It is with great pleasure that Green Hill Center for NC Art extends this invitation to you to submit a work in 2011 U.S. Figure Skating Championships Poster Competition. The competition is open to all living NC artists who have or have not shown at Green Hill Center before.  From the contest submissions thirty finalist works will be selected to be exhibited at the Greensboro Coliseum for the month of January.  On Saturday, January 22^nd, 2011 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm Green Hill Center will host a Private Reception to be held for the finalists, and a winning piece will be announced from the artists in the exhibition.  Green Hill Center is proud to promote not only the largest figure skating event in the United States, but also North Carolina’s main event of the year.  The artist with the winning work will receive a $3000 cash prize in exchange for allowing his/her work to be reproduced on an official poster for and to be distributed during the 2011 U.S. Figure Skating Championships and by the U.S. Figure Skating Organization.  In addition to the cash prize royalties for the posters sold at the Championships will be negotiated and agreed upon prior to the Private Reception.  The winning artist will retain all rights to their artwork and be able to pick up their piece on the pick-up dates designated below.

Schedule:

CDs, Entry Form, and Resumes Due:  Postmarked by November 10, 2010

Statement Due (optional):  Postmarked by November 10, 2010

Notification of Semifinalists:  November 15, 2010

Semifinalist Delivery Dates:  December 8 – 9, 2010 (Wed-Thurs); 10 am - 4 pm

Notification of Winning Design:  December 15, 2010

Private Reception and Award Prize:  January 22, 2011, 5:00 – 7:00 pm

Pick-Up Dates: January 31 and February 1st, 2011 (Mon and Tues); 10 am - 4 pm

Entry Forms are located on our website homepage at www.GreenHillCenter.org.  If you have any questions please e-mail edie.carpenter@greenhillcenter.org with the subject line: Poster Competition.  For questions concerning digital images please e-mail mario.gallucci@greenhillcenter.org.  For more information about the 2011 U.S. Figure Skating Champions please visit www.NorthCarolina2011.com or contact Hill Carrow, 2011 U.S. Figure Skating Championships at 919.678.1651 or hcarrow@northcarolina2011.com.

We hope you can participate and we look forward to having you submit for the Poster Competition!