JASNA 2021 Chicago Annual General MeetingLogo Design Contest

The annual conference of the Jane Austen Society of North America. In 2021, the Chicago region will be hosting the conference.

Will leave it to the inspiration of the artist. I suspect there will have to be multiple colors used because of the multiple elements needing to be referenced.

The theme of the 2021 convention is Jane Austen and the Arts. Jane Austen (1775-1817) is a British author of six wonderful novels including the most famous “Pride and Prejudice” and “Persuasion”. We’re celebrating the arts because Jane Austen was not only a genius author but an accomplished pianist who copied notebooks of sheet music to play for her and her family’s entertainment. Her sister Cassandra was more talented in water colors and growing up, her family acted in many amateur theatricals in their barn, as well as catching the performances of the famous actors and singers of the day in the London theater and opera when they were in town.

The AGM will not only feature essays & PowerPoint presentations from both academic & non-academic sources but the members will have plenty of opportunities for live performances of Austen's work or inspired by her work, & other artistic genres of the Regency period.

We would request a logo that not only embraces all the arts but also the Regency period in which she lived & wrote about. This logo will be used almost everywhere – including signage, website, printed materials, tote bags and member badges.