Open Call for Poster Contest Entries: Win $500 and Citywide Exposure

January 13, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - The Asian Heritage Street Celebration (AHSC), Kearny Street Workshop, and NEW PEOPLE have teamed up to host the annual poster competition for the 6th Annual Asian Heritage Street Celebration to be held on Saturday, May 15, 2010 in front of the Asian Art Museum, leading up to the Little Saigon District.

Organizers are looking for innovative artists to create an exciting and unique image. The winning artwork will become part of the personality for this year’s event and will be featured in posters, postcards, Muni bus ads, BART banners, bus shelters, newspaper ads and in a TV commercial. The winner will also earn a $500 grand prize. All entries will be posted at www.asianfairsf.com.

Photo below: Last year’s winning artwork by Dave San Pedro, featured at a MUNI bus stop.

“Each year the contest generates terrific original artwork from artists all over California and last year, even Hawaii. We hope to continue that tradition this year and encourage all to enter,” said Tamiko Wong of the AsianWeek Foundation.

The Asian Heritage Street Celebration gathers the diversity of the Asian American populations of San Francisco and promotes cross-cultural interaction through sharing of cultures, creation of innovative programs and entertaining activities for visitors and participants.

“The Asian Heritage Street Celebration continues to be the largest pan-Asian street fair nationwide, highlighting the diversity of the Asian American community. The poster contest will be a great opportunity for any up and coming artist to gain citywide exposure!” said Lisa Leong of Kearny Street Workshop.

Deadline for submissions is Friday, February 12, 2010.
Send AHSC Poster Entries to: ahscposter@gmail.com

Poster Guidelines:
• Communicate a motivating message celebrating Asian Pacific American heritage.
• Graphically eye-catching.
• Visualization of the dynamic and multifaceted nature of Asian Pacific America today
• If possible, include reference to the fact that this will be the sixth annual event (i.e. the 2006 winner used a red background color for “2,” the 2007 winner used the body of the dragon for “3,” the 2008 winner used fist for “4,” and the 2009 winner used the branch for the “5″).
• Go to AsianFairSF.com and click on “poster contest” to see all of last year’s entries and the chosen winner. This year’s poster should generate similar excitement, but represent a new year and a new celebration!
• Each entry must include the artist’s name, address, phone number and valid e-mail address
• Please submit original work only.
• Signed release forms are required for copyrighted images or materials. Release forms are also needed for “subjects,” whether public or private citizens.
• Artists may submit multiple poster entries.
• When creating your poster, please remember that the winning poster will be reproduced and distributed in various media and formats (print, TV, Internet, T-shirts, etc.) The winning artist will be responsible for reformatting the design.
• For more information, e-mail ahscposter@gmail.com or call (415) 321-5894.

Artwork:
• Poster should be no larger than 11” x 17.” The poster must include the words 6th Annual Asian Heritage Street Celebration and the AHSC website address, www.AsianFairSF.com.
• The winner will be asked for additional materials including a high-resolution JPEG file. Computer-generated poster winners will be asked to send a disk or CD of all poster native files and linked images. All fonts should be converted to outline fonts.
• E-mail electronic submissions to ahscposter@gmail.com by Friday, February 12, 2010.

Open Call for Poster Contest Entries: Win $500 and Citywide Exposure

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