Poster Contest Guidelines
Your entry in the Taos Ink Psychedelic Poster Contest is an agreement to adhere to these guidelines. Thanks and good luck!
Design guidelines:
1. Your design can be inspired by Easy Rider (1969), the era of the late 1960’s, Taos in the 1960’s or an iconic story or personal experience.
2. Your design should include the words 2009 Taos Summer of Love, but is not limited to these words.
3. The poster should be evocative of the era, in the style of a 60’s thematic poster. Please consider appropriate content that may appeal to those also unfamiliar with this era. Here is a link to some excerpts of the book “The Art of Modern Rock” By Paul Grushkin, Dennis King, Wayne Coyne, for examples of the various styles of concert poster art.
4. The poster is to be printed in 3 spot colors (day glo included) which will be screenprinted on 100lb. white stock paper. No halftones please.
5. The finished poster will be an actual 18”x24” and must fit into this format. Actual art should be approx. 17”x23”.
6. The art should preferably be submitted in an editable .eps or .ai, art and text converted to outlines, or a layered .psd file. Please include a .jpg for viewing. Original art and hand separated art is also submittable. For information on the screenprinting process, and creating art for screenprinting, please search the internet regarding the screenprinting process and how to create art for screenprinting.
7. Winning poster art becomes the property of Taos Ink for limited reproduction purposes.
8. The winning artist will sign and number 200 pieces printed to be sold with a portion of these proceeds to benefit the Harwood Children’s Art Program and the Taos Artist Organization.
9. The winning artist will receive the first poster of the edition, and will benefit from the exposure of the events, and publicity relating to this contest, as well as the unlimited opportunities to network with the Taos art community.
10. Deadline for submissions is set for June 20. The finished poster and viewing and signing event will be near mid-July. Stay tuned for more info. Or please inquire within…
