Poster Contest
You are cordially invited to submit your artwork for the 2011 Totah Festival Indian Market Poster Contest. This will be our 22nd annual art poster award. Artists previously honored were Mark Silversmith (1989), Pete Jackson (1990), Clifford Simpson (1991), Jay De Groat (1992), Willie Murphy (1993), Dave Yazzie (1994) Jimmy Abeta (1995), Don Clark (1996), Calvin Toddy (1997), Roger Deale Jr. (1998), Lawrence Charley II (1999), Anthony Chee Emerson (2000), Rosie Yellowhair (2001), Hyrum Joe (2002), James Joe (2003), Everett Howe (2004), Cheryl Joe (2005), Harold NezBegay (2006), Donovan Begay (2007), Roger Deale Jr. (2008), Douglas Yazzie (2009) and JC Black (2010).
The competition is open to Native American art of all mediums (paintings, drawings, sandpaintings, folk art, sculptures, wood carvings, rugs and silver work).
We encourage all artists confirmed into the 2011 Festival to enter the contest. You may submit up to three (3) pieces of artwork for the contest. Your artwork will be reviewed by a select group of judges. They will consider the overall impact of your work, the appropriateness of the subject matter as it relates to the Festival, and how well your art can be reproduced as a poster. Please be aware there is no need to do any lettering for the poster unless it is incorporated in the artwork. The printer will set the type.
Download Entry Form (PDF)
Deliver artwork to:
Fifth Generation Trading Co.
232 W. Broadway,
Farmington, NM 87401
Entry drop off:
June 27 - July 25, 2011
From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Entry pick-up:
Entries not selected for the final review will be available for pick-up on July 29, 2011.
Mailed entries will not be accepted. Entries should only be dropped off and or picked up between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
The artwork must be owned by the artist and must be offered for sale at the 2011 Totah Festival. The 2011 Totah Festival Poster Sponsor will have first right of purchase of the winning piece of artwork. The winner will have his/her booth at a prime location in the Civic Center Exhibit Halls to sell his/her artwork. We request that you be available at your booth to sign the Totah Festival Posters during the business hours of the Festival and at the poster unveiling reception Friday, September 2, 2011. If your artwork is chosen, you will be given 100 of the 250 posters that will be printed. The 100 posters are not to be sold until after the 2011 Totah Festival. The artist will also be given all of the artist’s proofs and will be expected to sign and number all 250 posters.