NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — February 25, 2014 — The Working Waterfront Festival is pleased to announce a design contest. Artists 16 years and older are invited to submit a creative design for the 2014 Festival. Designs will be used for the Festival t-shirt, poster and program guide. Designs should convey festival’s emphasis on the commercial fishing industry, the working port and the 2014 theme, Fishing Families.
The winning entry will receive a $100 cash prize and a Festival t-shirt. Entries must be emailed by or postmarked no later than Monday, March 31st. The winning entry and designer will be announced at Commercial Marine Expo on June 11th! Interested artists/designers are encouraged to visit the festival web site to learn more about the event and to download an application: www.workingwaterfrontfestival.org. Applications may also be received by contacting the festival office at 508-993-8894 or info@workingwaterfrontfestival.org.
The Working Waterfront Festival is an award winning, family friendly event celebrating the history and culture of New England's commercial fishing industry. The free festival presents all that goes into bringing seafood from the ocean to the table in a way that is hands-on, educational and fun and features: local seafood, fishermen’s contests, dockside vessel tours, live music, children’s activities, cooking demonstrations, films, and more.
The 2014 Festival theme is Fishing Families highlighting the skills, knowledge, and traditions which are passed from one generation to the next. Programming will explore what it means to grow up in a fishing family; consider the important support role family members play; and pay tribute to the many family businesses which are part of the industry.
The Working Waterfront Festival is a project of the Community Economic Development Center of Southeastern MA, a non-profit organization. The FREE festival, a family friendly, educational celebration of New England's commercial fishing industry, features live maritime and ethnic music, fishermen's contests, fresh seafood, vessel tours, author readings, cooking demonstrations, kid's activities and more. It all takes place in New Bedford, MA, America's #1 fishing port, on the last full weekend of September. Navigate to us at www.workingwaterfrontfestival.org.