ASLA-MN Art Month - You're Invited!

🎨ASLA-MN is excited to kick off our very first Art Month this October! As landscape architects, sketching has always been at the heart of our craft—even as digital tools take center stage, we want to celebrate and call back to the tradition of freehand expression. Whether it’s a quick pencil doodle, an ink sketch, or a splash of watercolor, we want to see your creativity shine! Share your work with us by October 25 for a chance to be featured and win prizes. 🏆 The top 10 submissions will be highlighted on ASLA-MN channels, and the public will vote for the top 3, who’ll each receive a Blick Art Materials gift card (perfect for your next art supply haul!). Post your sketches on socials with #ASLAMNArtMonth and tag us to spread the inspiration. Let’s bring sketches back, one line at a time! ✏️

HOW TO ENTER

1. Register: Fill out this short form to sign up.

2. Sketch: Make anything quick and freehand — pencil/pen sketches, markers, watercolor splashes

3. Send: Anytime before Oct 25, 11:59 pm CT, email 1-3 images (JPG/PNG) to Yuqi Yan [yyan@oaala.com] and Ning Gao [ning@coenpartners.com].

        Subject: ASLA-MN Art Month — Your Name

        Include: Title, medium, 1–2-sentence note

        Optional: If files are large, share a Drive/Dropbox link.

        Pro tip: Name files Lastname_Firstname_Title.jpg

4. Sharing on socials is highly encouraged: Post your sketch with #ASLAMNArtMonth (tag ASLA Minnesota!) 🎉

PUBLIC VOTE & PRIZES

A public vote will pick the top three — winners receive BLICK Art Material gift cards (time to restock!) and the top 10 will be featured on ASLA-MN channels. 🏆

KEY DATES (CT)

Oct 1: Art Month kicks off

Oct 25 (11:59 pm): Submissions due

Oct 27: Public voting opens

Nov 5: Voting closes

Nov 7: Winners announced

By entering, you allow ASLA-MN to share your work with credit. Have fun!!