The winning design in the third annual Great River Folk Fest design contest was submitted by Rita Hartung of Onalaska. Rita, a La Crosse area native, is married and has two children and three grandchildren. After a career in the garment industry, she pursued her lifelong interest in art and is a recent graduate of Western Wisconsin Technical College. The design is to be an original drawing in black or a dark color. No clip art.
All entries become the property of Great River Folk Festival.
We reserve the right to make necessary alterations of the winning design. Entries must be received by May 18 . Jose Luis Aguilar, a first-year student in Commercial Art at WWTC, drew the winning entry. Jose says he says he has enjoyed drawing since he was little. Her design was used on the Great River Folk Fest t-shirt as well as posters and the festival program.