We’re accepting entries for the 2012 Community Design Competition!
The 2011 winning entry, by Fort Collins graphic artist Shawn Mingjian Xiong, evoked Old West wanted posters and Chinese paper cutting to combine cultures.
The Colorado Dragon Boat Festival in partnership with the Asian Art Coordinating Council is pleased to announce our 5th Annual Community Design Competition. In the last four competitions we received many inspiring works from excellent artists across the state and across the U.S. We thank all the participants for your support!
This year — the 12th Annual Colorado Dragon Boat Festival — we need you to roll up your sleeves, use your imagination and help us mark the Year of the Dragon plus our first cycle around the Chinese zodiac.
The winner of the competition, chosen by a panel of judges, will be honored as the commemorative poster artist at the festival. In addition, the top three winners also get cash prizes – First Place: $300, Second Place: $200, Third Place: $100. The deadline to submit your design is March 30th, 2012.
Submit your Year of the Dragon design for the 2012 Competition by March 31!
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Help us spread the word! Please, forward this information to your friends and hang the competition flyer in your school or organization!
COMPETITION RULES:
• Any individual may participate, regardless of age, experience, technical skill, or other indicators.
• Entrants must complete the online application and mail a $10 entry fee (payable by check or money order to CDBF) with your contact information. One entry per person. The deadline for entries is March 31, 2012.
• Entries must be submitted in DIGITAL format in PDF format, or JPG/TIFF format – images at 300dpi minimum 8″ x 11″. Please refrain from including the artist name on the actual design.
• All designs must include the following text, not necessarily in this order or format: 12th Annual Colorado Dragon Boat Festival, July 27-29, 2012, Denver.
• Entries will be evaluated based on appeal, content, and marketability. The panel of judges will include members of the Denver art community and CDBF Board of Directors. The decision of the judges is final.
• CDBF reserves the right to use the winning image on miscellaneous advertisement mediums, T-shirts, and any other CDBF related items. All entries will become the full property of CDBF, with all rights and privileges inherent thereto.
• CDBF reserves the right to resize or otherwise alter the winning entry before using it in promotional and merchandising materials, or to not use any submitted competition materials.
