Contest Encourages Public to Design Official Flag for Borough of West Chester

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Image via the Greater West Chester Chamber of Commerce.

The Fence Authority and the West Chester Public Arts Commission (PAC) have teamed up to issue the Best Flag Forward Contest in search of designs for an official West Chester borough flag.

The call for art runs through Friday, Nov. 2. The winning design will become the official symbol for West Chester and its signature image.

Fence Authority president and flag enthusiast John DiGiuseppe spearheaded the idea after discovering his hometown of West Chester had no official flag. His personal interest in flags grew out of his experience attending the Tour de France with an American flag in hand.

“On the Tour, you meet people from every country, and many of them have their flags too,” he said. “You could now tell where people are from prior to talking with them, and that affords the ability to open conversation. And so it began. I wanted to know the flags of each country, sports team, and so on.”

Since then, DiGiuseppe has taken his flag all over the world, including on trips to the Great Wall of China, The Running of the Bulls, the World Cup in Munich, and the Grand Canyon.

“At each place, we take pictures of us with the flag, and it always seems to start conversation, which I love,” he said.

Last spring, DiGiuseppe presented his idea of creating an official West Chester flag to the PAC, which enthusiastically endorsed the plan.

“A flag creates a sense of place, and pride in one’s community,” said PAC Chair Jimmer Breen. “It should represent everything we’ve been, everything we are now, and everything we desire to become.”

Artists and community members are invited to submit their original flag designs in digital format to Morgan Cottle at morganc@fenceauthority.com. Designs must include the official borough colors (WC Gold, Pantone 123C and WC Indigo, Pantone 7455C), have a ratio of 1:1.5, and may not include lettering or the municipal seal. Artists must also explain in writing how their design elements reflect the West Chester community and its history.

The official call for art can be found by clicking here.

The winner of the Best Flag Forward Contest will receive $500 and have their design printed on flags to be distributed throughout downtown West Chester, home to more than 18,000 residents.

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