2007-2008 Visual Arts Contest Rules
-- Revised --
May 5, 2007
1. THEME: “How the History and Heritage of a Cultural Group Have Contributed to San Antonio.”
2. WHO: Public, private or home-schooled students, grades 6-12 as of February 29, 2008. Previous San Antonio Founders Day visual arts contest winners are not eligible. Entrants must live in Bexar County or these seven adjacent counties (Atascosa, Bandera, Comal, Guadalupe, Kendall, Medina and Wilson). Each student artist may submit only one entry per year and can win only once.
3. ENTRY FORM: Fill out the 2-page entry form, which includes some basic questions about you and your selected cultural group. Click here to download the form in MS Word or in PDF format.
4. ART SPECIFICATIONS: Each entry must be the original work of the student artist submitting the artwork. The entry must be accompanied by a 50-100 word written description of the meaning of the entry and how it represents this year’s theme. The entry should reflect reading and research in local history.
Dimensions of entries: Flat art, 16 inches x 20 inches.
The artwork may be produced using any medium (i.e., watercolor, ink, crayon, acrylic, charcoal, oils, collage, photograph, computer-generated imaging) provided that they are not three-dimensional. The artwork may not contain copyrighted material.
No signatures or initials may appear on the front of the design. Any artwork with such identifying characteristics will be disqualified and eliminated from the competition.
5. JUDGING: Entries will be judged by grade-level and on:
a) How well they interpret the theme
b) The quality of the artwork
Entries will be judged by professionals from San Antonio academia and the local visual arts community. The contest organizers reserve the right to not award in a particular grade level based on the quality of the entries.
6. PRIZES:
a) Winner – One winner in each grade level will receive one $1,000.00 scholarship to The University of the Incarnate Word.
b) Honorable Mention (one each in each grade level): Certificate
7. FIRST-CALL ENTRY SUBMISSION and DEADLINE: Entries must be mailed to the following address and must be postmarked by February 29, 2008.
First-call entry will consist of a photograph or jpeg digital image on a CD of completed artwork; plus the 50-100 word written description of the meaning of the entry along with the entry form. Entries should be mailed in a protective envelope to the following address and must be postmarked by February 29, 2008.
San Antonio Founders Day Visual Arts Contest
P. O. Box 700767
San Antonio, Texas 78270-0706
8. SECOND CALL ENTRY RULES AND SCHEDULE:
If your entry is selected for final judging, we will notify you and ask you to bring us your actual artwork. All artwork selected for final judging must be mounted – without frame or mat -- on a sturdy art board, foam-core board, card board, or poster board that is suitable for display. Entries will be 16 x 20 inches, including the backing. Mounted artwork must not exceed 1/4 inch in total thickness. Do not laminate entries. No slides or transparencies will be accepted.
The 50-100 word written description of the meaning of the entry must be signed by the student artist and securely attached to the back of the actual artwork in the upper right hand corner. (NOTE: Upper right hand corner placement of the description on the back of the entry will also show the judges how to orient the entry for judging.)
Each entry must be wrapped in protective paper and marked on the outside with the student’s name, address, phone number, grade-level, and school.
The entry must be hand-delivered (do not mail or ship) between the hours of 8:30 am and 5:30 pm from March 10-21, 2008 to a location in the San Antonio area. Site for delivery will be announced at a later date.
Entries will be automatically disqualified for any of these reasons:
•Missing, incomplete or illegible description and/or entry form.
•Inappropriately sized and/or mounted material.
•Use of copyrighted materials.
•Three-dimensional art.
Exhibition: Winning and Honorable Mention entries in each grade-level will be displayed at the 2008 San Antonio Founders Day event (Saturday, October 25, 2008).
9. DISCLAIMER: The entries will be unsecured at times. SAFDA will not insure entries it receives. Please be aware of this before submitting your entry. Neither The University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio Founders Day Alliance nor San Antonio’s Founding Heritage can be held liable for any loss or damage to art submitted to the contest. Any monies realized from the sale or licensing of the artwork will be used to support the contest and SAFDA education initiatives. The winning artists must provide autographs without charge to San Antonio Founders Day Alliance.
By submitting an entry to the contest, the student artist agrees to the above disclaimer, and grants SAFDA the right to photograph the entry and display such photograph as it deems appropriate, i.e., on the internet or in print publications for advertising or informational purposes. Creator retains the right of ownership of any art submitted to the contest and is responsible to retrieve the entry upon notification.
10. QUESTIONS: Contact Sydney Spence, Visual Arts Contest Chairman, at (210) 590-2781 or SeeSanAntonio@sbcglobal.net.
