HOLLAND, Mich. — Tulip Time has announced the Top 20 finalists for the 2023 First Bloem Festival Artwork Competition. The winning piece of the competition will be selected for the Tulip Time poster.
More than 97 submissions were sent for this edition of the contest. The artwork had to represent Tulip Time’s mission of celebrating Holland’s tulips, Dutch heritage, and the ever-growing diversity of the community.
Each year, the Top 20 pieces are selected by an invited juror. This year’s juror was Professor Margaret Vega, who teaches at Kendall College of Art and Design. “I was interested in the variety of materials, from photography to cut paper, used to express the beauty and emotion of tulips,” said Professor Vega. “I was attracted to several pieces immediately for their balance and unique approach to the guidelines.”
A list of the Top 20 finalists can be found below:
- “All are Welkom” by Cindy Bender
- “Ready to Reign” by Betsy Buurma-Morton
- “Grand Perfection” by John Cowden
- “Tulips, Windmills and Mondrain” by Charles Cusack
- "Talk of the Town" by Kristin Doversberger
- "Tulip Patch" by Patricia Flynn
- “Hollandia” by Thea Grigsby
- “On a Spring Day” by Carol Hall
- “Spring Blooms” by Karen Johnson
- “Never Too Many” by Karen Johnson
- “It’s Tulip Time!” by Steve Leary
- “Tulip Daydream” by Andrea Rich
- “Twee Landen, een Geest” by Lori Rivera
- “Tulip Treasures” by Anne Rivers
- “Evening Tulips” by Connie Schaftenaar
- “Tulip Maze” by Michael Stewert
- “Blended Colors of Spring” by Carolyn Stitch
- “In the Round” by Sandy Swartzentruber
- “Time to Celebrate” by Dian Taylor
- “Let’s Dance” by Sally Yugovich
The winning piece that will be on the 2023 Tulip Time poster will be announced at the First Bloem Reveal on February 23.
The Top 20 Finalists can be viewed below:
