HomeMy WebLinkAboutRFP - P979 ART IN HUMANITIES POSTER CONTESTArts & Humanities Month Poster Competition-2005
City of Fort Collins Cultural Resources Board
Request for Proposal P979
The City’s Cultural Resources Board is requesting designs for artwork to be incorporated into a poster to advertise Arts &
Humanities Month in October, 2005.
PROJECT
The Cultural Resources Board annually promotes Arts & Humanities Month each October. The City requests color drawings,
paintings, (etc.) either representational or abstract concepts, demonstrating a theme related to arts and humanities. The winning
designs will be used as the design for the Arts & Humanities Month poster. The posters will be distributed throughout Fort Collins
and be highly visible to the public.
TIME LINE
Submission Deadline: April 29, 2005
Finalists Chosen: May 26. 2005
Installation: October 1, 2005
ELIGIBILITY
Artwork will be accepted from Fort Collins resident artists, in grades K-12 and under the age of 18. Each artist may submit only
one drawing.
SELECTION PROCESS
The selection committee may consist of members of the Cultural Resources Board, a graphic designer, and/or others the Board
chooses to invite. The committee will review submissions and either recommend finalists or make a final recommendation. The
selection committee reserves the right to reject any or all entries at any time in the review and selection process.
SELECTION CRITERIA
Suitability of the design to the mission of this project, including form, content, scale and clarity.
APPLICATION MATERIALS TO BE SUBMITTED
1. Format: 11”x17” maximum, 8 ½” x 11 minimum
2. Design: Color, 2-Dimensional, any medium (painting, drawing, pencil, photograph, pastel, mosaic, fiber)
3. Written explanation: A one paragraph description of your design.
Applications should be mailed to:
2005 ARTS & HUMANITIES MONTH POSTER COMPETITION
City of Fort Collins Purchasing Division
P.O. Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522
Applications should be hand-delivered to:
2005 ARTS & HUMANITIES MONTH POSTER COMPETITION
City of Fort Collins Purchasing Division
215 N. Mason Street
Fort Collins, CO 80524
NOTICE
The City of Fort Collins reserves the right to reject all proposals and to waive irregularities or informalities. All first-time publication
rights are reserved by the sponsor. The sponsor will use the art in the most appropriate manner for the creation of a poster to
advertise Arts & Humanities Month. Format may be changed. For questions, please call Libby Colbert at (970) 416-2737.
James B. O’Neill, II, CPPO FNIGP
Director of Purchasing and Risk Management
Arts & Humanities Month Poster Competition-2005
City of Fort Collins Cultural Resources Board
Request for Proposal (P979)
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ARTIST NAME: *AGE: *GRADE:
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PARENT / GUARDIAN NAME: PHONE NUMBER:
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*ADDRESS: (CITY) (STATE) (ZIP)
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SCHOOL: TEACHER:
Please mail this form with one drawing to: Or, hand-deliver this form with one drawing to:
CRB 2005 ARTS & HUMANITIES MONTH
POSTER COMPETITION
City of Fort Collins Purchasing Division,
P.O. Box 580, Fort Collins, CO 80522
CRB 2005 ARTS & HUMANITIES MONTH
POSTER COMPETITION
City of Fort Collins Purchasing Division
215 North Mason, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Submission deadline: Friday, April 29, 2005
SUBMISSIONS MUST BE RECEIVED OR POSTMARKED BY THIS DATE
*Artwork will be accepted from Fort Collins resident artists, in grades K-12 and under the age of 18. Each artist may
submit only one drawing.
The City is not responsible for any damage/loss of artwork.
Artwork that is not selected by the committee may be picked up at the Lincoln Center
Administration Office on Wednesday, June 1, 2005 between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Any artwork that is not picked up will be disposed.
I have read the Arts & Humanities Month Poster Competition-2005 Request for Proposal Form, and I understand that
if my design is selected, it will be reproduced by the City of Fort Collins and placed in a public place. I further
understand and agree that the City will be the sole owner of any and all rights to the design and to any reproductions of
the design.
Applicant's Signature:
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As parent or guardian of the Applicant, I have read the Arts & Humanities Month Poster Competition 2005 Request
for Proposal and application forms. I agree to the terms and conditions described on those forms, and give permission
for my child to participate.
Signature of Parent or Guardian:
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(If Applicant is under 18 years of age)