We ain’t no soy bean capital, but the Decatur Arts Alliance, the Decatur Downtown Development Authority, and the Decatur Tourism Bureau are teaming up to create a series of Decatur postcards that area visitors can send home to relatives or that residents can turn into slightly obsessive wall-collages. And they need your photos!

Moira Bucciarelli, who is spearheading the most excellent project for the three organizations sends along the pertinent info…

…all you local artists, both self-taught and pro – if you have an image of Decatur that you would like to see mailed across the country and around the world – send us your work. A jury will select several pieces to represent Decatur in a set of classic 6 x 4 tourist cards, to be stamp-ready in May 2011.

Think retro (Greetings from Decatur, Georgia!) or abstract and modern – we want a range of artistic views in a variety of media.

Submissions are welcome from all ages, preferably current (or past) residents of Decatur.

Detailed instructions for artwork submission can be found HERE.  Photos that make the final cut, not only get eternal glory, but also a $150 honorarium.  According to Moira, submissions are due by February 25th. A jury will meet mid-March and postcards will print in April.

So what image do we think would best portray Decatur?  Hmm…an Abbey Road reenactment seems almost too obvious, but who would take the places of John, Paul, George and Ringo? Hmm…