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The Arts League of Michigan and
The 31st Detroit Jazz Festival
Invite Visual Artists and Graphic Designers to enter
The Detroit Jazz Festival Official
2010 Poster Competition
Theme: "Flamekeepers" |
The Winner receives:
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2 VIP (a $600 value) passes for the entire Festival weekend (Sept. 3-6)
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National and International exposure
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Official recognition/introduction to the community at the official press
conference on April 28, 2010 at noon
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Visibility on both the website and official Festival Program
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Second and Third place winners:
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1 VIP (a $300 value) pass for the entire Festival
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Artwork will be displayed as second and third placed winners in an exhibition
of selected entries that will be in The Arts League of Michigan's Gallery Tent at
the Detroit Jazz Festival
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Selected outstanding submissions:
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Will be displayed in an exhibition at the Virgil H. Carr Cultural Arts Center, 311 E. Grand River, Detroit,
in Harmonie Park and will be displayed at the Detroit Jazz Fest 2010 in The Arts League of Michigan's Gallery Tent.
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All of the exhibited poster artworks will be for sale.
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| Timeline: |
| Immediately
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Fill out registration form (Click
the link at the bottom of the page to register)
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| 4/2/2010 |
Images are due and are to be sent to faye@artsleague.com
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4/13/2010 - 5/21/2010 |
Poster exhibition at the Virgil H. Carr Cultural Arts Center
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4/28/2010
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Announce the winning artist/work at DJF Press Conference
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| 9/3/2010 - 9/6/2010 |
Exhibit in Arts League of Michigan gallery tent at The Detroit Jazz Fest 2010
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Theme:
In its 31st season, Detroit Jazz Fest will pay homage to seven significant jazz pioneers from the past 40 years -
Miles Davis, Art Blakey, Ray Brown, Horace Silver, Betty Carter, Lester Bowie, and Gil Evans.
The underlying “Flame Keepers” theme will be reflected through performances by Bobby Watson, Randy Brecker, Mulgrew
Miller, Branford Marsalis, Terence Blanchard, Maria Schneider and others.
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Genre:
We are trying to avoid “stereotypical” representations of Jazz Musicians. We would like to move beyond the use of
Saxophones, quasi-cubist themes and look to representing this music and this festival’s history using form, not just
cliché.
Detroit Jazz Fest Board is particularly interested in using the Noguchi fountain in Hart Plaza as part of this.
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Information to include on the poster:
- 2010 Flame Keeper’s logo
- Will accept Type face based on work. Use the dates “September 3-6, 2010” and “Flame Keepers”.
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Size:
The poster will be printed for mass sale. It is better for DJF if the size follows typical specs of a poster
(28” x 36”) HOWEVER, last year’s poster was of an odd size and we just printed it with a solid background to
make up for that difference. A vertical orientation is much preferred.
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Entry Procedure - Please read completely:
- Click the link at the bottom of the page to
register.
- When your online Entry Form is received you will
be contacted by email with a registration number.
Reply to this email with your images attached
or you can mail in a CD (If submitting by
email the file should be no more than 2mb for each image. The total
size of the attachments in one email should be less than
5mb. You can send multiple emails. If sending a CD, see instructions below.)
- Only two works per artist can be
entered. Only three images of each entry can be sent.
- The images you submit must be of the artwork(s)
listed on your Entry Form
- If you cannot email an image of your work or provide a CD, you can
send photographs or bring the actual artwork for review.
- CDs must be clearly marked: Name of artist and contact information
and mailed or delivered to The Arts League office (see address below).
- Your Entry Form and images of your art
must be received at The Arts League at the Carr Center, by February 5,
2010, by 5:00 p.m.
- YOUR ENTRY MUST BE ORIGINAL ARTWORK. Computer
generated or any work that is not original, will not be accepted
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Audience Goals:
The winning poster is to be used on the following marketing materials: The official 2010 Poster AND Program
booklet, T-shirts and the 2010 CD Sampler cover. In other words, the winner will get a LOT of exposure and a
nice add to their Artist Resume. DJF’s typical audience is 50/50 male/female, culturally and ethnically diverse
and educated.
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Eligibility
- Open to all artists,
18 years of age and older.
- After the winning artwork for the poster
is selected, the original work will be printed by the DJF.
- Works submitted must not have been
previously exhibited by The Arts League of Michigan.
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Judging:
- The Arts League of Michigan and The
Detroit Jazz Fest will judge all entries.
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Presentation of the work:
- All selected artwork for the exhibition
must be framed or gallery wrapped and wired for hanging. When brought
to the Carr Center on 4/12/2010
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| Entry Forms and CDs:
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| If you have any questions,
please email Faye Carrothers (faye@artsleague.com)
or call 313-870-1680.
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