Downtown Seeking Skateboard Artists for Deck Art 2012

Last year's Deck Art event was such a success, its creators have decided to do it again this year — and make it bigger.

Deck Art is a unique art-meets-skateboard show created by Christine Laikind, owner of and Linda Gallaher, who owns South Street Skateshop and South Street Skate Park with her husband, Von.

The skateboard art competition is open to middle and high school students, college students and adults. Participants are invited to use their imaginations to turn a plain wooden skateboard into a work of art. There will be prizes (participants will be judged based on age categories) and an artists' reception. In the end, artists will be able to keep their boards.

This year, it is a two day event, with a planned for May 17 at (it's a fundraiser supporting local charities featuring skateboard art) and the on May 18. Deck Art 2012 will be a "crawl" hosted at more than 15 merchants in downtown Rochester.

Want to design a skateboard? There's an entry form attached to this story.

For details, visit www.firebrickgalleryandpotterystudio.com.