Call for Entries: Art Crank Portland Poster Show

Art Crank is looking for poster submissions for it’s 2009 poster show in Portland, Oregon in October 2009.

Here is some footage from last year:

Here are the specs for the Portland show:

Theme:
> The bicycle. Any kind of bicycle, any riding style, any era of history.
> Limit: One poster design per artist.

Poster Size:
> 22 x 30 maximum. Posters can be smaller than this, but not bigger.

Poster Quantities:
> 1 Display Copy (Becomes property of ARTCRANK)
> 30 Sale Copies
> Display and Sale Copies must be submitted flat, not rolled or folded.

Poster Prices:
> All posters for ARTCRANK Portland will be priced at $30.

Format:
> The show is dedicated exclusively to poster artwork, i.e., a flat piece of printed art.
> Folding pieces, multi-page booklets and other types of work will not be accepted.

Media:
> Open, as long as it meets the rest of the requirements.
> Printing options include screen printing, letterpress, archival inkjet and color laser prints.
> Artists are responsible for printing their own posters.

Poster Sales:
> Posters will be sold during the night of the event: Thursday, October 1
> Checks for poster sale revenues will be issued within 30 days of the event.
> ARTCRANK will donate its commission of $5 from the sale of each poster to Bikes To Rwanda (bikestorwanda.com)
> Artists will receive the remaining $25 of revenue per poster sold

Key Dates:
> Saturday, September 12: Artist Agreements due to ARTCRANK (email to charles@artcrankpostershow.com)
> Tuesday, September 29: All display and sale copies of posters due at The Ace Hotel (instructions to follow)
> Thursday, October 1: ARTCRANK PDX at The Ace Hotel (1022 SW Stark St., Portland, OR 97205)

Inquiries can go directly to me (Charles Youel, Director and Curator) at charles@artcrankpostershow.com.
Learn more about Art Crank on their website.