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Call for Artists to Design Gay Games Commemorative Posters
Submission Deadline - 15 November 2005
2005-10-10

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Update - The deadline for the contest has passed. Thank you for your submissions.

The Gay Games in Chicago won’t just be for athletes, performers and their fans. True to its motto of inclusion, the Gay Games will give also give creative artists an opportunity to showcase their talents.

We have issued a Call for Artists to submit designs for a series of commemorative Gay Games posters. Selected designs will be printed in a limited series on museum quality paper and distributed to help raise visibility and funds for the Chicago event.

The Gay Games Arts Committee will select winning artwork from designs submitted by 15 November 2005. The selection committee will be chaired by well-known Chicago artist Bob Klunk and Chicago artist, writer and poet CC Carter (pictured above). The winning artists will each receive 50 artist proofs of their completed poster and the designs will be featured on the Gay Games Chicago website at www.gaygameschicago.org.

Artists should submit artwork in the highest resolution possible on CD-ROM by 15 November 2005 to: Poster Art Contest, Gay Games VII, 4753 N. Broadway, Suite 602, Chicago, IL 60640. All artwork submitted will be the property of Chicago Games, Inc. to be used in promotions, sales and all other uses. No original artwork will be returned. Artists will be required to sign a release granting use of the artwork.

Specifications/Rules
Final printed poster artwork will be 18” wide by 24” high. The logos of Gay Games VII and our Global Sponsors, along with text listings of some of our business sponsors, will appear on the final product. Artists may incorporate placement of these logos in their submitted design, or they may leave a 2” high space at the bottom of their design for logo placement by CGI. Artists may choose to use the Gay Games VII logo in their design. The logo may not be modified. Please review the Logo Acceptable Use Guidelines available online. For specifications on proper use of the logo of the Federation of Gay Games, which you can view online, contact CGI at info@gaygameschicago.org.

For more information about the poster contest, email CC Carter at cc.carter@gaygameschicago.org.



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