Concord Artist Saad Hindal Chosen To Design 52nd Annual Market Days Festival Poster

CONCORD, NH — A Concord artist known for colorful local scenes has been selected to design the official poster for the 52nd Annual Market Days Festival.

Saad Hindal created the artwork for this year's organization poster. It partnered with the Concord Arts Market, also known as CAM, to launch a new poster design contest for Market Days. The contest was open to CAM artists and aimed to produce a design that represented both the event and Concord.

The effort also sought to highlight local artists at a time when AI-generated art is becoming more common. Several artists submitted designs in their own mediums, showing an image that embodied Market Days. After review, the Market Days Festival Committee voted to select Hindal's artwork as the winning design.

"We’re thrilled to have the work of one of our artists as the featured design for Market Days," said Concord Arts Market Producer Jessica Livingston. "Saad’s story is one of resilience, talent, and connection, and his deep love for this community shines through his artwork. The winning design perfectly embodies the spirit of Concord as a bright, welcoming, and joyful place, and what better way to feature it than at Market Days."

Hindal is well known in Concord for whimsical paintings of the city. His "Concord" paintings reflect walks he took through downtown neighborhoods after moving to the city with his family in the 2000s. The statement said his interpretations of old homes, businesses, and landmarks bring out Concord's history and personality through his perspective.

Over time, his work has expanded into other styles and subjects. Recurring themes in his art draw from Iraq, his original home, his winter visits to Egypt, and Concord, which is where he now considers home.

Hindal has been featured by the Concord Monitor and WMUR's NH Chronicle. It said he is known for murals and commissioned work, including a mural in the lobby of the BNH Stage, and that he appears at summer arts markets and local festivals across the area.

The 52nd Annual Market Days Festival is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Thursday, June 25, through Saturday, June 27, each day in downtown Concord. According to the announcement, the festival will include hundreds of artists and vendors from across the region.

More information is available at marketdaysfestival.com.