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Note: Student submissions shall be treated as
being free of restrictions and limitations on their
use, reproduction, and publication.
Eligibility
• Students enrolled full time in high schools,
colleges, community colleges, universities, trade
schools, or professional schools (Design, Architecture,
etc.) are eligible to enter.
• Team entries are accepted, but team size limited
to 8 students. Teams may be from different schools
or different classrooms within a school. Team entries
require student release form from each team member.
• Only US Citizens are eligible for cash prizes
although international students may enter.
• International student entries may win trophy
or certificate.
Due Dates
• All entries are due on April 15, 2011. Registration
is open through April 15th, but entries must be
submitted in full no later than noon on April 16th
in the time zone where the student lives.
Requirements
• Artist statement of originality--this is an explanation
in 300 words or less describing what inspired the
art; you may cut and paste this into the entry
form on the entry registration site (artcontest.cet.edu)
• Faculty statement to endorse student entry as
original—for all students including high school
students, this is your teacher or faculty statement
saying the art is original. This signed statement
should be scanned and saved as a pdf file prior
to registering for entry.
• Release form with complete contact information--this
is part of the registration process on line at
http://artcontest.cet.edu
• Art must meet size limitations for on-line submission,
but there is no size limit on the original
• All entries require a short title for the on-line
gallery. Short title is limited to 70 characters
for the on-line registration form.
What kind of art is eligible?
All two and three- dimensional art, regardless
of category or media, will initially be submitted
electronically as 300 dpi jpeg images. Digital
art has separate guidelines. Using the digital
submission protocols, the following categories
of art will be accepted:
2D AND 3D ARTWORK: Regarding the initial size
limitations on image files for 2 D and 3 D artwork:
All image files for the initial entry should be
submitted only as .JPG and be sized to fit on a
20 inch monitor screen. The file size (in KB or
MB) will vary depending on the size of the original
artwork and the media in which it was created.
For judging the art, images need to fit on a monitor
screen so judges can view it as a whole instead
of having to look at parts of it because it is
so large.
Later, if the art is selected for an award, then
the image file should be submitted to the contest
administrator at higher resolution so the art can
be printed at the size it was created. This will
vary, but should be between 150 and 300 dpi and
generally be 1 MB or larger in size. When winners
are chosen, we’ll need the highest resolution size
possible in order to print it for exhibit. If
we can print at high resolution, we will not need
the original artwork to be shipped to NASA for
exhibit purposes.
Two Dimensional Art
Art students can submit two-dimensional art in
any media they choose. One image of the work
will be submitted initially at a minimum of 300
dpi resolution. Viewing size of digital image
should be no larger than would fit the screen
a standard 20-inch monitor.
Three Dimensional Art
Initially, three different images of the artifact
can be submitted, each with a minimum of 300
dpi resolution. Viewing size of the digital image
should be no larger than would fit the screen
on a standard 20 inch monitor.
Digital Art, including music and video: (updated)
Computer generated art should be no larger than 25 MB in size and is limited
to file formats that can be read by standard computer software, including .jpg
and .tiff. Initially, lower resolution files are preferred.
Viewing area for optimal resolution of initial entry should not exceed the screen
size of a standard size computer monitor. Original music compositions and video
productions are eligible.
If you make a video, you must not use copyrighted music in the video. Videos
should not exceed 2 minutes (120 seconds) in length.
Music entries require an audio file and the sheet music saved as legible pdf.
Musical compositions
Requires a high quality audio file and a high-resolution
digital copy of the sheet music. Ideally, the
audio file should be a digitally recorded performance
of the composition. Also requires hard copy
submission of sheet music in addition to normal
registration requirements of artist statement
and faculty endorsement letter. An artist statement
and a faculty statement are required as well.
All contest videos and movie animations should
be uploaded as youtube videos and the link sent
to us per these instructions:
Uploading YouTube videos:
Log in
Click Upload media Link
Click Upload YouTube Videos
The page that you get to has detailed instructions
on how to upload a video to YouTube, and how to
get the code that the student needs to paste into
the textbox on the page. Download instructions
here (Youtube Upload.pdf)
Literature-- ALL ENTRIES MUST BE WRITTEN IN ENGLISH
Students may submit an essay, short story or poetry
written in English. No other languages will
be accepted. Word count: No more than 1000 words
for essay, 500 words for poems, and 3000 words
for short story. Entries must be endorsed by
a faculty member or teacher to verify that they
are the work of the student and not copied from
any other source. All other registration requirements
should be met such as artist statement and faculty
endorsement letter.
Format for Literature
Entry Submissions (Poetry, Essay or Short Story)
Title Page:
Title of the Work
Name
Mailing Address
Email
Phone
Grade level and major if college level
School or University
City, State
Faculty advisor name and department
Word count
All pages should be numbered in lower right corner.
*Save the entry as a pdf file and upload to the
web site after registering, send an email copy
of the pdf file to elizabeth.b.ward@nasa.gov
Awards and Exhibits
Selected works will be chosen for
exhibits at NASA facilities across the country, including
Washington, DC. We also expect to award cash prizes
and certificates.
• Top cash award: $1000
• Smaller cash awards
• Honorable Mention
• Certificates of Achievement
Evaluation criteria
The entries will be judged on creativity and innovation.
To Register and submit your entry, go to the
How to Enter page.
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