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UncommonGoods has joined forces with City Harvest to bring you our Harvest Plate design challenge: we’re looking for a design that embodies City Harvest’s mission to feed the hungry that will be printed on a handcrafted plate. We’ve received a few great submissions already and can’t wait to see what else you’re cooking up!
The winner will receive $1000, and $5 from the sale each of plate will be given to City Harvest. If you need more inspiration, check out some previous Plates With Purpose™ or watch this video to meet the people at City Harvest.
The deadline is this Thursday June 16 at midnight, so start sketching!
Need more reason to enter our design challenge? Gain inspiration from the women who make the Plates with Purpose™ and will be etching (your?) winning design onto a new plate to benefit City Harvest!
Cassandra said, “Our Plates With Purpose™ concept was founded by Mary Irwin-Scott,” one of the co-founders of Riverside Design Group. “We were looking for a way to strengthen and support our community. Beginning with a single design in 2004, the collection has grown to several beautiful designs that raise funding for a diverse group of national and regional non-profits.”
This is the first time Riverside Design Group has done a contest for its plate designs. Cassandra is excited to view the submissions and said, “This could be the start to a whole new wave of plates! It is also really gratifying to see the outreach of Plates With Purpose™ growing to new partnerships.”
Cassandra encourages artists and designers to “Be bold!” She says, “I think the most graphic designs tend to be the most eye-catching and will serve to represent the impact City Harvest is making in the community. I also think designs are most compelling when they tell a story … so if there is a reason you are choosing a certain motif let us know.”
Plates With Purpose™ has brought together artists, non-profit partners, and customers together because, “People love the designs and the way the missions of the organizations are captured in the graphic artwork,” said Cassandra. UncommonGoods’ partnership with City Harvest serves as an especially meaningful opportunity to put food on more plates of the hungry in New York City.
Starting today, we challenge you to give us your best design for a new Plate with Purpose(TM): submit an illustration that embodies City Harvest’s mission to rescue food for New York’s hungry. The winning design will be etched onto a frosted glass plate that will be sold at UncommonGoods this holiday season, and $5 from each plate will go to benefit City Harvest!
Need some inspiration? Watch this inspiring video to get to know the people of City Harvest and why their work is so important to the New York City community. Then check out our other Plates with Purpose (TM), to see what we’re looking for in terms of design. The plate you design will be featured in bold fall colors like gold or copper.
If you win, you could receive $1,000, see your name on a product featured in our holiday catalog, and make a big difference for the charity that’s working to feed hungry New Yorkers.
What are you waiting for? Whether you’ve got a design in mind or an artsy friend with great ideas, help us help City Harvest to rescue food for New York City by sending submissions and spreading the word!