Peace T-Shirt Design Competition   

The Peace Center announces its first ever Peace T-Shirt design competition. Although we are looking primarily in the Berwyn, IL area, the competition is open to artists of all ages and from all locations.  

Rules: 

1.       All images must be made specifically for this contest. 

2.      Please send proposed T-Shirt designs to peacemaker@thepeacecenter.info . The design must be accompanied by a completed registration form below. Additional registration and submission information is available on www.thepeacecenter.info . Correct contact information must be provided for the registration to be valid. A confirmation email will be sent to each contestant upon receipt of materials.  

3.      To be considered, designs must be in high resolution (at least 200 dpi) digital PNG or JPG files. Whichever format you decide on using, save all files in RGB color mode. Images may not exceed 4 MB.  Maximum dimensions of the image are 10” x 10”. 

4.      Only submissions from individuals will be accepted. No submissions will be accepted from teams or groups. By entering artwork to the competition the entrant warrants that he or she is the sole copyright holder, and has the complete rights to submit materials into the competition.  

5.      Entries must be received on or before 5 p.m. Friday, April 23. No late entries will be accepted. The Peace Center will not be held responsible for late entries for any reason whatsoever. It is the sole responsibility of the entrants to make reasonable allowances for upload times and to plan accordingly. 

6.      Judging will take place on Sunday, April 25 at the meeting of the Board of Trustees of The Peace Center.  

7.      All entries become the property of The Peace Center. All designs may be offered for sale or used in any number of peace awareness campaigns in line with the mission of the Peace Center.  

8.     By entering this contest, artists grant The Peace Center the right to display the submissions on the website and to print t-shirts and other gift items using them. The entrant grants The Peace Center and competition sponsors rights to use all entered materials in any media for sales, marketing and merchandising material, provided full and correct credit for the artist clearly appears with said materials.  

9.      Any image deemed to contain content that depicts violence, racial, political, religious, sexual, or any other inflammatory material in an inappropriate manner will be disqualified. 

10.  Other than the rights assigned in the preceding clauses entrants retain copyright of all entered materials and are free to use said materials for personal promotions.  

11.   The Peace Center reserves the right to cancel or extend the contest at any time for any reason, without notice or prior warning. Questions may be directed to peacemaker@thepeacecenter.info .  

Prizes:

1.       Winners will be notified by May 1. Judges' decisions are final.  

2.      To be eligible for prizes, all winning entrants must cooperate in making an interview about themselves, and agree to be photographed and have audio and video recordings of themselves and their work posted on the Internet and in various media, as appropriate.  

3.      Winners are to attend a public award presentation at The Peace Center on Sunday May 16^th at 1 p.m. Entrants will pay all their own travel expenses to the award ceremony.  

4.      First prize will be $100 cash.  In addition, two shirts with artist’s design, in the sizes of the artist's choice, will be given to the artist.   

5.      Second prize $75 cash.  In addition, two shirts with artist’s design, in the sizes of the artist's choice, will be given to the artist.   

6.      Third prize $25 cash. In addition, two shirts with artist’s design, in the sizes of the artist's choice, will be given to the artist.   

    Peace T-Shirt Design Competition 

Registration Form 

Name: 

Address:  

City, State, Zip: 

Country if outside USA: 

Age: 

Gender: 

Occupation: 

If student, name of school:  

Title of your submission: 

Please tell us a little about your philosophy of art as a peacemaking tool: 

Return this form electronically to: peacemaker@thepeacecenter.info along with your digital art file on or before 5 p.m. Friday, April 23, 2010. No late submissions will be accepted.