Author: bemmendo

Entry Period
Gardner-Harvey Library will begin accepting submissions for its Mural Painting competition on Monday, February 13, 2012, at 8:00 a.m. Final designs must be submitted by Friday, March 23, 2012.
Eligibility
The competition is open to all Miami University students, faculty, staff and alumni. Students have the option of submitting an individual or group design.
Rules of Entry
Miami University Middletown and Gardner-Harvey Library are not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible or misdirected entries. Submissions will not be returned and will become the property of Miami University Middletown. By entering the competition, all parties agree that Miami University Middletown has the right to display, copy, distribute and otherwise use the artwork as it sees fit without any fee or other form of compensation.
Judging Criteria
Entries must meet all rules and submission criteria as stated herein to be eligible. Entries will be evaluated by a panel of judges. One design will be chosen for
completion on the selected wall in the Gardner-Harvey Library, located by the
terrace entrance. Artwork will be judged based on color scheme, design,
originality, and ability to express a theme associated with libraries or Miami
University Middletown. The winner will be notified by e-mail no later than Friday, March 30, 2012 at 5:00 p.m.
General
Gardner-Harvey Library reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the competition or any part of it. Gardner-Harvey Library reserves the right to
disqualify any entry if it finds the entry to be in violation of the rules of the competition.

Gardner-Harvey Library
Mural Painting
Competition Rules:

Gardner-Harvey Library
Mural Painting
Competition Rules (cont’d.):
Submission Requirements
Submissions must be original artwork. Miami University logos and images may be included as part of the design, however other copyrighted images may not be used within the artwork. Submissions will not be returned and will become the property of Gardner-Harvey Library. Entry forms may be downloaded from the library website,
http://www.mid.muohio.edu/library, or picked up at the Gardner-Harvey Library Info Desk. All submissions must be returned to the Info Desk in the Gardner-Harvey Library or e-mailed to longjh@muohio.edu by March 23, 2012, at 4:00 p.m.
Dimensions of the wall - Width = 7 ft, Height = 10 ft
Designs may take up all or only part of the wall.
If you have a design you think would fit in a different part of the library better, please let us know.
Painting supplies, including paint, brushes and tarps will be supplied by Gardner-Harvey Library.
Agreement to Rules
By entering the competition, all parties fully and unconditionally agree to and accept the rules as outlined herein and agree to accept the decisions of the Gardner-Harvey Library and the competition judges which are final and binding. If selected, you will be required to paint your design on the mural wall by July 31, 2012.
Questions?
Call or email Jessie Long at (513) 727-3225, longjh@muohio.edu.

Gardner-Harvey Library
Mural Painting
Competition Entry Form:
*Please attach this form to your design entry.
Individual or Group Name: __________________________________________________________________
Name of Contact Person for Group: _________________________________________________________
Email address: ________________________________________________________________________
Phone Number: ________________________________________________________________________
Title of design: _________________________________________________________________________
I, ______________________________, certify that the following artwork is of my or my group’s own original design and understand that by entering this competition, I accept that Gardner-Harvey Library has the right to display, copy, distribute and otherwise use the artwork as it sees fit without any fee or other form of compensation.
Deadline for Entries: All submissions must be returned to Gardner-Harvey Library or e-mailed to longjh@muohio.edu by Friday, March 23, 2012, at 4:00 p.m.
*Image not to scale

Wall Dimensions

7 ft

10 ft

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