SAN FRANCISCO, CA (October 26, 2006) - The board of Folsom Street Events, the producers of the Folsom Street Fair(tm), Up Your Alley Fair(tm) and Magnitude is delighted to announce the winners of this year's Folsom Street Fair Poster Art Competition. From a field of 26 entries submitted by artists from all over the US and as far away as the UK, the board selected 10 finalists from which the winners below were chosen.
| First Prize: | "Freedom" by Patrick Brewer from Wappingers Falls, NY |
| Second Prize: | "Cruise Control" by Tony Perez from Hayward, CA |
| Third Prize: | "San Francisco" by Tony Perez from Hayward, CA |
| People's Choice Prize: | "Freedom" by Patrick Brewer from Wappingers Falls, NY |
Please join us in congratulating the winners. We also want to thank each of the entrants for their hard work and excellent submissions, all of which are viewable on our website at:
http://folsomstreetevents.org/art/
Please check back at this site in early 2007 as we announce the dates for the 2007 contest.
About the Folsom Street Fair
The Folsom Street Fair(tm) is the largest leather, alternative and fetish street fair in the world with over 400,000 attendees annually. This year marked the 23rd year of the Folsom Street Fair(tm). Folsom Street Events is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization and all proceeds raised from our events are directly returned to San Francisco charities. Last year over $285,000 was donated back to thirteen beneficiary organizations.
For more information about the Folsom Street Fair(tm), our other events, or our
organization please see our website:
http://folsomstreetfair.org
or contact:
Demetri Moshoyannis
Folsom Street Events
info@folsomstreetevents.org
(415) 861-3247
