The Ringneck will be featured on the 2010-11 stamp
Rules and Regulations for the 2009 Oklahoma Waterfowl Stamp Design Competition (For 2010-2011 Oklahoma Waterfowl Stamp)
1. Artwork may be in any of the following media: acrylic, oil, watercolor, scratchboard, pencil, pen and ink, tempera, etc. Photographs are not eligible. Painting must be on a smooth surface art paper (i.e. Gesso Masonite, Crescent illustration board, Clayboard, etc.), rather than a textured surface such as canvas.
2. One design per contestant. The design must be two dimensional and horizontal: 6 1/2” high and 9” wide.
3. A nonrefundable entry fee of $20 (cash, money order or cashiers check only - no personal check) must accompany each entry. These funds are used to cover the cost of packaging; insuring and mailing entries back to artists and to support the purchase award.
4. Any resident of the United States is eligible. Any employee of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation in ineligible.
5. The winning artist will be ineligible to compete the following two years. If a previous winner should win again, his/her eligibility is extended to four years after each win.
6. The Oklahoma Waterfowl Stamp Design must be horizontal. It must be matted with a single layer of white or ivory mat board 9 inches high x 12 inches wide with the opening cut precisely 6 1/2” x 9: (plus or minus 1/16”). The mat board must not have a black or colored inner or outer accent border. Always double - check inside mat cut.
7. Artwork must not be framed or under glass. An acetate covering should be used to protect the artwork. This cover must be easily removed for judging or it will be left in place.
8. No scrollwork or lettering can appear on the design itself. Any design signed or lettered by the artist will be disqualified. However, the name and address of the artist must be on the back of the design.
9. The waterfowl species to be depicted will be determined annually by the Department and that species must be the dominant feature in the design although dogs or hunting scenes are allowed. Any habitat appearing in the design must be typical for that species in Oklahoma. The species selected for the 2009 competition is the ringneck.
10. The design must be of the artist’s own creation, neither copies nor duplications from any previously published art, including painting, drawings in any medium or published photographs. An entry form (attached) affirming such originality must be signed and submitted with the entry.
11. The winning artist will receive a purchase award of $1,200.00.
12. Utmost precautions will be taken to protect entries from damage, but the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation cannot be responsible for loss.
13. Any entry, which fails to comply with any of the requirements of this competition, shall be disqualified.
14. The winning entry will become the sole and exclusive property of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation and the winning artist will be required to execute an appropriate release of all rights in and to said entry prior to the receipt of any prize money. The artist will be required to sign and number all prints of the winning design if the Department makes such a reproduction and remarque a minimum of 25 prints.
15. Any refusal of the winning artist to sign said release, to challenge the rules or regulations
concerning release of rights or otherwise take any action that would delay the reproduction
of the art as a state waterfowl stamp, a limited edition print, and/or a poster shall be grounds
for that art being disqualified as regards payments of purchase award and use of the art for
the state waterfowl stamp or limited edition print and/or promotional items. In the event a
disqualification should occur, the art receiving the next highest number of points in the
judges voting shall be then declared the winner and shall be used to reproduce the state
waterfowl stamp, limited edition print, and/or promotional items.
All entries will be judged on anatomical accuracy, artistic composition and suitability for printing.
During the contest, the names of the artists will remain unknown to the judging panel which may consist of members chosen by the Department from areas of expertise which may include art, ornithology, waterfowl conservation, hunting and printing.
The winner and the three honorable mentions selected will appear in an issue of OUTDOOR OKLAHOMA Magazine. Their work will be held by the Department until magazine reproduction is completed. Other entries will be returned to the artists within 30-60 days.
Deadline for the 2009 Oklahoma Waterfowl Stamp Design Competition will be August 31, 2009. This means your entry must be in the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation’s main office in Oklahoma City by 4:30 p.m., August 31, 2009. No exceptions.
PLEASE DELIVER OR MAIL YOUR ENTRY TO:
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
1801 N Lincoln, P.O. Box 53465
Oklahoma City OK 73152
(405) 521-3856
Monday-Friday/8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
***Requests for rules must be made annually as no permanent mailing list is maintained.
(FOR THE 2010-2011 STAMP)
This form must be affixed to the back of each entry.
1. GENERAL INFORMATION
Contestant’s Name: ______________________________________________
Address: ______________________________________________________
City: _________________________________________________________
State: _________________________________________________________
Zip: __________________________________________________________
Telephone Number: _____________________________________________
Area Code: ____________________________________________________
2. DESCRIPTION OF ENTRY
Species depicted: RINGNECK
Medium: ______________________________________________________
Estimated Insurable Value: ($500.00 Maximum)
3. CERTIFICATE
I, _____________________________________, the undersigned, hereby acknowledge and affirm under penalties of perjury and/or disqualification of entry the following:
A. That the herewith attached and submitted entry artwork design, as described above, is my own, sole and original creation and interpretation of the natural waterfowl depicted therein and is neither a copy nor duplication of any previously published work or design, copyrighted or otherwise, in any medium or color.
B. That I am a resident of the United States.
C. That I have read and understand the rules of this competition as provided to me by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation and agree to abide thereby and be bound thereto.
Contestant’s Signature ___________________________________________________________
Social Security Number __________________________________________________________
Note: WHEN USING A MONEY ORDER OR CASHIER’S CHECK – MAKE THEM PAYABLE TO: OKLAHOMA WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT. NO PERSONAL CHECKS.