Sled Island Music and Arts Festival 2010

(CALGARY) Sled Island is reaching out to high school students and youth clubs by setting up a Create-a-Poster contest for the last month of school. The object is for high school students or club members to design a Sled Island poster that can include Sled Island performers or artists on the poster, and whatever images or ideas they have about the festival.

Posters will be printed out and put up around schools, neighborhoods, favourite coffee shop – wherever they want, within the rules, of course. Participants will be asked to take a picture of their poster hanging up and email it to drew@sledisland.com – the finalists will receive both a wristband for the Young Buds Stage and a festival pass to Sled Island.

Participants will need to make sure their photo(s) clearly show the poster, and include their name, school or club, age and a contact number in an email to be sent in to Sled Island. Photos should be web ready and friendly.

The rules –  Like we say, participants will have to play by the rules to win! They will need to get permission from the owner or manager of the businesses they approach before hanging the poster up, they should check to see what school guidelines are, and if they’re going to post it on the street, should make sure it’s on a public notice/poster board – no lampposts or private property. Sled Island is not responsible for the content of any of the posters, and will disqualify any entries deemed offensive by our staff.

Ten (10) Young Buds wristbands and (10) festival passes will be awarded to the top 10 entries as judged by the Sled Island staff, so participants be creative! Contest closes June 15, 2010. Winners will be notified by email by June 19, 2010.

Posters needs to include the following information to qualify:

- Sled Island Festival

- June 30 – July 3, 2010

- Calgary, Alberta

For more information, contact:

Drew Marshall, Media Relations

(403) 770-9698