City artist is a contender in
Let's Save Michigan Poster Contest

Grosse Pointe City art director and illustrator Margaret Kelly was one of 60 finalists from more than 300 entries in the Detroit Institute of Art’s “Let’s Save Michigan Poster Contest.” She is now in the running for a $1,000 prize to be given to the artist whose work receives the most votes on the Let’s Save Michigan website. 

The competition — sponsored by the DIA and Let’s Save Michigan, a group supported by the Michigan Municipal League — invited artists and designers to create posters that would serve as a “call to action ... to help rally citizens to do the hard work that’s necessary to position Michigan as a state that will thrive in the future.” The only requirement for the designs was that they include the phrase “Let’s Save Michigan.”

Kelly used Detroit’s Joe Louis

fist sculpture as a symbol of the city’s landmarks. "Detroit (one of the largest Michigan cities) has taken many hits lately to its economy and national standing,” she said. “Preserving the history as seen in its landmarks is one of the most important steps in establishing Michigan as an enduring contender."

Kelly, owner of MGK Design and Illustration, was also a participant  in Frogs*Fur*Friends, a 2005 fundraiser for Grosse Pointe Animal Adoption Society that featured artist-decorated frog sculptures. 

To view the posters visit letssavemichigan.com/posters.

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