Poster Contest
Last updated 03-23-2010
Artwork Wanted!
Calling All Artists...Amateur, Professional...Young or Old
Calling All Artists...Amateur, Professional...Young or Old
The Bluemont Fair Committee is now accepting submissions for this year's poster contest.
(View past winning posters.)
Details
Due Date
May 15
Submit To
33650 Snickersville Tpke., Bluemont, Virginia 20135
Any questions or concerns please call: 540-554-2367
Any questions or concerns please call: 540-554-2367
Theme
Local Folk Art
Dimensions
The final posters are usually 22" tall by 14" wide with an illustration that's approximately 10" by 10" tall.
The artwork or portions of the artwork are also printed on our fair t-shirts (image size is approximately 10" by 10"), mugs (image size is approximately 3" by 3"), and hats (image size approximately 2" tall by 3" wide).
The artwork or portions of the artwork are also printed on our fair t-shirts (image size is approximately 10" by 10"), mugs (image size is approximately 3" by 3"), and hats (image size approximately 2" tall by 3" wide).
Entry Media
All submissions must be original art (no clip art please). Full artwork submissions should be at
least 8" by 10". We have no media preference.
Selection Date
mid-May
Winners
The winning artist will have his/her name printed on the poster which will be circulated county
wide and the artwork with artist's name will be posted on our Bluemont Fair webpage. Additionally, the winning artist
will be duly honored at our annual Fair picnic held in the beautiful village of Bluemont.
Frequently Asked Questions
Any questions or concerns please leave a message at 540-554-2367 and someone will call you back soon or send an e-mail to the Poster Contest Coordinator.
- Should text be included in the poster design (i.e., "Bluemont Fair", "date", "days", etc.), or do you just want an illustration/design?
Just sending the illustration is fine. - What is the final selection based on?
The artwork appears on posters, t-shirts, caps, mugs, and stationery--so an uncluttered motif with minimal use of colors is desired.
Ease of making the illustration into a final product can have some bearing on our selection of the winner. Our poster production folks can import computer graphic files (happily), so please let us know if your illustration is available in softcopy.
Sometimes we love an illustration but would need some changes made to be able to use it (e.g., color changes or darkening/crisping of lines, or isolating a portion of the art for use on smaller fandangles). If necessary, willingness and ability of the artist to assist us with changes can have some bearing on the winner selection. - How many colors should be on the design?
The printer charges us a set price for black ink and then each color that we add costs us extra. We'll consider art that has up to three colors (usually black print on a white background with one other color for accent). You may want to keep in mind that the winning poster illustration will need to be suitable for fandangles (t-shirts, mugs, etc.) as well. Even if our winning illustration has more than one color on the poster, we render the illustration in one color for our fandangles to keep costs down. - Will you accept more than one entry per person ?
There is no limit to how many entries we accept from anyone. The sky's the limit!
