Turlock-based digital printing firm, Impression Prints, is encouraging native kids ages 3 to eight years previous to submit drawings showcasing their favourite place in Turlock as a part of their first-ever Little Artists competitors. Contributors may have a chance to win a number of prizes, together with iPads, artwork kits and shirts.
Rob Kho and his spouse, Maya, are the homeowners and founders of Impression Prints. Rob defined that he got here up with the thought to carry the competition after seeing a decline in kids collaborating in arts and crafts.
“Over time, I’ve seen that there was a shift in how kids spend their time,” he stated. “I see so many children spending all of their time linked to their units and being on TikTok, YouTube and different social media. Once I grew up, I needed to discover methods to entertain myself alone, and that was by artwork. I would like kids to expertise that pleasure once more and use their creativeness. I additionally need to present children that in the event that they work exhausting, they are often rewarded.”
Kho’s love for the humanities is clear together with his enterprise and those that work alongside him. In only a matter of days, his friends got here collectively and launched a complete social media marketing campaign to advertise the occasion. The early promotion executed by enterprise advisor Liberty Santiago, media director Cody Lindo, advertising and marketing director Sergio Garcia and graphic designer Puneet Pal Kaur garnered curiosity from a number of native companies. That curiosity was sponsorships, which have was greater prizes.
The larger prizes that will likely be awarded embrace an iPad with the ProCreate artwork software program pre-installed and an Apple pencil, 145-piece artwork units and Little Artist themed hoodies. Moreover, the primary 100 entries will obtain a free t-shirt.
“From what I can see, there’s not something fairly like this happening proper now that encourages children to be artistic, or these applications should not very accessible, so it’s very thrilling and the group members have been very excited,” Santiago stated. “I at all times right here folks asking all year long about how they may also help, and that is a kind of methods. The group is at all times enthusiastic to share, however generally we’d like assist connecting them to households.”
Little artists are requested to attract their favourite place in Turlock on 8.5 x 11 paper. Contributors can drop off their drawings on the Impression Prints location in Turlock at 1140 N. Entrance St. After the Dec. 22 deadline, Turlock Mayor Amy Bublak, Chamber of Commerce Govt Director Gina Blom and native artist Alyssa Moon will then be judging the submissions and decide who takes dwelling the grand prizes.
And whereas nothing is assured but, Impression Prints may also be accepting letters to Santa with hopes that sponsors may also help grant a few of these needs.
“This goes instantly again to the title, which is Impression Prints,” stated merchandise coordinator Ashley Perez. “We need to make a constructive affect in our group earlier than the rest. I wish to be part of one thing that makes an affect and makes folks smile. This artwork competitors and the suggestions to this point has actually been overwhelming.”
Impression Prints is open Monday by Friday from 9 a.m. to six p.m. and on Saturdays from 11 a.m. to five p.m. The winners will likely be introduced on social media at @impact_prints_ on Instagram or at Impression Prints on Fb.