Smurfit Westrock and the AHACC Announce Competition for Smurfit WestRock’s 2024 Christmas Card   Covington, VA (Aug. 1, 2024) - Smurfit WestRock and the Alleghany Highlands Arts and Crafts Center (AHACC) have announced that the Christmas Card Design Competition for 2024 is underway. The winning design will receive an award of $500. The design will be used as the 2024 Christmas card for Smurfit WestRock’s operations in the Alleghany Highlands. The competition is open to all residents of the Alleghany Highlands and surrounding area, including students in the area schools. Interested participants may submit more than one entry. Entry forms are available at AHACC at 439 East Ridgeway Street, Clifton Forge, and through the Public Affairs office at the Smurfit WestRock Covington mill. Entry forms may also be downloaded from the following link: https://highlandsartsandcraft.org/2024-christmas-card-design-competition/ Entries may be prepared using watercolor, oil, acrylic, colored pencil, pen and ink, photography, or computer design. 1.     Work must be the artist’s original design. 2.     Artist’s name cannot be on the design. The entry form, including artists name and contact information must be attached to the back of the artwork. 3.     Black and white, color design, or prints are acceptable. 4.     Work may incorporate embossing or cut work. 5.     Range of card size will be from 4 ½ x 6 inches to 6 x 8 inches. All artwork must proportionally reduce to those sizes. 6.     Design must be finished and ready for the printer. Sketched ideas will not be accepted as entries. 7.      Work must be painted or print mounted on a sturdy surface so it will not be damaged in handling. 8.     All entrants are encouraged to include Smurfit Westrock or the Smurfit WestRock logo in their artwork. 9.     The Smurfit Westrock logo cannot be altered. 10.     Winning design will become the property of Smurfit Westrock. 11.      The artwork cannot be advertised on social media, text, or email prior to or during the contest. Deadline for submitting entries is noon, Tuesday, September 17. All entries will be available for return after January 2, 2025. A copy of the entry form should be attached to the back of each entry. Winning entries from the last 30 years, as well as a number of earlier mill managers’ cards, may be seen at the Alleghany Highlands Arts and Crafts Center in Clifton Forge. AHACC is open from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday – Saturday, and Sundays 1 to 4 p.m. For additional information, contact the Alleghany Highlands Arts and Crafts Center at 540-862-4447 or Smurfit WestRock Public Affairs at 540-969-5569 or 540-969-5436.

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