Kaitlin Patterson-Ueda is the winner of the 29th Kingston Artist Soapbox Derby Poster Design Contest
Over the past 28 years, an artist was chosen from the community to create the poster for that year’s derby. Poster designs have run the gamut from classically artistic to whimsical and fun. For this year’s event, the Artists Soapbox Derby Committee initiated a poster design contest where every age and experience level can compete on a level playing field. Nine artists participated, some with multiple submissions. An award of $500 was offered to the winner.
A panel of judges comprising local artists, graphic designers, and businesses selected Kaitlin Patterson-Ueda’s submission out of 14 submitted entries as the winning design for this year’s Soapbox Derby poster. In announcing the winner Bob Johnson, the chair of the selection committee expressed the view of the panel, “Judging artwork is never easy, especially for such a unique event as the Derby where very little boundaries exist and fun is the general theme. All the judges agreed that submissions were exciting, much appreciated and that the winning entry put a smile on their faces!”
Kaitlin in designing her poster had the same idea, “I wanted to make something funny, and a biker cat in an old soapbox was born, with the rat hanging on the back. I plan to model our soapbox this year after the poster, my daughter will be the cat.” She has a background in the arts and now runs a bindery business that repairs old books, Little Mountain Books. Her busy schedule doesn’t allow much time for making art just for the sake of it but when she saw the info for the contest she got inspired to create the artwork for the poster.
The remaining artists in the exhibit are Jacinta Bunnell, Christoph Hitz, Conan Kelley, Felix Olivieri, Brock Mahan, Jacquie Roland, Angel Simmons, and Jennifer Wulfe.
To view all of the posters submitted, visit The Kingston Library at 61 Crown Street during library hours, May through August 2024. Reception on June 1st, 2-4 pm.
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