ART CALENDAR COVER CONTEST

By: Diamond1 Mood: full of life Date: 09/18/2008 11:25:59 Music: None

At Art Calendar, we know our subscribers have a wealth of talent. 
Here’s your chance to share it with others.

Art Calendar is happy to announce that we are kicking off the New Year with a cover contest for our readers. There is no entry fee. You’ll have the chance to win a $500 gift certificate from JERRY’S ARTARAMA and have your artwork featured on the cover of the January issue of the magazine! You’ll also be interviewed by one of the Art Calendar editors for a one-page profile, where we’ll feature a picture of you and your winning work. Although only one entry will get on the cover, our second- and third-place finalists will receive a $100 gift card from JERRY’S ARTARAMA, and a half-page profile with an image of their work and a short biography of the artist inside the magazine.

The January 2009 Cover Contest is open to all ArtScuttlebutt.com members. Membership is free and open to everyone. To join ArtScuttlebutt.com, go to www.artscuttlebutt.com/signup, and fill out the form.

Art Calendar will only accept electronic submissions posted on ArtScuttlebutt.com. 
No photographs, slides or CDs sent by mail to Art Calendar will be eligible. 
Limit of one entry per person.

Entry Procedures:

• Become a member of ArtScuttlebutt.com. Go to www.artscuttlebutt.com/signup, and fill out the form.
• Log into ArtScuttlebutt.com, and upload your entry, just as you would any other image in your ArtScuttlebutt.com gallery. Under “Image Category” select “January 2009 Cover Contest.” If you’re already a member of ArtScuttlebutt.com and have an image you’d like to be considered, just change the category of the image in your gallery to “January 2009 Cover Contest.”
• Be sure to title your image. If you would like to leave your work untitled, do not leave the line blank. Instead, write “Untitled.” On the same line, after the title, include the medium and the dimensions of the piece, separated by commas. It should look like this:
  
  Ex.       Wind Song, Bronze, 18" x 9"

• Click “Submit.”

Entries for the January 2009 Cover Contest must follow this format:

• Images must be 600 x 480 pixels, no larger than 2MB in size.
• Remember: This work will be featured on the cover so it must adhere to a proportion of 5 to 4 approximately and fit on an 11" x 8 –1/2" (height x width) page.
• Entries must be conducive to having text inserted on top of them.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 
The closing date for submitting an entry will be 23:59 on October 31, 2008, Eastern Time. The contest will be juried by a panel comprised of Art Calendar staff and contributing writers. The winner will be notified by November 6, 2008.

• All submitted work must be original.
• Visual works of all media are welcome.
• The quality of the image in its entirety will be taken into account. Please make sure the work is well-lit and the image is not distorted in any way.
• Please no images containing nudity, violence, sex, guns or skulls. 
  Issues spend a month on the shelves of newsstands and bookstores within sight of children.
• Art Calendar reserves the right to reject any work for any reason.