Theme sought for Arts in Action sand sculpture contest on Port Angeles waterfront

WANTED: A theme for the eighth annual North American Masters Invitational sand sculpture contest at this summer’s Arts in Action festival on Port Angeles’ waterfront.

If your theme is picked by a judging committee, you will win $100 worth of Port Angeles Downtown Dollars that can be used as cash at participating downtown merchants.

Multiple entries are allowed, but each entry must be on a separate piece of paper and mailed in its own envelope.

Mail your entry, including your name, address and phone number, to 2010 Sand Sculpture Theme, c/o Peninsula Daily News, P.O. Box 1330, Port Angeles, WA 98362.

All entries must be postmarked no later than Friday, May 9.

Only residents of Clallam and Jefferson counties are eligible to enter the contest.

Entries may be submitted by an individual or group.

There is no age limit for entrants.

Members of the Port Angeles Nor’wester Rotary Club; employees of Windermere Real Estate in Port Angeles, Sequim, SunLand and Port Ludlow; employees of the Peninsula Daily News; and judging committee members — and the immediate family of the members of these four groups — are not eligible to enter the contest.

Theme rules

All entries must be mailed — not hand-delivered — and become the property of Nor’wester Rotary, organizer of the annual festival.

This year’s sand sculpture contest is presented by Windermere Real Estate and sponsored by local businesses.

The winning entry in the theme contest will be chosen on the basis of creativity, originality and appropriateness to the festival.

In case the winning idea is suggested by more than one person, the entry with the earliest postmark will be declared the winner.

Previous winners

Last year’s theme was “Wonders of the World,” submitted by Charles Carmichael of Port Angeles and four other people. Carmichael’s entry had the earliest postmark and was declared the winner.

• 2008: “Great Inventions.”

• 2007: “Circus Comes to Town.”

• 2006: “Fun on the Farm.”

• 2005: “Legends, Fantasies and Myths.”

• 2004: “Under the Sea.”

• 2003: “Fairytale Characters.”

Themes should be broad enough to allow the sand sculptors creative license, said Doc Reiss, one of the festival’s organizers.

“The more generic, the better.” Reiss said.

Sand sculptors from the United States and Canada will participate in the North American Masters Invitational during the Arts in Action festival on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, July 23 to 25, at City Pier and Hollywood Beach.

Spectators will be able to watch as piles of sand come to life in intricate forms as the skilled craftsman do their work.

The sculptures will be judged, and winners will receive cash awards.

The annual festival also features food, live music, a car show and about 50 arts and crafts vendors.

For more information, phone Reiss at 360-461-0613.

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