For all you artists out there, here is a great opportunity.
Calm Seas,
Catherine French
Writer, mentor, naturalist
805.570.0432
We are given only so many days, make each one count.
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Date: March 7, 2018 at 5:51:27 PM PST
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California Fish and Wildlife News
CDFW Invites Artists to Enter Annual California Duck Stamp Art Contest
Posted: 07 Mar 2018 08:09 AM PST
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is seeking talented
waterfowl artists to submit their original artwork to the 2018-2019
California Duck Stamp Art Contest. Submissions will be accepted from May 11
through June 11.
The contest is open to U.S. residents who are 18 years of age or older as of
March 5, 2018. Entrants need not reside in California.
The winning artwork will be reproduced on the 2018-2019 California Duck
Stamp. The top submissions will also be showcased at the Pacific Flyway Decoy
Association’s annual art show in July.
The artwork must depict the species selected by the California Fish and Game
Commission, which for the 2018-2019 hunting season is the brant, a species of
goose.
The design is to be in full color and in the medium (or combination of
mediums) of the artist’s choosing, except that no photographic process,
digital art, metallic paints or fluorescent paints may be used in the
finished design. Photographs, computer-generated art, art produced from a
computer printer or other computer/mechanical output device (air brush method
excepted) are not eligible and will be disqualified. The design must be the
contestant’s original hand-drawn creation. The entry design may not be copied
or duplicated from previously published art, including photographs, or from
images in any format published on the Internet.
All entries must be accompanied by a completed participation agreement and
entry form. These forms and the official rules are available online at
www.wildlife.ca.gov/duck-stamp/contest.
Entries will be judged at a public event to be held in June. The judges’
panel, which will consist of experts in the fields of ornithology,
conservation, and art and printing, will choose first, second and third-place
winners, and an honorable mention.
Since 1971, CDFW’s annual contest has attracted top wildlife artists from
around the country. All proceeds generated from stamp sales go directly to
waterfowl conservation projects throughout California. In past years, hunters
were required to purchase and affix the stamp to their hunting license. Now
California has moved to an automated licensing system and hunters are no
longer required to carry the physical stamps in the field (proof of purchase
prints directly onto the license). However, CDFW will still produce the
stamps, which can be requested by interested individuals at
www.wildlife.ca.gov/licensing/collector-stamps.
Media Contacts:
Kyle Orr, CDFW Communications, (916) 322-8958
Melanie Weaver, CDFW Wildlife Branch, (916) 445-3717
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