CALL TO ARTISTS: The 2016 GMF Poster Contest
All Tampa Bay area artists with a passion for music are invited to enter the 5th annual Gasparilla Music Festival (GMF) Poster Contest. The contest is presented by Hill Ward Henderson in pARTnership with Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture & the Arts and the Gasparilla Music Foundation.
The submission receipt deadline is 5:00 p.m., Friday, February 12, 2016.
The 2016 festival will take place in downtown Tampa on March 12th & 13th and will feature musical acts from a wide variety of genres on several stages and cuisine from the region’s top restaurants. The poster design should be an artistic representation of GMF. Artists are encouraged to incorporate Tampa Bay’s wide diversity of culture into its design; however, artists are discouraged from using “Gasparilla” themes such as pirates or beads. Including the GMF name or logo in the artwork is not necessary.
Entries will be judged by the GMF Poster Committee. Submissions will be evaluated based on concept, originality, lay out and marketing adaptability.
The winning poster design will be announced at the GMF VIP Sound Check party the first week of March 2016 (date TBD) and will be recognized as the Official Commemorative Poster of the 2016 Gasparilla Music Festival.
The winning artist will receive: • Two (2) VIP tickets, valid for both days of the festival ($300 value). ∙ Featured bio in the festival program. ∙ • Recognition on GMF social media sites. • A print of your poster, which will be gifted to GMF sponsors and individual donors. • Featured poster-signing session at the festival. • Possibility of your artwork will be reproduced as an “official” festival T-shirt.
By entering the contest, you agree that the winning submission will become the property of GMF and can be auctioned off at the GMF Sound Check party, with proceeds to be split between the artists and GMF. For non-winning submissions, those artists can opt to allow their works to be auctioned off as well. All artists may set the minimum bid and will receive half the proceeds of the sale of their artwork. The remaining half of the proceeds will be used to support the Gasparilla Music Foundation, including its Recycled Tunes program which provides refurbished instruments to area children. Unsold items will be returned to the artist. Only the winning artist(s) give GMF license for reproduction for promotion and sales.
GUIDELINES FOR ENTRY • The GMF poster contest is open to all artists residing in the Tampa Bay region. • Limit to one entry per artist. Entries must be an original art piece (any medium) that is production-ready, vertical poster format and framed or matted. • Canvas size must scale to 24”x36”. • On the back of each entry, please include the artist’s name, address, phone number and email address. • All artists interested in participating are encouraged to pre-register intent to submit; pre-register prior to January 12, 2016 by sending an email to [email protected]
To submit, artwork must be delivered by pre-arrangement only to Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture & the Arts, 633 North Franklin Street, Suite 735, Tampa, FL on or before the submission deadline at 5:00 p.m., Friday, February 12, 2016. Please contact [email protected] to coordinate your delivery.
RELEASE OF RIGHTS OF THE WINNING ART PIECE AND ARTIST – POSTER ART:
“Poster Art” is the completed version of the winning concept image submitted by the selected artist to be used by the Gasparilla Music Festival. The concept image must be adaptable, in whole or in part, for the use in other media, including but without limitation, posters, advertisements, t-shirts, magnets, brochures and rack cards. The Poster Art becomes the property of the Gasparilla Music Festival.
Entrants agree to release the Gasparilla Music Festival and partners Hill Ward Henderson and Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture & the Arts, from any and all liability resulting from submitting poster art. The Selected artist agrees to release the Gasparilla Music Festival and TBBCA and all its officers, directors, volunteers, and agents from all liability, claims or actions of any kind whatsoever for injuries, damages or losses to persons and property which may be sustained in connection with the receipt, ownership or use of the artwork entered. Entry artwork submitted constitutes consent to use the Selected artist’s name, likeness, and art submission for editorial, advertising, and publicity purposes, without compensation
About Gasparilla Music Festival The Gasparilla Music Festival presented by SYKES is an annual music festival in downtown Tampa produced by the Gasparilla Music Foundation, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. The 2016 festival will take place in Curtis Hixon Riverfront Park, Kiley Gardens Park and MacDill Park on March 12th & 13th and will feature musical acts from a wide variety of genres on several stages and cuisine from the region’s top restaurants. As part of its mission to support and promote music and education, the organization is involved throughout the year in several initiatives, including providing scholarships to music students.
About Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture & the Arts Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture & the Arts (TBBCA) is a non-profit organization, founded in 1989 and one of 12 national affiliates of Americans for the Arts. TBBCA unites businesses in support of arts education, and culture and the arts in our community, and builds awareness of arts and culture as important economic drivers in our community, and essential contributors to our quality of life. TBBCA programs include Cultural Encounters, Chalk Walks, Call to Artists, and The Charlie Hounchell Art Stars Scholarships. Each year, TBBCA awards six competitive and merit based fine and performing arts scholarships, helping to fund higher education in the arts for Tampa Bay area students with exceptional talent in Dance, Instrumental Music, Vocal Music, Literary Arts, Theatre and Visual Arts. www.tbbca.org
