The Vancouver Art contest is coming to its end. The 5 finalists have been determined and now it’s up to the residents of British Columbia province of Canada (with Vancouver being its largest city) to decide who of them deserves the big prize 120 thousand dollars.

The proceeds from selling the limited edition Absolut Vancouver bottles will be donated to Vancouver arts community. The amount of $120,000 is sure to help the creative men in their work of making things dedicated to the city and rendering its uniqueness. The artists who participated in the contest had to come up with their own idea of what can capture the individuality and excitement of the megalopolis.

The entrants were to answer a question: If you had $120,000 to spend towards supporting Vancouver Art, what would you do with the money? They had to support their ideas with not only words, but with half or fully accomplished projects, which can be further implemented or carried on in an engaging way. Photos, sketches, videos from exhibitions, etc. were submitted as demonstrative materials.

In the long run, the number of participants was shortlisted to five: Graeme Berglund, David John Suggitt, Daniel Code, Braden Hammond and a group of Shrapnel Design, Considered and Scott Roberts.

Read the proposition of one of the contestants, David John Suggitt (you can check other project at www.absolutvancouver.ca/contest/vote as well ):

“We will photographically animate the major public Art, sculptures, architectural landmarks and features of this Absolutely beautiful city. This perfect record of Vancouver’s art is a bold effort to engage public vision and create a legacy for future generations of artists and art lovers in our beautiful city”.

The contest closes on March 16, 2010 and then the brand will announce the winner.