Artists can submit their original watercolor designs via an online artist application. A selection committee will then select finalists, and the public will vote to choose the final design.
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- Old School Square in Delray Beach has launched an initiative to create a new logo using watercolor illustrations.
- Local artists are invited to submit their designs, and the public will vote on the finalists.
- The winning artist will receive $5,000 and create logos for each venue within the Old School Square campus.
- The initiative aims to reflect the history of Old School Square while embracing its future.
DELRAY BEACH — It’s up to residents and local artists to decide what Old School Square’s new logo will look like.
The Delray Beach cultural arts center, now under the city’s ownership, launched its “A Legacy Through Local Art” initiative this month. It invites artists to create watercolor illustrations depicting Old School Square and will be used to design the historical campus’s new logo.
“Old School Square has long been a cornerstone of Delray Beach’s cultural and historic identity,” Executive Director of the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) Laura Simon said. “Through this initiative, we’re inviting artists to reimagine the OSS brand with a fresh, watercolor-inspired logo that reflects its past while embracing a vibrant and innovative future.”
The DDA manages and operates Old School Square in partnership with the city.
‘A Legacy Through Local Art’ calls on local artists for new Old School Square logo
Artists can submit their original watercolor designs via an online artist application. A selection committee will then select finalists, and the public will vote to choose the final design. The winning artist is in charge of creating a family of logos for each venue within the campus, which includes the Cornell Art Museum, Crest Theatre, Creative Arts School, Amphitheatre and Vintage Gym.
The winning artist gets $5,000 for the entire project. They’ll also get a feature in the Spotlight Gallery at the Cornell Art Museum, branding exposure across Old School Square’s marketing, media and outreach, and special recognition at the unveiling event, which will take place this summer.
Old School Square: How did it start?
Old School Square began as a complex of early 20th-century schools made up of Delray Elementary School, built in 1913, and Delray High School, built in 1925. A local group was formed in the mid-1980s to save the buildings from demolition after they’d been abandoned by the Palm Beach County School District due to deterioration.
The six-acre campus has since been renovated to include a fine arts museum, a wedding and events venue, an indoor and an outdoor performance theater, and a creative arts school.
“This is the community’s Old School Square,” Mayor Tom Carney said. “Our music lovers come to the concerts at the Amphitheatre, our children play in the park, our art enthusiasts explore the exhibitions at the Cornell Art Museum and take classes at the Creative Arts School, and our couples get married in the Vintage Gym.”
What’s the timeline for ‘A Legacy Through Local Art?’
The initiative officially launched March 6. Submissions will be accepted through April 9 at 12 p.m. Finalists will be announced April 16, followed by a three-week voting period for residents.
A winner will be revealed May 12, and the new logos will be unveiled in late summer 2025.
Jasmine Fernández is a journalist covering Delray Beach and Boca Raton for The Palm Beach Post. You can reach her at jfernandez@pbpost.com and follow her on X (formerly Twitter) at @jasminefernandz. Help support our work. Subscribe today.
