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ROBERT M. PAULMENN LOGO DESIGN CONTEST 2021
ART PICKS Aroad, and Robert M. Paulmenn is no exception. He gradu- IAshland Parks and Recreation Commission (APRC) has an
ASHLAND’S 45TH ANNUAL
SCULPTOR AND PAINTER
4TH OF JULY RUN
EXTRAORDINAIRE

s the artist in you ready for a challenge? If you answered yes,
n artist’s journey to her/his current work is rarely a direct
ated from duCret School of art in New Jersey, where his principal
to design the logo for the annual 4th of July Run. If your artwork
focus was sculpture. Taking those skills to a Six Flags Amusement
is selected, you will win $100, three tee shirts featuring your
park, he worked as a sculptor and mold maker. He next began opportunity for you! Once again, they are looking for an artist
painting scenery for a regional musical theater company, which design, and the pride of seeing your work in multiple mediums.
sparked a new interest in painting as he created backdrops, flats,
and set pieces. Submissions are due no later than Friday, April 30, 2021.
The winner will be notified by Monday, May 3. Visit our website
A move to New York City offered more opportunity to study for guidelines to help facilitate your design.
at art academies and participate in workshops. In 2005 he won
the Art Students League of New York award for oil painting www.AshlandParksandRec.org
at the Audubon Artists 63rd Annual Show at the prestigious www.ashland.or.us/JulyRunLogo
Salmagundi Club in NYC.

Paulmenn has shown his work in Medford, Ashland, and Astoria.
He is currently represented by RiverSea Gallery in Astoria
(www.riverseagallery.squarespace.com). His work may also be
seen and purchased at Gallery Karon in Ashland (www.ashland-
galleries.com).

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