To ring in the Chinese New Year, The Puppy Up Foundation is announcing their first project of the Year of the Dog: The Power of Companions, a monument to honor the powerful bond between pets and people.
The inspiration for this project came from the Founder of Puppy Up, Luke Robinson, who, after losing his dog Malcolm to cancer, walked over 4,000 miles to create awareness about canine cancer and its similarities to human cancer. Along his travels, Robinson met many pet parents who had lost their companions to cancer and, like him, they were inspired to do great things in memory of their beloved pets.
“The Year of the Dog is the perfect time to recognize those we honor by building a monument,” states Mr. Robinson. The Puppy Up Foundation will be working with the National Ornamental Metal Museum in Memphis for the forging of the monument. Since Robinson was born under the same sign and the Metal Museum is located in the same city as the Foundation’s headquarters, he feels that this is a partnership that was destined to be.
Starting February 16th, the Puppy Up Foundation is calling for artists to submit concepts for the monument. “It should be a massive monument to the beauty and spirit of companionship – both in life and loss,” said Robinson. Submissions will end on March 15th, after which there will be a selection process to choose the finalists, and then the public will be asked to vote for their favorite design.
When submitting ideas, please keep the following in mind:
· This picture (above) is only meant as an example
· The concept must convey both life and loss into the theme
· The dimensions are roughly 10’L x 5’W x 10’H, including the foundation
· Material is mainly Corten Steel
· The use of positive and negative space is encouraged
· Please include ideas for the ground around the monument (sustainable garden, water feature, lighted recognition panel, and memorial pavers)
Please email submissions to info@puppyup.org.
Contest Guidelines
· One concept drawing per person. Additional concepts will be $25.00 per entry
· JPEG only and file size must be at least 1MB
· When submitting your entry please include your name, email address and phone number
· Please include an essay (no more than 250 words) about the inspiration behind your concept
· Accepting submissions between February 16 through 6:00pm EDT March 15, 2018
· March 16, 2018 the selection process and voting will begin
· More detailed information coming soon
This design contest is open to everyone.
