fifth-place winners received individual Detroit Zoo memberships, and four honorable mentions received Zoo admission, parking, concession and ride tickets.
Located in midtown Detroit's Cultural Center, CCS is a private, fully accredited college enrolling over 1,300 students pursuing Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees in art and design. For more information, visit www.collegeforcreativestudies.edu.
The Detroit Zoological Society is a non-profit organization that operates the Detroit Zoo and Belle Isle Nature Zoo. Situated on 125 acres of naturalistic exhibits, the Detroit Zoo is located at the intersection of Ten Mile Road and Woodward Avenue, just off I-696, in Royal Oak. The Detroit Zoo is open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April through October (open at 9 a.m. May 1 through Labor Day) – with extended hours until 8 p.m. Wednesdays during July and August – and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. November through March. Admission is $11 for adults 15 to 61, $9 for senior citizens 62 and older, and $7 for children ages 2 to 14; children under 2 are free. For more information, call (248) 541-5717 or visit www.detroitzoo.org. The Belle Isle Nature Zoo is open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. year-round and provides educational programming with interpretive staff support from the Huron-Clinton Metroparks. Admission is free. For more information, call (313) 852-4056.
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