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CALL FOR ARTWORK SUBMISSIONS: "Official Poster for 2011 Abbot Kinney Festival in Venice, California"

The Abbot Kinney Festival Association (AKFA) is accepting artwork submissions now through Friday, March 30 for consideration to be selected as the Official Poster of the 27th Annual Abbot Kinney Festival to be held on Sunday, September 25, 2011, 10 AM to 6 PM.

Founded and organized by the AKFA, the Abbot Kinney Festival is a popular community event that showcases the best of Venice, California and what makes it so unique. It features over 300 arts & crafts exhibitors, live music stages, and fun activities for the entire family. Artists, musicians and performers will join an expected 150,000 people from throughout the region at the festival, which has grown to become one of the largest community event of its kind in the nation. Attendees and participants are best described as adults who are environmentally conscious, focused on health, love animals, enjoy bicycling, family-oriented, unpretentiously hip, give back generously to their communities, and arts-minded.

Visual artists and graphic designers are invited to submit their innovative and visually compelling artwork designed as a 11"x17" or 18"x24" poster to promote the annual festival, feature the creativity of its residents, celebrate the community of Venice today, commemorate its colorful past, and pay homage to Venice's founder, Mr. Abbot Kinney. In addition, the chosen artwork may be incorporated into the marketing personality for this year's event, in whole or in part, through selected promotional materials.

The creator of the artwork selected as the Official Poster will win a cash prize of $500 and citywide exposure. All artwork submissions will be posted online for viewing and all creators will be invited to display their original artwork submissions at the festival in a designated area. To request more information, send an email to marketing@abbotkinney.org or call (310) 396-3772.

DEADLINE for artwork submissions is Friday, March 30, 2011. Email electronic artwork submissions (type "2011 AKF Official Poster" in the subject line) to marketing@abbotkinney.org. Include the name and address of the creator, along with a daytime phone number. If postmarked by the deadline, artwork submissions are also accepted by U.S. mail at P.O. Box 1138; Venice, CA 90294 – please call (310) 396-3772 to alert an artwork submission has been mailed in this manner.

OFFICIAL RULES & SPECIFICATIONS
Prizes - An artwork submission will be selected for recognition as the "Official Poster" of the 2011 Abbot Kinney Festival. The creator of the selected artwork will receive a cash prize of $500. In addition, in whole or in part, it may be incorporated into the festival's marketing campaign (visit www.abbotkinney.org to see the festival's branding, look and feel).

Deadline for Artwork Submissions: Friday, March 30, 2011 (multiple entries accepted)

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Artwork Submission Requirements:

1. Submissions must be delivered either electronically or on CD. Files should be saved in high-resolution PDF, JPEG, EPS, or TIF formats (300 dpi, sized at 11"x17" and 18"x24", CMYK). For CDs, write the file names and software used on each disk. Computer-generated artwork must include all native files and linked images. All fonts should be converted to outline fonts.

2. Submissions must include the following information in a prominent, readable font:
a. 27th Annual Abbot Kinney Festival
b. Sunday, September 25, 2011 (other formats may be used such as Sun 9/25/11, etc.)
c. 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (other formats may be used such as 10 AM-6 PM, etc.)
d. www.abbotkinney.org

3. Submissions must be original and previously unpublished.

4. The creator should include his/her full name, address, day phone number, and e-mail address.

5. Signed release forms are required for copyrighted images or materials. Release forms are also needed for "subjects," whether public or private citizens.

6. AKFA will own all rights to the selected artwork submission. AKFA will have all rights to reproduce, sell and distribute posters using the selected artwork submission. All rights and privileges pertaining to copyright, reproduction, and ownership of the selected artwork submission will be relinquished by the creator upon acceptance. The creator of the selected artwork may be asked for additional materials for various uses.

7. AKFA reserves the right to alter the design of the winning poster design or to reject all submissions for the final poster design. A prize will be awarded to a creator of a selected artwork submission even if the decision is made not to produce an Official Poster for the Abbot Kinney Festival. No artwork submissions will be returned, so creators are strongly advised to retain their electronic files and/or scan their original artwork submissions.

8. Be sure to review the festival's existing branding for ideas on compatible imagery and designs for a poster at www.abbotkinney.org. Also, view winning posters from previous years – this year's poster should generate similar excitement, but represent a new year and celebration.

9. AKFA will have rights to display, but not reproduce, all non-winning artwork submissions at the festival or another public venue.

Artwork Guidelines
• Celebrate the vision of Venice's founder, Abbot Kinney and of the community's colorful history. Conceived in the "Venetian Renaissance" style, the nearly completed "Venice of America" opened on July 4, 1905. In 1911, the community officially changed its name from Ocean Park to Venice, and in 1925, Venice was annexed by the City of Los Angeles. Today, it remains one of Los Angeles' premiere tourist destinations.

• Communicate visually compelling imagery designed to celebrate the community of Venice, its vibrant creativity, its dynamic and multifaceted nature, and its unique qualities, past and present. For historical reference, visit http://www.westland.net/venicehistory/histart.html and http://veniceofamerica.org/

• Visually articulate the spirit of Venice and the dynamic festive, community celebration that the Abbot Kinney Festival has become.

• Should be appropriate and useful for promotional purposes (selected artwork may be reproduced in various ways (e.g., banners, advertising, Internet, t-shirts, etc.).

• A separate adaptation for t-shirts is appreciated. The goal is to incorporate poster design elements with festival information to make an attractive t-shirt using a maximum of four colors and to avoid a square, rubbery "poster stamped on a t-shirt" look.

from LA Culture Net