UNITY – The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association is conducting an artwork contest for the 2009 Common Ground Country Fair. The selected artwork will be featured on the 2009 fair poster, T-shirts, other fair merchandise and promotional literature. The winning artist will receive $1,000.

Each year, MOFGA invites Maine residents and MOFGA members (regardless of residence) to submit a design for the fair poster. Artists may submit two entries. All entries must arrive in the MOFGA office by 4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 8. MOFGA will retain full rights to the design.

Interested artists may obtain complete guidelines and an application via MOFGA’s Web site: www.mofga.org.

The Common Ground Country Fair will take place Sept. 19, 20 and 21.

For more information, contact the fair office at P.O. Box 170, Unity, ME 04988, call 568-4142, e-mail [email protected] or visit the Web site.