How to Submit Artwork
| Deadline | Art Specs | Statement Specs | Submission Form | Delivery | Return of Artwork |
Deadline
Entries—including a work of art or design, written statement and submission form—must be received by 5PM on Monday, April 3rd, 2006 . We will confirm receipt of your entry after receiving these materials.
Art Specifications
The visual arts–2D, 3D and digital media–including but not limited to painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, mixed media, graphic design, video and computer animation. Submissions must be originals, created by the entrant for the Vision of Sustainability competition, and must not have been previously exhibited.
2D Specs: Submissions must measure 16x20 inches or less and have a height-to-width or width-to-height between 1:1.25 and 1:1.5. Pieces that do not fit these criteria will be considered only if submitted in a frame suitable for exhibition.
3D Specs: Weight restriction of 30 lbs with no side measuring more than 30 inches.
Digital Media Specs: Original production files submitted on DVD or CD. Still images should meet the 2D specs above. Video and animation entries should not exceed 5 minutes and should include a windows Media Player, Quicktime or Flash version in addition to the high-res production files.
Other art forms will be considered. For format specifications, please email gosia_sklodowska@harvard.edu or call (617) 495-1080.
Statement Specifications
To be considered for a prize, entries must include a 500-word, typed statement explaining the ideas communicated in the artwork. Statements should address:
- the subject or concepts portrayed
- how these contribute to an environmentally sustainable campus
- the main financial, logistical or other hurdles that must be overcome to make your idea a reality
- the non-environmental benefits of your idea (e.g., financial, academic, research, health, safety, etc.)
Please note that this rule does not apply to preschoolers and that we are asking instead for short quotes by the kids to be sent along with their entries.
Submission Form
Please be sure to include a completed, signed submission form with your entry.
Delivery
Please be sure to keep a digital or paper copy of your artwork, written statement and completed submission form. The originals should be sent or hand delivered to the following campus address:
Gosia Sklodowska
Harvard Green Campus Initiative (HGCI)
46 Blackstone Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
If sending through U.S. or University Mail, please prepare package to ensure safe delivery of the artwork. The Harvard Green Campus Initiative is not responsible for damage done to the artwork while in transit.
If hand delivering, please see the map below. The HGCI is in the brick building on the corner of Western Ave. and Blackstone St. The entrance in on Blackstone Street. Please ring the doorbell to be let into the building. Tell the receptionists you have a delivery for the Vision of Sustainability competition, and they will direct you to the Harvard Green Campus Initiative office.
Return of Artwork
Contestants who do not receive a prize will have their original works returned to them if they:
- included with their submission a self-addressed envelope or box with sufficient postage and any desired protective packaging.
or
- pick up their artwork at the Harvard Green Campus Initiative during regular business hours between May 1 and May 5. Works not reclaimed during this period will remain the property of Harvard University.
All submissions of any kind that are chosen for a prize by Harvard University will thereafter be retained and owned by Harvard University for exhibition and outreach purposes with acknowledgment to the artist. For the full ownership statement, please click here.