Please read these competition rules carefully before you submit your poster.
THEME:
the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Baltimore and the writing of the U.S. National Anthem
AWARDS:
- Public Grand Prize (1): $2,000 and inclusion in the exhibition
- Public Bicentennial Prize (1): $1,000 and inclusion in the exhibition
- UBalt Student Grand Prize (1): $1,500 and inclusion in the exhibition
- UBalt Student Bicentennial Prize (1): $1,000 and inclusion in the exhibition
- Top entrants: inclusion in the exhibition (as space allows)
- All entrants: inclusion in an online image gallery at www.ubalt.edu/osay
JURORS:
- Domenica Genovese, partner and director of creative product at Greatest Creative Factor
- Edwin Gold, director of the University of Baltimore’s Ampersand Institute for Words & Images
- Kit Hinrichs, founder and creative director at Studio Hinrichs
- Bill Pencek, deputy assistant secretary of the Division of Tourism, Film and the Arts in the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development
- David Plunkert, co-founder of Spur Design
Read more about who will judge your work.
JURY SELECTION:
Jurors will review all submitted designs to determine the two grand prize winners and designs that will make up the exhibition. No jury member or any member of their immediate family may compete in the contest.
ENTRY SPECIFICATIONS:
- Designs should be new, original work. Please do not submit work previously done for clients.
- Designs shall be anonymous during the judging process; therefore, they must not be signed or bear any other distinguishing marks.
- Designs should be free of logos or copyrighted material.
- Designs must be presented in vertical/portrait format.
- Participants may submit only one design.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:
- 18” width x 24” height
- 300 dpi
- color or black and white
- PDF format
- maximum file size: 10 MB
ENTRY FEE:
free
DEADLINE:
Friday, August 15, 11:59 p.m. EST