Storm Drain Mural Official Contest Rules 2023

Storm Drain Mural Official Contest Rules 2023

Thank you so much for your interest in the Town of Pelham’s Storm Drain Mural Contest! The goal of these murals is to discourage littering and dumping waste into storm drains, through art. Waste and trash are harmful to aquatic species and can lower water quality in our ponds and brooks. When water quality decreases, you lose habitat for sensitive wildlife species and can even take away our ability to safely swim, fish, or play in water. Many little contributions have a massive impact on Pelham’s waterbodies so everyone can make a difference by changing even their smallest actions.

If you have any questions, please contact Dena Hoffman at dhoffman@pelhamweb.com, 603-508-3000 ext. 3101, or come visit her in the Planning Department between 8AM-4PM Monday through Friday.

Rules:

• Participants must be Pelham residents that are middle school age or older.
• There will be three levels of competition: middle schoolers (grades 6-8), high schoolers (grades 9-12), and adults.
• Everyone needs to fill out the volunteer form that acts as a permission slip and photo release form.
• Do not plagiarize other people’s art, make it your own!
• Be appropriate.
• Mural size limit: 1/3 of a parking space.
• We will provide paint for you. We can supply black, white, blue, red, and yellow.
• Please submit your art to Dena Hoffman in the Planning Department either in person or via email at dhoffman@pelhamweb.com.
• We will take physical copies of the artwork itself until 4PM on April 21^st or by email until 11:59PM on April 21^st.
• Any submissions sent after 11:59PM will not be considered.
• Disclaimer: We may ask you to edit your submission if we feel that it is a better fit for a different storm drain than you designed for.

Common Street storm drain facing Town Hall.

Common Street storm drain facing the town common gazebo.

Village Green parking lot - left storm drain.

Village Green parking lot - middle storm drain.