CALENDAR
Entries and fee due - March 15, 2010
Notification of Acceptance - April 5, 2010
Hanging/Catalog fee due - April 19, 2010
Hi-res scan due - April 19, 2010
Delivery of framed art - May 8, 2010
Opening reception - May 13, 2010
Pick up of art - Saturday, June 26, 2010, 10am-12noon
PEPCO'S EDISON PLACE GALLERY
702 8th Street NW
Washington DC 20001
Exhibition Dates May 10 – June 25, 2010
Opening Reception Thursday, May 13, 2010, 6-8:30 pm
Gallery Hours Tuesday – Friday, noon to 4 pm
Phone (202) 872-3396
ELIGIBILITY
Any work created or published in the two years prior to February 15, 2010 by IC members, non-members or students living or working in Washington DC, Maryland or Virginia or adjoining states are eligible. Entries may be submitted by illustrators, students, clients, art directors or designers.
DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES
Entries must be uploaded to our website on or before March 15, 2010.
HOW TO SUBMIT ENTRIES
Just follow the instructions on the site to fill out the forms and upload your image(s). Please be sure to clearly identify your entry and fill out all the information. If a piece is being submitted in more than one category, this requires a separate entry page and additional fee.
ENTRY FEES
We are pleased to announce that we have lowered our fees this year:
• IC Members - $20 per entry
• Non-members - $30 per entry
• Students - $10 per entry
Payment can be either by PayPal or personal check. Checks must be received in a timely fashion or your entry will not be considered.
NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE
Only accepted entrants will be notified, around April 5, 2010. At that time you will be given instructions about delivery of framed art and hi-res scans for the catalog.
AWARDS
All accepted entries will receive a Certificate of Excellence. Certificates for Best of Category will be awarded and one illustration will be awarded as Best of Show. Gold and Silver medals may also be awarded within each category for exceptional work.
HANGING/CATALOG FEE
The hanging and printing fees have been combined to lower the cost. The fee is $80 per entry. This fee allows us to produce the show and print a full-color catalog. Checks (or PayPal payment) must be received by April 19, 2010 or your entry will be eliminated.
DELIVERY OF ORIGINAL ART
Original, professionally framed illustrations must be delivered to PEPCO's Edison Place Gallery, 702 Eighth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001 on Saturday, May 8, 2010 between 10 am and 2 pm. If your work is digital, please make sure it is delivered as a framed, high quality, fine art print. All art must be available for the duration of the exhibition from May 8 to June 26. Pick up of art is to be June 26.
CATEGORIES
EDI – Editorial: Newspapers, magazines, periodicals, multimedia
ADV – Advertising: Magazine, newspaper advertisements, fashion illustrations, brochures, point-of-purchase, direct mail and posters
P&P – Products and Packaging: Calendars, announcements, greeting cards, T-shirts, stamps, music, video packaging and other packaging
BKS – All Books: Cover or inside illustrations for hardback or paperback, fiction, non-fiction, adult and children’s books
INS – Institutional: Annual reports, in-house publications, corporate projects, government service projects
TMS – Technical, Medical, Scientific: educational illustrations for magazines, journals, books, multimedia and web
U&P – Uncommissioned and Promotional: Any illustration created without a specific assignment including self-promotional or portfolio pieces.
S&A – Sequential and Animation: Can be 2-D or 3-D
STU – Student: Any work created in a class or for personal use while a student.
Note: Work that was commissioned by a client but not published should be entered in the category for which it was originally assigned.
For more information, email us at ic15@illustratorsclub.org