The Arts Council of York County in Rock Hill, SC, presents COVID COUTURE Face Mask Face Off! With the CDC recommending the use of facial coverings, the arts community is stepping out in style! Join the Arts Council in an online, tournament-style face mask face off to find out who is wearing the best in COVID COUTURE. The Arts Council of York County is working to normalize the use of facial coverings through the arts with this new initiative.
Submissions will only be accepted through the Arts Council’s online portal from Monday, April 27 through Sunday, May 10, 2020. Submissions will be paired and placed into a tournament bracket. Voting will begin on Wednesday, May 13 at 3pm. Round 1 will consist of randomly matched pairs. Each pair will be posted to the Arts Council’s Facebook and Instagram pages in polls. One pair will be posted each day at 3pm ET. Voting will be open for 24-hours. Tournament guidelines and submission information can be found at (https://www.yorkcountyarts.org/2020fmfo).
Friends and fans will vote for their favorite masks through polls on the Arts Council’s Facebook and Instagram pages.
• ACYC Facebook at (https://www.facebook.com/yorkcountyarts)
•ACYC Instagram (in Story) at (https://www.instagram.com/yorkcountyarts/)
The COVID COUTURE Face Mask Face Off Champion will be awarded $250.
The COVID COUTURE Face Mask Face Off is open nationally to artists 18 and older. There are no entry fees to participate. An online gallery of submissions will be posted to the Arts Council’s COVID COUTURE Face Mask Face Off webpage.
The Arts Council is headquartered in downtown Rock Hill, a state-recognized cultural district. For more information on Arts Council events, contact the Arts Council of York County at 803/328-2787, by e-mail at (arts@yorkcountyarts.org), or visit (http://www.yorkcountyarts.org).