See the List of this year's Winners

Award ceremony postponed until next Tuesday November 6

View the photos

Auburndale
Newton Highlands
Newtonville
Newton Centre
Nonantum
West Newton

Halloween Window Painting Contest

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Saturday, October 27, 2012

9 am - 4 pm
Open to kids in Grades 3-8
Rain date Sunday, October 28
Special Awards Ceremony with Mayor Setti D. Warren at the Newton Cultural Center

Window Painting Contest Rules

  • Each artist will be assigned a 20" x 36" space on the outside of a merchant window in Newton's participating villages.
     
  • Sill, wall, and sidewalk areas below window MUST be covered and taped with newspaper.
     
  • Each artist supplies his or her own tempera (NOT ACRYLIC) paints, brushes, newspaper, rags, and masking tape. All work needs to be done freehand and have a "Halloween" theme.
     
  • Official rules and regulations will be mailed prior to the event and must be followed closely to avoid disqualification.
     
  • Register on-line.
     
  • Registration deadline is Friday October 19. Registration has been extended until Tuesday October 23.
     
  • Windows will be painted on Saturday, October 27, any time between 9:00 am and 4:00 pm. all work must be finished by 4:00 pm.
     
  • The rain date for painting will be Sunday, October 28, 9am - 4pm. Please check this website or call 617-527-8283 by 8am on Saturday, October 27 for an announcement regarding weather-related conditions.
     
  • Windows are assigned on a first come first served basis. One window will be assigned to each participant. Due to the popularity of this event, we cannot honor requests for specific windows.
     
  • First, second and third place prizes will be awarded for each Grade. Special Awards Ceremony with Mayor Setti Warren will be on Tuesday, October 30 Postponed until Tuesday, November 6 2:30 pm at the Newton Cultural Center (Pizza party at 2:00). (directions)
     
  • Winners will be notified by telephone
     
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Free Dress up and Dance Halloween Party from 10-11am for 2-7 year olds hosted by The Joanne Langione Dance Center in West Newton Square

Register on-line

Read the contest rules.

Download the Rules and Regulations (pdf)

Thanks to these Participating Merchants
Auburndale
Abraxis Framing Company
Advantagene, Inc.
Altieri & Jones, Cpa
Auburn Cleaners
Auburndale Builders
Auburndale Dental
Auburndale Interior Design Studio
Auburndale Market
Beautifica Day Spa
Beauty Stone
BoccaBella Café & Bistro
Custom Framing
DeNucci Realty Group
Dunkin Donuts
Fitness Together
Ice Cream Club
Just Next Door
Kevin Max Hair Design
Keyes Drug
Knotty Pine
Luck Art Gallery
New Breadsong Bakery
Newton Cleaners & Tailors
Pooch Parlour
Queen Nail Care
Richard P. Traiger, DMD
System Analysis Services
The Dressing Room
The Silk Road
Tom's Pizza
Virtuous Teas
Wally's Wicked Good Ice Cream
Newton Centre
Adolph's Sports
Andrea's
B Street Restaurant & Bar
Bebe Spa
Betsy Jenney
Big Picture Frame
Bigelow Cleaners
Bill's Pizzeria
Boston Private Bank & Trust
Boston Running Co.
Brussels Sprouts
Business
BYOD
Cambridge Savings Bank
Citibank
Citizens Bank
Coconut Café
Donna Jessica
Duchess
Dunkin Donuts
Finer Consigner
First Commons Bank
Folklorica
Helso Coiffures
India Paradise
Inna's
Jake's Falafel Corner
Johnny's Luncheonette
JP Licks
Karma
Learning Express
Lee's Burger Place
Liberty Travel
Mail Boxes Etc.
Masters of Karate
Miniluxe
Miss Hefferman's
Mosher's
Murray's Liquors
Music & Arts
Newton Center Opticians
Newton Smile Centre
Newton Town Pizza
No 1 Noodle House
Pageo
Panera
Papyrus
Parisian Tailor
Party Shop
Pete's Coffee & Tea
Pie Bakery and Café
Robert Edwards
Salon 55
Samadhi
Sandwich Works
Scottrade, Lisa Noah
Silver Woman
Starbucks
Stash
Subway
Sweet Tomatoes
Tango Mango
Tango Mango
TD Banknorth
Tete-a-tete
Town Pizza
William Raveis Realty
Zoots Dry Cleaners
Newton Highlands
51 Lincoln
Adamas Fine Jewelry
Aerus Electrolux Store
All Sports Wear
Angelo's Barber
Anthony Andrews Jewelers
Bank of America
Blossoms
Bread & Chocolate Bakery Café
Brookline Bank
Christina's
Coco Nail & Spa
Coffee Corner
Davis Hair
Eric Bleiler Jewelers
Games & Gizmos
Green Planet Kids
Highlands Post Office
Indulge
Keller Williams Real Estate
Kim's Nails
Kimat Paint
Limited Editions
Lincoln St. Coffee
Lux Couture
Marcia & Bea
Newton Pizza House
Nouveau Nails
One Stop Cleaners
One2One BodyScapes
Orchid Cleaners
Salon Capri
Salon Joie de Vie
Second Time Around
Sharon Samuels
Skin Innovations Spa
Takara Shushi
Town Cleaners
Village Kids
Walnut Food Market
X-Hale Boutique
Newtonville
Aji Sushi Bar
Brookline Bank
Cabot's Ice Cream
Cambridge Savings Bank
CoBella
CVS Pharmacy
Discovery Shop
Fitness Together
Golden Scissors
Great Harvest
Jin Mi
Lorraine Cleaners
Natural Sense Ltd.
Newtonville Coin Laundry
Newtonville Pet
Newtonville Pizza
Remax Leading Edge
Rox Diner
Second Appearance
Shoe Horn
Starbucks
Taste
The Village Bank
UPS
Whole Foods
Whole Foods
Yo Fresh
Nonantum
Al's Tailoring
Alpha Hair & Nails
Antoine's Pastry Shop
Baseball, Etc.
Baystate Properties
Carpetville
Central Drapery & Dry Cleaners
Ciao Bella
CTS Computers
D&A Pizza
Dunkin Donuts
Eddie's
Guiseppe's Sub Shop
Joanne's Spa
Johnnie's Pizza
La Sposa Bridal
Lony's Nails
Lubin's Trophies
Newton Hair Company
Nudo Gelateria
Restaurante Vecchia Roma
Retro Grade
Ristoranti Maria Di Napoli
Salone DiBelezza
Salvi's Barber
Silver Lake Liquors
Steamers
Stoddard's Inc.
Studio 291
Swartz True Value Hardware
The Village Bank
West Newton
Artitudes
Boston Sports Club
Centre Ski & Bike
Coney Island Ice Cream Café
Elements Therapeutic Massage
Gymnasium
Harris Cyclery
Keltic Krust
L'Aroma Café & Bakery
Louis Dugar Salon
Lumiere Restaurant
Minuteman Press
Morning Silver Gallery
Peoples Federal Savings Bank Putting on the Knitz
The Village Bank
West Newton Dental Associates
With Special Support from:
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Newton Community Pride
Sponsored by Newton Community Pride
with support from:
The Mayor's Office for Cultural Affairs and
The Newton Parks and Recreation Department
City of Newton
Setti D. Warren
Mayor
Newton Parks & Recreation Mayor's Office for Cultural Affairs
Thanks to our Sustaining Sponsors
Platinum Sponsor
Cambridge Savings Bank
First Commons Bank Whole Foods