VISUAL ART

Submission Guidelines - Follow the checklist below to ensure a complete entry.

Only one entry per student will be accepted. Students submitting more than one entry will be disqualified.

Entries must be accompanied by a completed and signed (student and parent signatures required) entry form.

Collaborative entries are limited to no more than three (3) participants. Each participant must complete and submit a separate entry form.

Each entry must have a title that is relevant to the composition, written on the entry form.

Entries must pertain to the contest theme

Entries must be accompanied by an Artist Statement. Artist’s Statements must include the entrant’s name, school (if applicable) and title of the work. Statements may not exceed 100 words. Statements must be submitted typed on 8 1/2 x 11 paper, and also digitally on a labeled CD in a Microsoft Word file.

Dimensions: Two-dimensional works cannot be matted. Image size cannot exceed 18 x 24 inches. Three Dimensional works may not exceed a combined total (height + width+ depth) of 60 inches, and a total weight of 20 lbs. Winning entries in the Visual Art category will be moved from the judging site to a display site. Please consider the sturdiness of your entry and how well it will travel.

All copyright-protected sources must be cited. This includes books, magazines, Web sites, and works of art, among others.

Visual Art Entry Drop Off

Visual Art entries must be delivered between 12 pm and 6:30 pm Jan. 27^th, 28^th and 29^th, 2010 to:

O'Neil Commons / Lock 3
222 S. Main Street
Akron, Ohio 44308

(Use the brick driveway near the State Street and Main Street intersection for entry to the park.)

Judging procedures

Winners will be chosen based on interpretation of the contest theme, technique and originality. (See rubrics.)

Top 10 reasons for disqualification

All entries must include reference to the Holocaust as well as the modern era.
Entries due January 30, 2010