Bloomington Lifelong Learning Coalition Announces Logo Contest

For Immediate Release
May 14, 2008

For additional information, contact:
Miah Michaelsen, Assistant Economic Development Director for the Arts, City of Bloomington, 349-3534; Daniel Lopez, Communications Director, City of Bloomington, 349-CITY, lopezd@bloomington.in.gov


Bloomington, IN - The newly-formed Bloomington Lifelong Learning Coalition (BLLC) announces a logo contest open to all Monroe County residents. The winner will receive a $500 honorarium and may have her or his logo featured as part of the BLLC's presence in the community.

As its mission, the BLLC seeks to support, promote, and facilitate lifelong learning in Bloomington. Membership organizations include the City of Bloomington Mayor's Office, Indiana University, Ivy Tech Community College, City of Bloomington Parks and Recreation, Monroe County Community School Corporation, the Bloomington Area Arts Council, the Monroe County Public Library, Work One, and the Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce.

The logo selected must be reflective of the goals of the BLLC, which include sponsoring a Lifelong Learning Week each September, seeking to identify and develop learning opportunities for underserved populations in the community, and promoting the arts in the community.

The winner or winners will be chosen based upon the artistic quality of the design as well as the ways in which the design symbolizes the BLLC. All entrants must include a brief explanation, or Artist's Statement, of how the design of the logo being submitted reflects the BLLC. The contest deadline is June 11, 2008. Entries, which must be electronic, should be mailed or hand-delivered to:

BLLC Logo Design Competition
Attention: Kyla Cox
IU Bloomington Continuing Studies
Fountain Square Mall
101 W. Kirkwood Avenue
Suite 103
Bloomington, IN 47404

For more information about the BLLC Logo Design Competition, including submission specifications, and to download the Entry Form and Official Rules & Regulations, entrants can visit the City of Bloomington's Bloomington Entertainment and Arts District (BEAD) webpage at http://bloomington.in.gov/bead. Questions can be directed to Miah Michaelsen, Assistant Economic Development Director for the Arts, City of Bloomington, at 349-3534.

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