DESIGNS on GERMANY -- DAAD Poster Contest

We are seeking artists to create a poster for DAAD North America that will publicize study and research in Germany. The design will not only promote a transatlantic experience but also awareness of the international classroom and Germany as an educational destination, whether it be to study art or biology, complete an engineering internship or conduct scientific research. The poster should convey the quality of the German academic experience, as well as the energy of Germany’s keen culture. This competition is open to artists of all backgrounds including, but not limited to, photography, illustration, painting and graphic design. This is an excellent opportunity for students interested in advertising, design and communication arts.

Who May Enter?

# The competition is open to students of print media, photography, graphic design, drawings, illustration, paintings etc.
# Participants need to be registered as an undergraduate or graduate at a U.S. or Canadian college or university or be a recent graduate in the academic year 2006/2007.
# Only individual submissions will be accepted. No team submissions are permitted.Only one submission per student.

Prizes

1st Prize: Roundtrip airfare and full tuition to Open Space Art Camp in Kassel Germany in conjunction with the documenta 12 exhibition.
OPEN SPACE: Kunsthochschule Kassel presents Open Space, a 12-day workshop/symposium for 40 advanced students from international art academies. The program runs in conjunction with documenta 12 and aims to provoke critical discussion and analysis of documenta 12 through investigating contemporary art practice.
For more information about documenta 12, visit www.documenta12.de. More detailed information about the Art Camp will be posted here soon.

2nd Prize: One-year subscription to "Art Forum" magazine

3rd Prize: Membership to the American Association of Museums for one year (for matriculated students only, otherwise a gift certificate for art supplies of comparable value)

Competition Jury Panel

Prof. Hanno Ehses
Director, Master of Design Program. NSCAD University, Halifax, Canada

Mr. Peter Kerrigan
Director, Marketing and Development, and Deputy Director, DAAD NY

Prof. Nora Krug
Illustrations and Communication Design, Muthesius Kunsthochschule. Kiel, Germany

Prof. Bjørn Melhus
Visual Arts/Visual Realities, Kunsthochschule Kassel, Germany

Mr. David Saylor
Vice President and Creative Director, The Scholastic Book Group. New York City, USA

Important Dates and Deadlines in 2007

Start: February 1
Submission Deadline: March 23
Jury's Selection Announced: May 1
Art Camp: July 16-25

Submission Rules and Guidelines

Download a printable version of the contest description and complete submission guidelines here.

All submissions must be the sole work of the person submitting it and free of claims and rights of third parties.

1. Each participant may make only one submission. Any double-entries will not be considered.

2. All submissions must include a title.

3. Each submission must make use of the DAAD logo as it already exists. Please see Rule 13 in regard to how to obtain the DAAD logo.

4. Slogans and text are welcome and even encouraged as part of the poster design.

5. All genres are welcome as part of the poster design: print media, photography, graphic design, drawings, illustration, paintings etc.

6. All entrants must include six copies of the completed application form, including bio and statement of purpose. (See #13).

7. It is the responsibility of the participant to ensure that any submitted work that includes photographs or digital images were taken with the verbal permission of the subjects and that those subjects are willing for their image to be used by DAAD.

8. Submissions and all material therein, by virtue of their entrance in the competition, warrant that the entrant grants DAAD the right to use all submission materials for all DAAD purposes.

9. Submissions become the sole property of the DAAD and will not be returned.

10. Entrants will be deemed to have accepted these rules, agreed to them and to be bound by them by entering a submission.

11. Applications must include a brief biography and statement of purpose for the work submitted (1/2 page each). Remember to include six copies of each. The winning candidate must be willing and able to participate in Open Space Art Camp 2007.

12. Acceptable files and layout for submission: the size should be 19.25 x 27.5, set up for 1/8 inch bleed. That means that the artwork is a little larger than the final size, with crop marks showing where the cuts are. The dpi for all images has to be at least 300. Use only Quark, Illustrator, or InDesign and please save the file as a high resolution PDF on CD. Please make sure fonts are embedded.Only one copy is necessary.

13. Include the DAAD logo to be in the poster design/layout. Please visit www.daad.de/presse/de/8.4.3.html for official DAAD logos.

14. Submissions must meet all aforementioned criteria in order to be considered for the 2007 competition. All incomplete submissions, or submissions not meeting one or more of the stated competition criteria will not be considered. Design submissions must be received by 17:00 EST on the last day of the competition, March 23rd, 2007. Please submit all elements together.

15. The selected First Place Winner must contact the DAAD within two weeks of the announcement to coordinate arrangements for Art Camp-documenta 12. It is the responsibility of the winner to secure an appropriate VISA and/or passport for travel to Germany. DAAD will provide the winner with all precise details of the prize including destination, mode of transport, accommodation, passport and visa requirements for the precise date of the journey.

16. The winning candidate must be willing and able to participate in Open Space Art Camp 2007.

17. DAAD assumes no liability for the contest winner while he/she is participating in the Art Camp.

18. The winner shall inform the organizer whether he is able to embark on the journey under the conditions described. If no response is given by the winner at the end of this two week period this shall be deemed a rejection of the travel prize and the runner-up will be contacted.

19. Please contact us at poster@daad.org or (212) 758-3223 with any questions.