Visual Arts

Visual Arts Entry Form

General Requirements

• Works must be received at the drop-off/staging location by 4:00 PM on, Friday, September 25, 2009.
• Entries received after 4:00 PM on, Friday, September 25, 2009 will not be accepted.

Liability

• Works will be handled with the utmost care.  However, neither the DVAC nor any of its agents shall be held responsible for damage or loss to any art submitted.
• Submission of art and the accompanying entry forms shall constitute understanding and acceptance of this provision.

Sale of Artworks

• Artwork may be offered for sale.  All sales will be handled through the DVAC.
• There will be a 20 % commission assessed for any works sold during the Festival.

Post Exhibition Pick-Up

• All artwork is to remain as part of the exhibition through the end of the festival.  This includes any items sold during the festival.
• SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2009
  Artwork may be picked-up in the exhibition area between 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
• ALL WORK MUST BE PICKED UP BY 6:00 P.M.
  Work left past 6:00 p.m. will be considered a donation and will become the property of the Diamond Valley Arts Council

CATEGORIES

PHOTOGRAPHY

• Must be framed and matted with wire hanging system.
• Must be signed on the front.
• Must be clearly identified with completed visual arts submission form attached to the back.

TWO DIMENSIONAL

• Any medium.
• Must have a wire-hanging system.
• Must be signed on the front.
• Must have a completed entry form attached to the back.
• It is not a requirement, but we do suggest the use of Plexiglas for lightness and safety in the framing of your artwork.

THREE DIMENSIONAL

• Any medium.
• Must be signed.
• If object requires a special display device, the artist must provide it.
• Must have a completed entry form attached to the back or bottom.

Short Music Compositions

General Requirements

• For a manuscript to be considered in the Festival of the Arts – 2009 juried exhibition, please include the following with each entry.  Incomplete submissions will not be considered.

1. A COVER PAGE with the following information:

   Name of composer
   Address
   Phone number
   E-mail address
   Title of entry
   Date of composition
   Instruments/voices required for performance
   Performance time
   Category (music composition)
   
   

2. A manuscript score along with a CD recording of the composition, which may be a synthesized MIDI.  Disc must be playable on a standard CD player. 
   
   
3. The five dollar ($5.00) non-refundable per item entry fee.
   
   

Judging

• A panel of judges selected by the Diamond Valley Arts Council will adjudicate all entries by score analysis and listening to the recording.
• Compositions selected for the Festival may receive a live performance, if the committee and composer can arrange it.  Otherwise, the recorded performance will be presented.
• Individuals whose works are selected for the exhibition will be notified

Literary Arts

General Requirements

• For your manuscript to be considered for the Festival of Arts - 2009 juried exhibition, please include the following with each entry.  Incomplete submissions will not be considered. 

1. A COVER PAGE with the following information:

   Name  
   Address
   Phone number
   E-mail address 
   Title of entry
   Category (short story, poetry, one-act play)
   

   
   

2. A manuscript copy of the work plus a CD with a digital copy of the manuscript using 12 point Times New Roman font in .txt, .rtf, .doc, or .docx format.
   
   
3. The five dollar ($5.00) non-refundable per item entry fee.

• Mail your completed submission packet to the mailing address above.  The postmark deadline for submissions is midnight September 23, 2009.
• We only accept submissions by standard US Mail.  Do not send manuscripts by any method that requires a signature upon delivery.
• We do not accept electronic (email) submissions.

• We regret that we are unable to return manuscripts.  Please make sure to keep a copy of your entry for future use.

• If you would like confirmation that your manuscript has been received, enclose a self-addressed, stamped postcard with your submission materials.

Judging

• Entries will be judged anonymously.  The author’s name should not appear anywhere except in the Cover Sheet.
• A panel of judges selected by the Diamond Valley Arts Council will evaluate all eligible submissions to determine which will be included in the exhibition.  Additional pieces may receive Honorable Mention at the judge’s discretion.
• Individuals whose works are selected for the exhibition will be notified.

Please Note

• Some entries may be selected for reading at the Festival on October 17th and/or 18th.
• The finalists’ names and titles of their work will be publicized on our website and in our newsletter.
• The Diamond Valley Arts Council reserves the right to publish winning contest entries in special edition Festival anthologies and/or collections.

CATEGORIES

SHORT STORIES

• 2,500 words maximum. 
• All entries must be typewritten 12 pt. Times New Roman font.
• On each entry, put title only on the first page, then title and page number in the upper right hand cover of each additional page.
• Please put no other identification on your entry.
• Keep your originals.  Submit copies.

POETRY

• Fixed or free form
• Five (5) line minimum or 36 line maximum.
• Keep your originals.  Submit copies.

ONE-ACT PLAYS

• Scripts must be original one-act plays no longer than forty (40) pages in length.
• Scripts must be in the format described on the Sample Stage Play Format below.  Other formats will not be accepted.
• Play may have been previously read or produced.
• Author must own the copyright for the script.
• No adaptations and no musicals will be accepted.
• Manuscript check list:
  • Typed on one side of the page.
  • 1” left and right margins.
  • Each page contains only the Title and Page Number in the header or footer.
  • Times Roman 12 pt. font.
  • Easily legible print quality.
  • In English.    
  • Each play securely bound together.  No loose pages.