The library is excited to welcome youth in grades 6-12 to participate in the 2023 Multnomah County Library Summer Reading Art Contest!
With the theme of “Find Your Voice,” teens can create and submit cover art to be displayed on the Summer Reading teen gameboards. Prizes include a $100 prepaid gift card!
A panel of library staff, artists, and teens will select one winner from the entries. If your artwork is selected, people across Multnomah County will see your artwork all summer long. The library will also share winners and honorable mentions on the library’s social media channels. Selected art will be included in a Summer Reading coloring book.
ART SPECIFICATIONS
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Original artwork only.
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Content should be appropriate for all ages.
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Black & white image only.
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If hand drawn, use black ink, marker, pen or hard pencil.
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If digitally drawn, submit as black & white EPS or high resolution (300 dpi) PNG, JPG or TIF.
NOTE: Final artwork will be printed at a maximum of 6” x 4” [measurements may change if art is scaled down].
The box on the flyer is proportional to the final maximum measurement, and you may use it to submit your artwork.
You don’t have to use the entire box, but your artwork must fit inside of it.
SUBMISSION DETAILS
Please include your name, grade, school (if applicable) and a phone number or email address so we can reach you if you win.
Winners will be selected based on the following criteria:
- Follow art specifications above
- Draw something related to the theme: Find Your Voice. Our voices include not only the sounds we make, but the words we write, the art we create, the movements we perform, and the actions we take each day to impact our world.
- Show graphic design/artistic merit.
- Winners must live in the Multnomah County Library service area.
—Art is subjective. Decision of the panel is final.—
By submitting a design, you agree to the following:
- You affirm that the artwork is your original design and that no part of the artwork has been copied or derived from any other work.
- You give the library permission to make digital and print copies of the artwork you are submitting and to share the artwork you submitted with the public on the web, on the cover of teen gameboards, in a coloring book and in other places.
- You give the library permission to include your first name, grade and school when the library makes copies of or shares the artwork you are submitting.
Entries must be received by: 11:59 pm, Tuesday, Feb 28, 2023.
Submit your artwork electronically to summerreading@multcolib.org, bring it to your local library, or mail a paper version to: Summer Reading Program – Multnomah County Library Isom Building, 205 NE Russell Street, Portland, OR 97212
Summer Reading is supported by gifts to The Library Foundation, a local nonprofit dedicated to our library's leadership, innovation and reach through private support.
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