CEDAR CITY — Cedar City’s Youth Council is asking the public to get a little artsy and submit a new design for the city’s flag as the current one is “a little outdated.” Those who do could win $250.
Cedar City Youth Council Member and Cedar High School student Sadie Hinck is spearheading the project with support from the Youth Council, city staff, Councilmember R. Scott Phillips and others. The project went live earlier this month, Hinck told the City Council.
“We’ve just been getting everything together,” she said. “It’s been a mess, but it’s been a pretty organized mess.”
Youth Council members became interested in the flag early in their term. They noticed it during a meeting and, curious, asked about the red flag that sits in the back of the City Council chambers,” Hinck said.
“Scott told us, ‘Oh, that’s the city flag,’ and then he pulled it out,” she explained. “And we just didn’t like it at all. We didn’t feel like it represented our community and that it was just — it was a little outdated.”
The youth council members were also inspired by the Utah State Flag Redesign Project and its impact across the state, reads a news release issued by the city.
Additionally, there is “little to no historical information about the city’s flag before 2023,” and they felt that a new design could “better represent the unique and timeless character of our community,” the release states.
“Community involvement is going to be a very big priority with this project,” Hinck said. “Because we’re going to do it how the state did it with people submitting their own designs. And then we’re gonna pick from those designs and come up with a final project or product.”
The contest is open to all ages, the release states. Each person may only submit one design by Sept. 15 via email, and it must follow the guidelines. For instance, a submission should only use the colors shown in the image below to the right.
Each flag must contain the words “Cedar City,” with the inclusion of “Festival City, USA,” as optional. The imagery should be symbolic of the “unique characteristics and the timeless nature of Cedar City with simple shapes.”
No photos or non-city logos should be used in creating the design. Artists should include a description of the symbolism and thought behind their creations.
If the committee chooses two designs, the prize money could be split. The winning design will be copyrighted by the city, the release states.
“We are so excited to get this project started and see what amazing designs our community comes up with!” Hinck said in the release.
To learn more and download the entry form, visit the city’s website here.
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