The company intent on establishing a passenger ferry service between Victoria’s Inner Harbour and Vancouver is looking for a local artist to help design the look of the vessel to be used for the trip.
V2V Vacations is running a contest that will have artists submit their work to be featured on the exterior of the vessel.
The 270-passenger catamaran named the V2V Empress is undergoing an extensive refit at Point Hope Maritime’s yard.
“Vancouver Island is blessed with such exceptional beauty and we are excited to celebrate these natural gifts with innovative works of art,” said Nick Cheong, vice-president of operations for V2V Vacations. “The Island has many stories to tell and art is the best means of narration, especially against the ever-changing colours of the Salish Sea.”
The company is looking for designs that celebrate the beauty of Vancouver Island’s waters, the culture and history of the region’s First Nations and inspiring stories of Victoria or Vancouver.
Designs must be an original work that has not been entered in other contests. Details of the competition and entry forms are available at v2vvacations.com.
The contest runs until Oct. 31. All entries must be submitted via email to hello@v2vvacations.com. More than one entry is permissible as long as each entry is unique. The final selection will take place Nov. 14.
The winner will get two return business class flights from Vancouver to Brisbane, Australia on Air Canada, with second through fifth places winning ticket packages aboard the V2V Empress.
The ferry service had originally been slated to start in 2016, but V2V said delays in bringing the vessel to Victoria from Quebec forced the company to hold off until next year.
