Tundra Times Announces a
Search for Native Talent Contest
More Than $100 In Prizes
1st Prize
$50.00
2nd Prize
$35.00
3rd Prize
$25.00
4th Prize
$10.00
5th through 15th Prizes-One Year Subscriptions to Tundra Times,
the All-Alaska Indian-Eskimo-Aleut newspaper
100 Surprise Prizes-To each of the first 100 contestants in the contest v
ANY AMATEUR ALASKA NATIVE ARTIST FROM 10 TO 80 MAY ENTER BY SUBMITTING
A BLACK AND WHITE DRAWING. JUST FOLLOW THE SIMPLE RULES BELOW.
RULES
1. All work must be an original idea, imaginative or realistic. For example,
it can be an illustration of an old legend or a dream or it can be a
realistic portrayal of life as it is, a landscape, portrait, etc. Any phase of
art is acceptable.
2. Each piece of work submitted must be on white unlined paper. Smallest
size to be acceptable must be 9" by 10" and work cannot be over 18”x23”
in size.
3. Soft dark black pencil or black ink should be used. No color acceptable—
just black and white.
4. Deadline for the contest is September 20, 1063. Entries should be mailed
to Tundra Times, Box 1287, Fairbanks, Alaska, and received by Septem
ber 30, 1963.
5. Work must be securely packed so it doesn't w rinkle and must be packed
flat between cardboard. Do not fold art work.
6. Contest limited to Alaska native amateur artists. The entries will be judged
by a jury from the Alaska Art Gallery. Fairbanks, Alaska, and winning
entries Will be exhibited there. Jury’s decision will be final.
7. Each Alaska native amateur artist, male or female, from 10 to 80 vears of
age is eligible to enter from one to six black and white drawings. Limit is
six from each artist.
8. Drawings must have signature in pencil of artist, easily read, in the lower
right hand corner and in the left hand corner in pencil the name or title
of the drawing.
9. On the back of each drawing in pencil should be written the name, age,
and address of the artist.
10. All winning entries will become the property of Tundra Times, Inc., and
no entries will be returned unless specifically requested and accompanied
by a self-addressed stamped envelope.
11. Winning entries will be announced in Tundra Times and all production
rights of winning entries w ill be reserved by Tundra Times.
All teachers are asked to cooperate in furnishing materials for use by
participants in the contest. If a teacher does not have suitable material, such
as white paper or black ink, he is requested to write for same to Tundra Times,
Box 1287, Fairbanks, Alaska.
The top winning drawings will be printed as Christmas cards to be sold
with profit going to the financial support of Tundra Times.
ENTER TODAY!
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