Fromm Petfest selects Illustration student design for 2021 poster
Fromm Petfest partnered with MIAD for the fourth year in a row on its Petfest Poster Contest, challenging the senior class of Illustration students to design the 2021 Fromm Petfest poster. The poster designed by Bowen Schultz ’21 (Illustraton) was selected as the winning design.
All poster submissions can be viewed at Fromm Petfest on September 25, 2021. Petfest attendees can purchase the 2021 winning poster. All proceeds will be donated to MIAD to support the incredibly talented artists and designers in Milwaukee.
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