Tarpon Springs' Newest Sponge Docks Sculpture Needs A Name

TARPON SPRINGS, FL — The city of Tarpon Springs Public Art Committee has installed a new sculpture on the Sponge Docks at 735 Dodecanese Boulevard by artist Mike Elwell.

Residents are invited to meet the newest resident of the Sponge Docks and help give it a Tarpon-worthy name.

The deadline for entries is Friday, July 8 at 5 p.m.

From the entries received, the Public Art Committee will select a winner at its meeting on Wednesday, July 13. The winner will be awarded a $100 honorarium, and have his photo taken with the pelican sculpture at an award ceremony.

The chosen name will be incorporated into a permanent sign at the site of the pelican statue.

To enter the contest, fill out the form and email it to Diane Wood at [email protected] or submit it by mail to:

Public Art Committee’s Name the Pelican Contest

Attn: Diane Wood, Cultural & Civic Services Dept.

P.O. Box 5004, Tarpon Springs, FL 34688.

To enter the contest online, click here.