Oklahoma Waterfowl Stamp Design Competition Rules
The common Goldeneye will be featured on the 2013-2014
stamp
Rules and Regulations for the 2012 Oklahoma Waterfowl Stamp
Design Competition (For 2013-12014 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, check, money order or
cashiers) 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 member of
the contest judging panel or any member of his or her immediate
family or any employee of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife
Conservation is ineligible.
5. The winning artist will be ineligible to compete the
following two years. If a previous winner should win again,
his/her ineligibility 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. Any habitat appearing in the
design must be typical for that species in Oklahoma. The species
selected for the 2012 competition is the common goldeneye..
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,
courtesy of Tulsa-based conservation group NatureWorks, and the
winning entry will become the sole and exclusive property of the
Wildlife Department.
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 that fails to comply with any of the requirements
of this competition may be disqualified.
14. The winning entry will become the sole and exclusive
property of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.
Prints will not be made.
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, 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 voting shall be then declared
the winner and shall be used to reproduce the state waterfowl
stamp, limited edition print, and/or promotional items.
16. 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.
17. Entries for the 2012 Oklahoma Waterfowl Stamp Design
Competition will be accepted until 4:30 p.m., August 31, 2012.
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, 2012. No exceptions.
Entry Form
PLEASE DELIVER OR MAIL YOUR ENTRY TO:
Waterfowl Stamp Competition Coordinator
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
P.O. Box 53465
Oklahoma City OK 73105
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1801 N Lincoln Blvd
Oklahoma City OK 73105
(405) 521-3856 Monday-Friday/8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.