Delco Seeking Juneteenth Artwork Submissions From Local Students

DELAWARE COUNTY, PA — As Delaware County prepares to celebrate Junteeenth, which commemorates the day remaining enslaved black people learned of their emancipation in 1865, it is looking for local students to create art for the event.

A Junteenth celebration will take place on Sunday, June 19 in Rose Tree Park.

In anticipation of the event, the county is now taking submissions of Juneteenth artwork from local students.

Students can submit original artwork that the County will use on the official 2022 Delaware County Juneteenth flyer and other promotional items.

Students from any school, home-school program, and of any age are invited to submit artwork to be considered for the logo.

Requirements are:

• Artwork must be original.
• Artwork can be created digitally or with any type of art supplies (paint, markers, pencils, crayons.)
• Artwork must include the words “Delaware County’s 2022 Juneteenth Celebration”
• Please include your name, school, age, and a contact phone number on each submission.
• One submission per person.
• Artwork will not be returned.

Submissions can be mailed or emailed through April 25.

Digital artwork can be emailed to Juneteenth@co.delaware.pa.us and hard copy artwork can be mailed to Juneteenth Logo, ICO/ Adrienne Marofsky, Public Relations Director, 201 W. Front St., Media, PA 19063

The Juneteenth celebration will feature live music, activities for kids and families, food, resources for the community, talented local vendors, and much more.

More details of the event will be released in late spring.