2007 Federal Duck Stamp Contest Information, Entry Form and Regulations

              2007 Federal Duck
Stamp Contest
Information, Entry Form and Regulations
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
2006 Federal Duck Stamp Contest Winner
Artist: Richard Clifton, New Milford, DE
Species: Ring-necked Ducks
Dear ­Artist:
Please read all of the ­enclosed information
very carefully ­and follow the instructions. If ­all instructions are not followed, ­your entry
may be disqualified
from ­the contest.
All entries must be postmarked by midnight August 15, 2007.
Celebrate the Art of Conservation!Who can enter the Federal
Duck Stamp Contest?
All U.S. citizens, nationals or resident aliens are eligible to participate. However, all entrants must be 18 years of age by June 1. Contest judges and their relatives, and employees of the Federal Duck Stamp Office are ineligible to submit entries.
What can I send to the contest?
The Federal Duck Stamp Contest consists of a two dimensional design. The regulations for the contest do not specify a medium. However, only five species of waterfowl are allowed each year for consideration. Judges are instructed to look for scenes depicting live birds in their natural habitat. The eligible species must be the dominant feature in the design. They will also be looking at images that will reproduce well as a stamp.
Each entry must be accompanied by the Display, Participation & Reproduction Rights Agreement (see page 7) and an entry fee of $125.00. The fee must be a certified check, cashier’s check, or money order made payable to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. No personal checks or cash accepted.
When do I send my entry in?
Entries are accepted beginning on June 1 of each year and, at the latest, must be postmarked by August 15 each year. Entries are cataloged into the system based on date of receipt in the Federal Duck Stamp Office. Entries will be returned after the contest in packaging determined by the Federal Duck Stamp Office. No packaging materials will be returned.
Why do you have a contest?
The Federal Duck Stamp Contest, the only federally sponsored annual art competition, is mandated by law and carried out by the Fish and Wildlife Service, and offers this country’s wildlife artists the unique opportunity to have their designs considered to grace the Federal Duck Stamp. Winning the Federal Duck Stamp Contest not only lends prestige to the chosen artist, but also can serve as a catalyst in building a successful career in wildlife art.
Where do I send my entry?
All entries must be sent to the Federal Duck Stamp Office at the address listed below:
Federal Duck Stamp Contest
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
4401 N. Fairfax Dr. MBSP-4070
Arlington, VA 22203-1622
How do I prepare my entry?
Each artist should have a working knowledge in three major areas of special interest to Federal Duck Stamp Contest judges:
n Basic Waterfowl Biology—for example, if you chose to depict a spring scene, is the bird’s plumage correct for that season?
n Artistic Composition—is the image artistically interesting, does it “pop” when you look at it?
n Suitability for Engraving—the image provides the design for a 1¾″ L × 1½″ W engraved stamp. Considering the amount of detail you wish to include, do you think it will hold up well in this reduced size?
Entries must be uniform in size. Each entry must be 9″ × 12″ and matted over with arctic white matting. The matting must be 1″ wide. (See the diagram on page 5). We recommend you use a 1⁄8″ masonite board with 1⁄8″ matting to equal the total width of ¼″ thick. Any entry exceeding ¼″ thick will be disqualified.
What are the eligible species
for this year?
n Mallard
n American Green-winged Teal
n Northern Pintail
n Canvasback
n Harlequin Duck
What does the winning artist receive?
The artist will receive publicity and media recognition. He/she will also travel and be recognized as guest speaker at several prestigious national waterfowl and wildlife art events. As part of his/her commendation, the artist receives a signed pane of Duck Stamps from the Secretary of the Interior. Finally, the winner can choose to market the winning image and any other works as by the Federal Duck Stamp artist. (Note: Any publishing contract that may be offered to the winning artist is between the artist and publisher. The Federal Government does not guarantee that a contract will be offered. The Government assumes no liability, responsibility, nor claims any interest in resulting publishing contracts).
Why is this important and
why should I enter?
The Federal Duck Stamp Program raises approximately $25 million each year to help protect vital wetland habitat in our National Wildlife Refuge System. Since 1934, the sale of Federal Duck Stamps has raised more than $700 million to help purchase 5.2 million acres of wetlands, land that everyone in America can enjoy for generations to come. This contest marks the selection of the design for the 75th Federal Duck Stamp, an historic moment in conservation history. Enter the contest and you, too, may become a part of this legacy of the art of conservation.
Summary of Key ­Points
2007 Federal Duck Stamp ­ContestPart 91—Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Contest
Subpart A—Introduction
Sec.
91.1 Purpose of regulations.
91.2 Definitions.
91.3 Public attendance at contest.
91.4 Eligible species.
Subpart B—Procedures for Entering the Contest
91.11 Contest deadlines.
91.12 Contest eligibility.
91.13 Technical requirements for design and submission of entry.
91.14 Restrictions on subject matter of entry.
91.15 Suitability of entry for engraving.
91.16 Submission procedures for entry.
91.17 Property insurance for entries.
91.18 Failure to comply with contest ­regulations.
Subpart C—Procedures for Administering the Contest
91.21 Selection and qualification of ­contest judges.
91.22 Display of entries for contest.
91.23 Scoring criteria for contest.
91.24 Contest procedures.
Subpart D—Post-Contest Procedures
91.31 Return of entries after contest.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 16 U.S.C. 718j;
31 U.S.C. 9701.
Subp art A—Introduc tion
§91.1 Purpose of regulations.
(a) The purpose of these regulations is to establish procedures for selecting a design that will be used for the annual Migratory Bird Hunting and Conser­vation Stamp (Federal Duck Stamp).
(b) All individuals entering the contest must comply with these regulations. A copy
of the regulations along with the reproduction rights and display and participation agree­ments may be requested from the Federal Duck Stamp Office, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Mailstop MBSP-4070, Arlington, VA 22203-1622.
(c) All contestants from the most recent contest will be sent a copy of the regulations, the display and participation agreement, and the reproduction rights agreement.
§91.2 Definitions.
Contest Coordinator—the contest official responsible for overseeing the judges’ scores for each entry. The contest coordinator will be named by the Secretary of the Interior and will not be a past or present employee of the Fish and Wildlife Service.
Display and participation agreement—
a document that each contestant must ­complete, sign and submit with the entry. The signed agreement permits the Service to display the entry at var­ious locations for promotional purposes, and requires the art­ist to participate in events on behalf of the Federal Duck Stamp Program.
Qualifying entry—each original work of art submitted to the contest that satisfies the requirements outlined in Subpart B.
Reproduction rights agreement—a ­document that each contestant must sign and submit with the entry. The signed agree­ment certifies that the entry is an original work of art and stipulates how the Fish and Wildlife Service may use the winning entry.
§91.3 Public attendance at contest.
All phases of the voting process will be open for viewing by the general public.
§91.4 Eligible species.
Five or fewer of the species listed below will be identified as eligible each year, those eligible species will be ­provided to each con­testant with the ­information provided in §91.1.
(a) Whistling-Ducks.
(1) Fulvous Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna bicolor)
(2) Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis)
(b) Swans.
(1) Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus ­buccinator)
(2) Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)
(c) Geese.
(1) Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
(2) Snow Goose (including bluephase) (Chen caerulescens)
(3) Ross’ Goose (Chen rossii)
(4) Emperor Goose (Chen canagica)
(5) Canada Goose (Branta ­canadensis)
(d) Brant.
(1) Brant (Branta bernicla)
(e) Dabbling Ducks.
(1) Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
(2) American Widgeon (Anas ­americana)
(3) Gadwall (Anas strepera)
(4) American Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca carolinensis)
(5) Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
(6) Mottled Duck (Anas fulvigula)
(7) American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)
(8) Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
(9) Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors)
(10) Cinnamon Teal (Anas cyanoptera)
(11) Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
(f) Diving Ducks.
(1) Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)
(2) Redhead (Aythya americana)
(3) Ring-necked Duck (Aythya ­collaris)
(4) Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)
(5) Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
(g) Sea-Ducks.
(1) Common Eider (Somateria ­mollissima)
(2) King Eider (Somateria spectabilis)
(3) Spectacled Eider (Somateria ­fischeri)
(4) Steller’s Eider (Polysticta stelleri)
(5) Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus ­histrionicus)
(6) Long-tail (Clangula hyemalis)
(7) Black Scoter (Melanitta nigra)
(8) Surf Scoter (Melanitta ­perspicillata)
(9) White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca)
(10) Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
(11) Barrow’s Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica)
(12) Common Goldeneye (Bucephala ­clangula)
(h) Mergansers.
(1) Hooded Mergansers (Lophodytes cucullatus)
(2) Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
(3) Common Merganser (Mergus ­merganser)
(i) Stiff Tails.
(1) Ruddy Duck (Oxyura ­jamaicensis)
Subp art B—Procedu res for Entering the Contest
§91.11 Contest deadlines.
(a) The contest will officially open on June 1 of each year.
(b) Entries must be postmarked no later than midnight of August 15.
§91.12 Contest eligibility.
United States citizens, nationals, or ­resident aliens are eligible to participate in the contest. Any person who has won the fed­eral contest during the preceding three years will be eligible to submit an entry in the cur­rent year’s contest. All entrants must be 18 years of age as of June 1 to participate in the Federal Duck Stamp Contest. Contest judges and their relatives are ­ineligible to submit an entry. All entrants must submit a non-refundable fee of $125.00 by a cashiers check, certified check, or money order made payable to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. (Personal checks will not be accepted). All entrants must ­submit signed Reproduction Rights and Display and Participation Agreements.
For the 2007 Federal Duck Stamp Contest only, any person regardless of whether he or she has won the competition within the preceding three years is eligible to submit an entry. If one of those artists should be selected as the winner of the 2007 Federal Duck Stamp Contest, then that person will not only have to sit out the next three contests as required, but also will have to conclude any time left from his or her previous period of ineligibility.
§91.13 Technical requirements for design and submission of entry.
The design must be a horizontal drawing or painting seven (7) inches high and ten (10) inches wide. The entry may be drawn in any medium desired by the ­contestant and may be in either multicolor or black and white. No scrollwork, lettering, bird band numbers, sig­natures or ­initials may appear on the design. Each entry must be matted (over only) with a nine (9) inch by twelve (12) inch white mat, one (1) inch wide, and the entire entry ­cannot exceed one quarter (1/4) inch in total thickness. Entries must not be framed, under glass, or have a protective covering that is attached to the entry.
Contest Regulations§91.14 Restrictions on subject matter of entry.
A live portrayal of any bird(s) of the five or fewer identified eligible species must be the dominant feature of the design. The design may depict more than one of the eli­gible species. Designs may include, but are not limited to, hunting dogs, hunting scenes, use of waterfowl decoys, National Wildlife Refuges as the background of habitat scenes, and other designs that depict the sporting, conser­vation, stamp collecting and other uses of the stamp. The overall mandate will be to select the best design that will make an interesting, useful and attractive duck stamp that will be accepted and prized by hunters, stamp collectors, conservationists, and others. 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. Photographs, computer-generated art, art produced from a computer printer or other computer/mechanical output device (air brush method excepted) are not eligible to be entered into the contest and will be disquali­fied. An entry sub­mitted in a prior contest that was not selected for the Federal or a state stamp design may be submitted in the current contest if it meets the above criteria.
§91.15 Suitability of entry for ­engraving.
All entries should be drawn with fullest attention to clarity of detail and the relation­ship of tonal values. These prerequisites are important to interpret pictorial elements to hand engraving for printing, as they deter­mine the engraved line techniques and direc­tion. The engraver relies on the accuracy of the artist’s work for successful interpreta­tion. The engraver is primarily responsible for line interpretation and discipline, creating the miniature image of bird(s) appearing on the stamp.
§91.16 Submission procedures for entry.
(a) Each contestant may submit only one entry. Each entry must be accompanied by a non-refundable entrance fee and a completed and signed Repro­duc­tion Rights Agreement and a completed and signed Display and Participation Agreement. The bottom portion of the Reproduction Rights Agreement must be attached to the back of the entry.
(b) Each entry should be appropriately wrapped to protect the art work and sent by registered mail, certified mail, express mail, overnight delivery service, or hand delivered to: Federal Duck Stamp Contest, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Mailstop MBSP-4070, Arlington, VA
22203-1622.
§91.17 Property insurance for entries.
Each contestant is responsible for obtain­ing adequate insurance coverage for his/her entry. The Department of the Interior will not insure the entries it receives. The Department of the Interior is not responsible for loss or damage unless it is caused by its negligence or willful misconduct; in any event, the liability of the Department of the Interior will not exceed the amount of the entry fee as specified in Section 91.12.
§91.18 Failure to comply with contest regulations.
Any entry that does not comply with the requirements of Subpart B will be ­disqualified from the contest. Entry fees for disqualified entries will not be returned.
Subp art C—Procedu res for Admi nis tering the Contest
§91.21 Selection and qualification of contest judges.
(a) Selection: Five voting judges and one alternate judge will be selected ­annually by the Secretary of the Interior. Current employ­ees of the Fish and Wildlife Service and their relatives are ­ineligible to serve as judges for the ­contest. The judges will be reimbursed for reason­able travel expenses. The judges will be announced on the first day of the contest.
(b) Qualifications: The panel of five judges will be made up of individuals, all of whom have one or more of the follow­ing prerequi­sites: recognized art credentials, knowledge of the anatomical make­up and the natural habitat of the eligible waterfowl species, an understanding of the wildlife sporting world in which the Duck Stamp is used, an aware­ness of philately and the role the Duck Stamp plays in stamp collecting, and demonstrated support for the conservation of waterfowl and wetlands through active involvement in the conservation ­community.
§91.22 Display of entries for contest.
All eligible entries will be publicly dis­played in numerical order. The only visible identification on each entry will be the num­ber assigned to it in chronological order when it is received and processed by the Service.
§91.23 Scoring criteria for contest.
Entries will be judged on the basis of anatomical accuracy, artistic composition and suitability for engraving in the ­production of a stamp.
§91.24 Contest procedures.
(a) The day before the judging begins, the judges will be briefed on all aspects of the judging procedures and other details of the competition, and will preview all ­eligible ­artwork entered.
(b) Prior to the first round of judging, and prior to the opening of the contest to the ­public, the judges will spend additional time in the auditorium reviewing the entries on the day of the contest.
(c) In the first round of judging all quali­fied entries will be shown one at a time to the judges by the Contest Coordinator or a con­test staff member. The judges will vote “in” or “out��� on each entry; those entries receiving a majority of votes “in” will be eligible for the second round of judging. The remaining entries will be placed on display as a group for public viewing.
(d) Prior to the second round of judg­ing, each judge may select not more than five entries from those eliminated in the first round. Those additional en­tries selected by the judges will be eligible to be judged in the ­second round.
(e) Prior to the second round of judging, the entries selected by the judges under the procedures of paragraphs (c) and (d) of this section will be displayed in numerical order in the front of the ­auditorium.
(f) The technical advisors from the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Postal Service will do a critical analysis of the entries that will be judged in the second round and advise the judges of any serious anatomical problems and/or any serious design problems for the engraver.
(g) In the second round of judging, each entry selected in the first round, plus the additional entries selected by judges, will be shown one at a time to the judges by the Contest Coordinator or by a contest staff member. The judges will vote by indicating a numerical score from one to five for each entry. The scores will be totaled to provide the entry score. The entries receiving the five highest scores will be advanced to the third round of judging.
(h) In the third round of judging, the judg­es will vote on the remaining entries using the same method as in round two, except they will indicate a numerical score from 3 to 5 for each entry. The Contest Coordinator will tabu­late the final votes and present them to the Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, who will announce the winning entry as well as the entries that placed second and third.
(i) In case of a tie vote for first, ­second, or third place in the third round, the judges will vote again on the entries that are tied. The judges will vote using the same method as in round three.
(j) The selection of the winning entry by the judges will be final. Each contestant will be notified of the winning artist and the design. The winning artist will receive a pane of Duck Stamps signed by the Secretary of the Interior at the Federal Duck Stamp Contest the following year. The artists placing first, second, and third will receive a framed commendation from the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Subp art D—Post-Contest Procedu res
§91.31 Return of entries after ­contest.
All entries will be returned by certi­fied mail to the participating artists within 120 days after the contest unless the artwork is selected to appear at one or more wildlife art expositions. Entries will be returned in packaging determined by the Federal Duck Stamp Office. No specialty boxes or art cases will be returned. If artwork is returned to the Service because it is undelivered or unclaimed (this may happen if an artist changes address), the Service will not be obligated to trace the location of the artist to return the artwork. Any artist who changes his or her address is responsible for notifying the Service of the change. All unclaimed entries will be destroyed one year from the date of the ­contest.
2007: 75th Federal Duck Stamp
(1) Mallard
(2) American Green-winged Teal
(3) Northern Pintail
(4) Canvasback
(5) Harlequin Duck
2008
(1) Brant
(2) Northern Shoveler
(3) Ruddy Duck
(4) Canada Goose
(5) Long-tailed Duck
2009
(1) American Wigeon
(2) Wood Duck
(3) Gadwall
(4) Cinnamon Teal
(5) Blue-­winged ­Teal
2010
The four remaining from 2008; plus ­the Greater ­White-­fronted ­Goose
2011
The four remaining from 2009; plus ­the Mallard
2012
The four remaining from 2010, plus ­the Common ­Goldeneye
2013
The four remaining from 2011, plus ­the Canvasback
2014
The four remaining from 2012; plus ­the Red-­breasted ­Merganser
2015
The four remaining from 2013; plus ­the Northern Pintail
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ligible Species for ­Upcoming
Federal Duck Stamp ­Contests
Duck Stamp ­Contest
Submission Format
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Entry must be matted “over” and affixed.
Suggestion: Use 1/8″ thick masonite for your entry, then use 1/8″ thick mat to place “on top” to form 1/4″ total thickness of entry. Also, for purposes of stability of the entry, please use 9″ × 12″ art board with a 9″ × 12″ mat, not a 7″ × 10″ art board covered by a 9″ × 12″ mat.
2007 Federal Duck Stamp ­ContestThe Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) continues to promote greater public awareness of the Federal Duck Stamp and its many contributions to wetland and waterfowl conservation. To assist in, and facilitate, this promotional effort, the FWS has sought out the participation and cooperation of various wildlife-oriented art exhibitors for the purpose of displaying selected entries during the year following the contest. The artist’s name, city, and state will be shown next to each entry. No effort will be made to sell any entry. If an artist’s entry is selected to be on display, it may mean that the entry will not be returned to the artist within the 120 days after the contest in which all other entries are normally returned.
Approximately 20 of the highest ranked entries from the Federal Duck Stamp Contest may appear on display at special events throughout the country. Please check our web site at www.fws.gov/duckstamps for the latest touring exhibit schedule.
The winning artist must agree to participate in the following events to help promote the Federal Duck Stamp Program. Some transportation and lodging will be paid by the organizations indicated.
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aston Waterfowl Festival, Easton, MD — the second full weekend of November. The festival will pay for lodging; the Federal Duck Stamp Program will pay for transportation. Three days. www.waterfowlfestival.org
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he Wildlife Art Festival, Redlands, CA — the weekend before Thanksgiving. The festival will pay for transportation and lodging. Three ­days. www.co.san-bernadino.ca.us/museum
J.N. “Ding” Darling Birthday Event,
J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Sanibel, FL — mid-­October. The J.N. “Ding” Darling Society will pay for transportation. Lodging is at the artist’s expense. www.fws.gov/dingdarling
First Day Ceremony, approximately the end of June – July 1. The Federal Duck Stamp Program will pay for transportation and lodging according to current Federal Government per diem rates. One ­day.
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rtist’s Hometown Event, date and location to be determined.
Federal Duck Stamp Contest, date and location to be determined. The Federal Duck Stamp Program will pay for transportation and lodging according to current Federal Government per diem rates. Three ­days.
The winning artist may be asked to participate in several ­annual stamp events at the artist’s expense thereby supporting the Federal Duck Stamp Program.
The winning artist may be asked to make brief remarks ­at several events to promote the Federal Duck Stamp ­Program.
It is required, as a minimum, that the artist spend one peak attendance day at each of these events.
The winning artist will assist in promoting the Federal Duck Stamp Program by providing autographs without charge to the public or the Federal ­Government.
The United States Government will assume no responsibility for the safekeeping or loss of the entry once accepted by the management of the exhibitions and until returned from
the exhibitions to Government custody.
It is strongly suggested that each artist insure his/her art before sending it to the Federal Duck Stamp Office.
The winning artist will be required to provide the following artwork by the first of February; (a) a line drawing for the postal cancellation for the first day of sale of the Federal Duck Stamp; (b) if the artist decides to have a hometown sales event, another line drawing will be required for the postal cancellation for that event; (c) two remarques to be depicted on the first and third year of the individual Artist’s Appreciation ­Card.
Signature on this agreement is a prerequisite for entering any Federal Duck Stamp Contest; failure to sign will result in the disqualification of your entry to the Federal Duck Stamp Contest.
NOTE
: All requirements cited above
will be subject to negotiation when extenuating circumstances exist for
the artist. Although all extenuating circumstances are not listed in this document, some examples of such circumstances are: (1) health of the
artist does not permit the artist to travel
to some or any of the events identified;
(2) the home of the artist is located in an area so remote as to make attendance
at the scheduled event impossible; and
(3) emergencies prohibit the artist
from ­participating.
Display and Participation ­A ­Agreement
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ntry for 2007 Federal Duck Stamp Contest
Attach this part to the back of your entry, and send your entry and the Display, Participation &
Reproduction Rights Agreement to:
Federal Duck Stamp Contest, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, ­MBSP-­4070, Arlington,
VAVA 22203-1622. Telephone: ­703/358 2000; Fax: ­703/358 ­2009; website: http://www.fws.gov/duckstamps
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City, State, and Zip Are You: Male Female
Telephone (Home) (Work) (Cell)
Email Address Date of Birth –
month year
Press Coverage: Name of Hometown Newspaper E Enclosed find $125.00 non-refundable early entry fee postmarked by August 15, 2007 (cashier’s check, certified check or money order payable to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Personal checks and cash not accepted). Please enter my design in the 2007 Federal Duck Stamp Contest.
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The undersigned Artist, who has prepared and submitted an original design to the Federal Duck Stamp Contest, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Mailstop MBSP-4070, Arlington, VA 22203-1622, as an entry in the annual contest for the 2008-2009 Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp agrees to the following conditions concerning display, participation and reproduction rights if his/her design is selected for the stamp:
1. I agree that my entry in the Federal Duck Stamp Contest may be displayed at the Fish and Wildlife Service’s discretion and for the purpose of promoting public awareness of the Federal Duck Stamp Program and its contributions to waterfowl conservation, under the conditions described in the Display and Participation Agreement and waive any claims for damage or loss that might otherwise lie against the United States Government during the time my entry is in the custody of the managements of those exhibitions.
I understand that if my entry is selected for display, it may not be returned to me within the 120 day period stipulated in the regulations. Further, I agree that in the event I am the winning artist in the Federal Duck Stamp Contest, I will participate in the events as stipulated in the Display and Participation Agreement.
2. The design, as prepared by the Artist and submitted to the FWS, may be retained by the FWS until an engraving of the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp has been completed. The stamp design based on the Artist’s original design may be copied and reproduced, and copies and reproductions may be published and distributed by the FWS to others for reproduction, copying and publishing for educational or informational purposes. In addition, the stamp design may be made available, without compensation to the Artist, for reproduction for commercial and other purposes pursuant to 16 U.S.C. Section 718e(c).
3. Ownership of the original design may, at the option of the Artist, be retained by him/her and it may be copyrighted, copied, reproduced, published, or otherwise distributed by the Artist, but any copyright of the design or any agreement made by the Artist with any other person or company covering the use of the design expressly shall be made subject to the rights of the FWS under paragraph 1 of this Agreement.
4. If the Artist decides to reproduce the original artwork in the form of prints, he/she agrees to provide at no cost twenty- five (25) prints (five framed and remarqued for the judges) to the FWS. The remaining prints will be retained by the Director of the FWS and will be used to promote the Federal Duck Stamp Program.
5. If the Artist and/or his/her publisher decide to reproduce the original artwork in the form of printlets, decoys, postcards, and other sales items, he/she agrees to provide at no cost ten of any one of the articles to the FWS. (The FWS shall choose which item.) The items will be used to promote the Federal Duck Stamp Program.
6. If the Artist and/or his/her publisher decide to reproduce the original artwork in the form of posters, he/she agrees to provide the FWS with 200 posters at no cost. The posters will be used to promote the Federal Duck Stamp Program.
7. Any and all reproduction of either the original design or the stamp design made or authorized by the FWS under the terms of this Agreement, except the engraving and printing of the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp, and reproductions thereof authorized pursuant to 16 U.S.C. Section 718e(c), specifically shall indicate that the original has been designed by the Artist.
8. The Artist affirms that his/her entry is a drawing of his/her own creation, neither copied nor duplicated from previously published art, including paintings, drawings in any medium, or published photographs; or from images of any kind previously published on the Internet.
9. The Artist agrees that if selected for the stamp, the Artist’s original design will be used by the stamp printer as the basis for creating the stamp design, and agrees that in doing so, changes may be made to the Artist’s original design at the discretion of the stamp printer.
10. It is mutually agreed that no Member of or Delegate to Congress shall participate in any part of this contract/agreement or receive any benefit from this agreement (41 U.S.C. Section 22).
11. The artist agrees to provide his/her signature for use on all Federal Duck Stamp products at no cost to the Federal Government.
2007 Display, Participation &
Reproduction Rights Agreement
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rtist Signature Date
Failure to sign this form will result in disqualification
Street Address Species
City, State, and Zip
Telephone (Home) (Work)
2007 Federal Duck Stamp ­ContestPart 91, Subpart C, Section 91.23
Scoring criteria for contest.
“Entries will be judged on the basis of anatomical accuracy, artistic composition and suitability for engraving in the production of a stamp.”
Use bright, bold, pleasing, warm ­colors.
Make your species the main focus of your entry.
Make sure the habitat is appropriate for the species and its ­plumage.
Keep the design simple.
Remember, this art is going to be used to produce a stamp — look at your finished product at a reduced size so that you will see what the judges see when they are making a final decision.
Leave room around the outside edges of the design for required stamp language and the denomination.
Finally, remember that the first impression a judge has of your entry
is a lasting one.
G
ood Luck!
Helpful Hints for Preparing ­Y ­Your
Duck Stamp Art ­Design
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Federal Duck Stamp Office
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rlington, VAVA 22203-1622
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Checklist
Don’t forget to: A Affix the Entry Form to the back of your entry Sign the Display, Participation & Reproduction Rights Agreement Include your $125 entry fee
(cashier’s check, certified check or money order)