Hello Trazzlers--
Pablo Picasso once said: "Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life." (A stain remover for the psyche!) And can't the same be said for travel? As the days get longer, steal a moment for yourself for a weekend getaway, a day trip, or even just a walk across town to a different neighborhood... And why not seek out some art while you are out there (and share it with us)?
May Contest--Work of Art
http://www.trazzler.com/trips/tags/work-of-art
End date: June 15, 12pm EST; 5pm GMT
Prize: $250 contract to write 10 trips
We've found that taking on an entire museum in a Trazzler trip doesn't do justice to the works contained within. So this month we are going to narrow the focus a bit and write about a particular work of art that is a microdestination unto itself--be it a favorite painting, or room of paintings, at a museum just down the street... or a masterpiece that you saw on a trip that you can't get out of your mind.
We're leaving the concept of a "work of art" quite open to interpretation. It could be a room of Calder mobiles, a mural that captures a neighborhood's history, a nationalist painting that engulfs you with its symbolism, a series of curvaceous street sculptures, an industrial wasteland transformed into a garden of graffiti, ancient paintings in the Kalahari desert...
For inspiration, have a look at some past Trazzler trips that fit the bill and more recent contest entries: work of art.
See rules and more contest information.
April Contest Recap--Local Institutions
http://www.trazzler.com/trips/tags/local-institution
Prizes awarded: Twelve $250 contracts to write 10 trips
We are happy to report that local institutions are alive and well. The submissions were--to reduce it to one word--eclectic: a polka bar time warp in Minneapolis, an outdoor cinema in the shadow of the Acropolis, a decidedly non-corporate bookstore in Chicago, a classic corner hangout in Buenos Aires, an indie record store in Nashville, a beachside Balinese seafood shack that comes with a friendly cooking lesson... Find a local institution near you.
April Local Institution Contest WinnersAdam Bailey
Peter Dorrien Traisci
Simon Gray
Ifang Hsieh
Brian Lauvray
Marian Liou Black
Doug Mack
Amiee Maxwell
Alicia Miller
Diana Springfield
Jessica Stout
Christina Tse
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Megan Cytron
Executive Editor
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