T-SHIRT DESIGN
Submission

T-SHIRT DESIGN Submission

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS!

The Fun with Printmaking Committee of Festival of the Arts invites artists and students of any age or level to submit designs to be hand printed on t-shirts during Festival at the Fun with Printmaking booth.

Deadline to submit is April 1st. Designs may be submitted electronically or mailed. Email designs to funwithprintmaking@festivalgr.com or mail hand-drawn images to Fun with Printmaking Committee, c/o Vinecroft Studios, 1614 Vinecroft, Grand Rapids MI 49544. Include your name, phone number, email address and t-shirt size

RULES

  • Designs must be solid black against white
  • Any font is allowed, including your own handwriting or drawn lettering
  • Designs must include: festival 2020, Festival 2020, festival of the arts 2020, or Festival of
    the Arts 2020
  • Designs may include: Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids, MI, or Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • Designs may include imagery inspired by Alexander Calder’s La Grand Vitesse stabile.
  • Drawings must be in thick black marker on white card stock
  • Electronic submissions must be in vector format (.ai or .eps only. Files in .jpg, .png, or .gif not
    accepted.) Stroke weight of lines must be 2pt or thicker.

IDEAS

  • Designs should reflect Grand Rapids and/or the activities and attractions of Festival and may be inspired by –
  • Dance, art, music, performance, festival food, culturally-inspired imagery, Grand Rapids-inspired imagery including the GR Skyline, musical instruments and images referencing the symphony, the year 2020, Alexander Calder’s “Sun Face” (the logo of the Festival of the Arts), and La Grand Vitesse (also known as “The Calder”).
  • Fifteen designs will be printed on t-shirts over the three days of Festival. One design per day will feature imagery inspired by La Grande Vitesse. Chosen entrants may redeem a free t-shirt printed with their design at the Fun with Printmaking booth.
  • Max. file size: 128 MB.