4th of Jul-Ivar's Poster Contest

Seeking Artistic "Acclam?"

This is your chance to have your original artwork appear as
Seattle’s 4th of Jul-Ivar’s promotional artwork.
In addition to artistic “acclam,” the winner will
receive $500 in Ivar’s gift cards.

Here are some past examples. Click for a larger version.

The 4th of Jul-Ivar’s art contest is not only an opportunity for young artists,
it is also a great tool to educate children about a historic Seattle event,
one that has united the community for 44 years.

Submissions should reflect the spirit of the event with themes such as:
Seattle, waterfront, Elliott Bay, fireworks, Ivar’s, Ivar Haglund and the community.
For inspiration, kids can go to:
History Link | Seattle P-I

Here's the guidelines:

To enter, you must be between 12-18 years old and a
Washington State resident. Submit an original hand-painting or drawing (two-dimensional only), or an electronic file of your original artwork. No artwork (in full or part) generated from someone other than the submitting artist is allowed. All entries must be received by May 23, 2008. The dimension should be 11” wide by 17” high (portrait style).

Electronic submissions should be sent as:

High quality JPEG file at 200 pixels per inch, 5 megabytes or less if e-mailed. (File size can be larger if submitted on non-returnable CD.) OR
Adobe Illustrator file, Version 8.0 or less, CMYK, fonts converted to outlines. If emailed, include linked files and zip to 5 megabytes or less (File size can be larger if submitted on non-returnable CD).
Please e-mail to marketing@keepclam.com or mail to the address below. If e-mailed, use subject line “4th of Jul-Ivar’s Art Contest” and include name, age, grade level, school and contact information (including physical address, phone # and e-mail address).

Hard copy submissions should be mailed to:

4th of Jul-Ivar’s Art Contest
c/o Ivar’s Restaurants
Pier 54/1001 Alaskan Way
Seattle, WA, 98104

Ivar’s reserves the right to alter the artwork to include logo and key event information. Winner will be announced on ivars.net.