2011 A Taste of Colorado T-Shirt Design Contest Requirements

2011 A Taste of Colorado T‐Shirt Design Contest Requirements
A Taste of Colorado is partnering with their merchandise company, Happy Llama, to launch the first A Taste of
Colorado T‐Shirt Design Contest. The festival is always looking for new and exciting ways to work with the art
community of Colorado and is reaching out to all artists to submit their designs for this year’s festival t‐shirt.
The selected design may be used on a variety of festival merchandise and in the festival’s advertising campaigns
at the festival’s sole discretion.
Eligibility
The 2011 A Taste of Colorado T‐Shirt Design Contest is open to all student, amateur, and professional artists.
Design and Entry Requirements
‐ Design must be 12” by 12” or smaller
‐ Design must be 250 dpi or higher
‐ Artists may use their choice of medium, but design must be suitable for silk screening on standard
cotton t‐shirts as well as any other merchandise the festival may choose to feature a winning design.
‐ A 4‐color or less design is suggested, but use of more colors will not eliminate a design from
consideration.
‐ A Taste of Colorado should be incorporated into the design. The festival name can be, but does not
need to be, the main focal point of the design.
‐ Design should reflect one or more aspects of the festival. Please see below for festival overview, history
and pictures.
‐ Design should be retail friendly and invoke a sense of “must have” to the festival audience.
‐ All artwork must be original, not been previously published, and may not contain any trademarks, logos,
copyrighted material, or any other intellectual property of a third party.
‐ Design may not contain any images or text which may be deemed as profane or offensive at the sole
discretion of A Taste of Colorado.
‐ More than one design may be submitted per person.
‐ All designs must be submitted in eps, jpg, and pdf formats on a cd, dvd or flash drive and mailed to the
address below no later than May 15, 2011. In addition, a signed release of property must be submitted
for a design to be officially entered in to the contest. All entries received after May 15, 2011 will not be
considered for the 2011 A Taste of Colorado T‐Shirt Design Contest.*
A Taste of Colorado T‐Shirt Design Contest
c/o Happy Llama
Attn: Karen Gilkey
1720 Roslyn Street
Denver, CO 80220
*Happy Llama and A Taste of Colorado are not responsible for any entries that may be damaged or
deemed unreadable upon receipt or which are incomplete. Please review the Design Requirements to
ensure that your design entry arrives complete, undamaged and readable on both PC’s and Mac’s.

Release of Property
All entries must be accompanied with a signed and completed Release of Property which can be found at the
end of these guidelines.
Selection Process – Phase 1
Happy Llama will send an email notification when each entry is received. If all requirements are met, the design
will be entered into the 2011 A Taste of Colorado T‐Shirt Design Contest. Should you receive an email stating
that one of the requirements is not met, you may resubmit a design if times allows. At no point will Happy
Llama or A Taste of Colorado extend the submission deadline of May 15, 2011.
Upon completion of the review process, Happy Llama will present selected designs to festival management.
Selected designs will be the ones deemed to have the most artistic appeal and which motivate festivalgoers to
want to wear and purchase these items. It is at the festival’s sole discretion to choose a design(s) that will
proceed to Phase 2 of the contest. In addition, the festival has the right at its sole discretion not to select a
design to proceed to Phase 2 should it feel there are no entries that meet the design requirements. All artists
will receive communication no later than June 1, 2011, if their design has been selected by the festival to
proceed into the next phase of production for the 2011 festival t‐shirt.
Any design(s) chosen to proceed to Phase 2 will receive the following compensation:
‐ $50 in festival food/drink/ride tickets
‐ Two (2) VIP passes to one of the seven Main Stage shows
Selection Process – Phase 2
The festival may or may not ask for design “tweaks” of artists whose submissions progress to Phase 2 simply for
the purpose of making the design more production‐friendly and/or a better reflection of the festival (this is not
intended to alter or challenge the integrity of the design or artist). We ask that if changes are requested, that
the artist make them in a timely and professional manner. Depending on the scope of the change request, the
festival will give the artist 24‐72 hours to make the necessary changes and email the updated files. This process
may continue until a design is selected to go into production or no design is selected. The final decision on
designs for production will be made no later than June 30, 2011.
Any design(s) chosen to proceed to production will receive the following, in addition to the compensation listed
above from Phase 1:
‐ Name and/or logo recognition at the festival’s onsite souvenir location(s)
‐ Name and /or logo recognition on the festival’s website
‐ Four (4) festival t‐shirts
‐ An additional $100 in festival food/drink/ride tickets
‐ Two (2) additional VIP passes to one of the seven Main Stage shows
‐ $200.00 cash

About A Taste of Colorado
Festival of Mountain and Plain ... A Taste of Colorado stands proud as the end‐of‐summer celebration of
community pride and spirit in the Denver region. Over 500,000 people make the four‐day festival their Labor
Day Weekend celebration and enjoy the offerings of over 50 area food establishments, 280 marketplace artisans
and vendors, six entertainment stages, and educational programs promoting the diverse cultural and western
heritage of the region — all for no admission fee.
Originally named Festival of Mountain and Plain and established in 1895 as a carnival similar to New Orleans’
Mardi Gras, the festival was created to boost the city’s morale and vitality following the silver panic. The event,
unsuccessful in ending Denver’s depression and declining in attendance, folded in 1902 when organizers were
unable to obtain financial support. In 1983, the Downtown Denver Partnership decided to bring back the spirit
of the original festival to commemorate the opening of the 16th Street Mall. The following year, A Taste of
Colorado was added to the Festival of Mountain and Plain name and concept and moved back to Civic Center
Park in Downtown Denver, where the event first began.
We encourage artists to visit our website at www.atasteofcolorado.com for more information about the festival.
In addition, you may request the 2010 A Taste of Colorado photo album by emailing Karen at
gilk21@yahoo.com.
Questions
All questions should be directed to Karen Gilkey at gilk21@yahoo.com or 720‐934‐5400.
Thank you for your time and consideration in this unique opportunity to be a part of the
2011 A Taste of Colorado. We look forward to your submissions.
A Taste of Colorado is produced by and benefits Downtown Denver Events, Inc. (DDE). DDE is the
Downtown Denver Partnership family’s community events non‐profit organization that organizes public
parades, festivals, concerts, exhibits and other events to enhance the vitality of downtown Denver and to
celebrate, encourage, foster and promote cultural diversity, community pride and appreciation for the
visual, performing and culinary arts.

2011 A Taste of Colorado T‐Shirt Design Contest
Entry Form & Release of Property
Name: ____________________________________ Company: ________________________________________
Address: ____________________________________________________________________________________
City: ________________________________________________ State: __________ Zip: __________________
Phone (Day): _________________________________ Phone (Evening): ________________________________
Email: ______________________________________________________________________________________
I am 18 years or older: Yes ______ No ______ If no, I am ______ years old.
Release of Property
1. I fully understand and acknowledge that upon submission of my design(s) into the 2011 A Taste of
Colorado T‐Shirt Design Contest, I waive all ownership and production rights associated with the
design(s) to A Taste of Colorado, produced by Downtown Denver Events, Inc. and its subsidiaries and
affiliates. This includes, but is not limited to, all reproduction rights, placement rights, and design
derivation rights. In addition, I understand and acknowledge that all proceeds from this design(s) will be
for the benefit of A Taste of Colorado.
I acknowledge and agree the only compensation due to me is that specified in the 2011 A Taste of Colorado T‐
shirt Design Contest Requirements should my design(s) be designated a “finalist” in Phase 1 of the
selection process or should my design be put into production after Phase 2.
3. I acknowledge that all artwork submitted is my original artwork, has not been previously published, and
does not contain any trademarks, logos, copyrighted material, or any other intellectual property of a
third party.
4. I acknowledge that upon submission I will no longer use the design(s) or allow others to use the
design(s), or derivations of the design(s), for any other use. However, should I receive notice that my
design was not selected as a “finalist” of Phase 1, I am able to use the design for other projects and uses
with the exception that I cannot use the name “A Taste of Colorado” without the permission of the
festival.
5. I acknowledge that A Taste of Colorado and/or Happy Llama is not responsible for any damage that may
incur during the delivery process of my submission. I acknowledge and accept responsibility for
delivering my design in a manner in which we may view the files in the requested format from any PC or
Mac.
6. I acknowledge receipt and have read and understand the 2011 A Taste of Colorado T‐shirt Design
Contest Requirements.
Print Name: ______________________________________________________ Date: _____________________
Signature:________________________________________________________

Artists under 18 years of age must have a parent/guardian signature