The Manassas Art Guild is in search of a new logo! We are a small, not-for-profit organization, dedicated to the promotion, creation and appreciation of the visual fine arts (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.) We are seeking a contemporary logo design which will convey this mission to our target audience.

Who we are: Vibrant, active, creative visual artists! Most of us work in traditional media/styles, but we appreciate non-traditional forms as well.

Our target audience: People who make visual art, people who enjoy viewing/learning about visual art, people who believe the arts contribute to society and who contribute to the arts in return.

What we are NOT: A school, a children’s group, a crafts guild, or performing arts guild.

Submissions will be screened by a panel consisting of Art Guild members and friends, with the final design to be chosen by the membership. $200 will be awarded to the winner.

The winning logo will:

• Be eye catching, simple, and immediately comprehendible.
• Contain the words “Manassas Art Guild, Inc.”
• Convey who we are.
• Appeal to our target audience.
• Work just as well both with and without an address line.
• Be readable at any size. We will be using it small (envelopes, web sites, flyers) and large (posters, t-shirts, banners).
• Be effective in any color. Submissions may use multiple colors but must be designed to work equally well as a single color or in black and white.
• Work as line art. Halftones may be used, but the design must work equally well as line art.
• Rectangular or square designs are preferred because they are easier for us to work with, but other shapes will be considered.
• BONUS POINTS will be given to logos which also manage to convey a sense of location. Manassas is a small, historic, family friendly town, primarily noted for its ties to the Civil War and to the railroad. However, we do not want to suggest that the Guild is about those things. Just some food for thought.
• See our SAMPLES page for more tips on what we are looking for.

ENTRY PROCEDURES

• Up to three designs per person will be accepted. No entry fee.
• Digital submissions are preferred, but hard copies of original, hand-drawn art will also be accepted. Digital images should be submitted on a CD, not as a printed hard copy.

Digital submissions

• Designs should be submitted as vector graphics. Images in color should use the CMYK color model. Submissions are by CD only.

Hard copy submissions

• Hand-drawn entries in any media may also be submitted. Please use a surface no larger than 8.5 x 11 sheet (so it will fit onto a home scanner). The image’s LONGEST dimension should be no more and no less than 10”.

Preference will be given to logos that are “clean” and ready for reproduction; however, we will consider rough sketches of your ideas as well. Sketches may be submitted in any size and format, but will be considered only if we cannot find what we are looking for in the “clean” submissions.

Submissions must be mailed by January 20, 2011.  Send all entries to:

Logo Contest c/o Manassas Art Guild
P.O. Box 3565
Manassas, VA 20108

Include your contact information (name, and phone number or email) so we may notify you if you are the winner.

Submissions will not be returned. The winner will be awarded $200. The winning entry becomes the exclusive property of the Manassas Art Guild, with no rights accruing to the creator.