A 17-year-old girl’s design wins the 2020 Calgary Stampede Poster contest
Via Azin Ghaffari / Postmediavia Calgary Stampede / Ariel Clipperton
The Calgary Stampede is iconic. Everything from the “C-lazy-S” logo to photos of the midway are recognizable. Over the last two years, the Stampede has given Albertans the opportunity to take take part in creating these images.
The organization holds a huge competition annually, inviting young adults to design the next poster for the major event. The aim is to capture the magic and feel of the 10-day booze-filled, city-wide spectacle.
Given the incredible weight of the event, you can imagine that when 17-year-old Ariel Clipperton won this past year she was probably ecstatic. Not only is this a major achievement, but the Calgarian is also the youngest to have ever won the competition. Dang, that’s some talent.
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The winning art piece shows the Rodeo and grandstand from a cowboy’s perspective and took Ariel over 100 hours to complete. Over 30,000 copies of this particular poster will find their way into the hands of people all over the world before the 2020 Stampede. Wowza.
We’re still working on drawing stick figures… but if you’re an art pro, and would like to submit your art for next year’s competition, you can get more details here!
Applicants must be between the ages of 15 – 24 and should submit their original piece by November 30th, 2020. The winner will receive a $10,000 scholarship and even ride in the Stampede parade as a program abassador. Yahoo!
