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Teen Read Week Art Contest


Calling all artists!

There is a Teen Read Week art contest called It Came From a Book! 

The contest runs through September 30th.  We’re planning to collect a huge online gallery of the entries and announce the winners here on the Library as Incubator Project website during Teen Read Week, October 14th-20th, 2012.  Read on for more info on submitting your library-incubated artwork and the prizes the winner could take home!

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Here are the basics:  read any book and create a piece of art inspired by the story.  Your artwork can be any type– photography, painting, drawing, sculpture, manga– we want to see it all!  Submit a digital photograph of your work to trwartcontest2012@gmail.com by 11:59 PM CST September 30th, 2012. Be sure to include the following information with your entry to ensure that it is eligible:
  • Make sure your entry has the subject heading TRW Art Contest
  • Include your full name, your library (school or public), and the title and author of the book that inspired your art.
  • Include the statement “I affirm that this is an original piece of artwork.”
During Teen Read Week, the Library as Incubator Project will host a digital art gallery of all entries to the It Came From a Book! TRW Art Contest, and we will also collect votes on the best library-incubated artwork.  The winner will be announced on the site the following week!
PRIZES
  • $50 Amazon giftcard
  • Original art from The Real Fauxtographer
  • Library as Incubator Project t-shirts
  • Signed books from hot YA authors
Check out the Library as Incubator Project site for more information!

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