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Calling all Dragon Lovers!!!
Enter the Dragon Globe contest, Random Acts of Art community activity that can be enjoyed by people of all ages!
Some dragons are wise; filled to the brim with hidden knowledge, others are chaotic and untamed; filled with wild abandon, but all dragons are powerful. Let everyone know by meeting the dragon globe call! “Dragon Globe” random acts of art community engagement project created by Crystal A Edwards, president of the VALA board and local area artist, that encourages you to be a part of the Redmond Dragons spirit of OneRedmond. Light up the world and share your inner dragon by creating your dragon globe and putting it on display! Then explore your neighborhood to find other dragon globes and bare witness to their gloriousness. Dragon globe creators are eligible to enter the Dragon Globe contest for a chance to win prizes, and to be featured by VALA and OneRedmond. Deadline to enter is by April 26, 2021!
Enter the Dragon Globe contest for a chance to win prizes, and to be featured by VALA and OneRedmond. To qualify, create your own dragon globe and post a pic of it on display. Be sure to include the tags: #IMadeThis and #DragonGlobe. Also, please email a photo of your creation to events@OneRedmond.org along with your Name, School/Organization, and a link to your Facebook/Instagram post. First prize is an overnight stay at Hilton Garden Inn Redmond Town Center, and Second prize is a gift card from Ben Franklin Crafts and Frame Redmond! Judging will be based on creativity and uniqueness as well as amount of likes/shares. To qualify in the Dragon Globe contest, the dragon(s) must be made by you. The globe can be made out of modified found objects. Deadline to enter is by April 26, 2021! Winner will be announced May 8th.
“OneRedmond is pleased to expand the fun of our Fuel the Dragon passport game,” said Kristina Hudson, CEO and Executive Director of OneRedmond. “Lifting our spirits and supporting our small businesses are two things that are really needed now as we are coming out of this pandemic tunnel.”
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- For more information about VALA, go to valaeastside.org or follow VALA on Facebook: www.facebook.com/valaeastside.
- For more information about Fuel the Dragon 2021:Redmond Passport Game, go to redmonddragons.com.
- For more information about “Dragon Globe,” and for instructions on how to make a dragon globe, go to valaeastside.org/dragon-globe.
VALA (Venues for Artists in the Local Area) Eastside, a non-profit 501(c)(3) arts organization, is dedicated to connecting artists to artists, artists to the community, and the community to art. VALA creates partnerships with local businesses and organizations to create non-traditional venues for artists. This allows VALA to facilitate events and programs that connect artist to artist through discussion and peer review, that connect artists to the community through art installations and showings, and that connects the community to art by inviting community members to create art alongside featured artists.