State Your Plate: Rules and Regulations

Rules and Regulations for State Your Plate

The contest to design Tennessee’s next specialty plate

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Take advantage of this once in a lifetime opportunity to have your design displayed across the largest gallery in the state of Tennessee — the road.

Tennesseans for the Arts is calling on all state residents to submit his or her design in the contest, “State Your Plate.” The contest is free to enter, and the winner will have his or her design printed on the next specialty license plate!

The deadline for submissions is October 15, 2011.

Who can enter?

Anyone who is a current Tennessee resident is eligible to submit his or her design for the state’s next specialty license plate. If any entrant is under 18 years of age, he or she must have the signed permission of his or her parent or guardian.

How do I enter?

Download the license plate template found online at www.stateyourplate.org.
Design a license plate with a Tennessee theme using whatever medium you prefer.
All entries must be original work and not copied from another artist, designer or other copyrighted image. Please do not submit any work copied from published photographs, magazines, book illustrations or other artwork.
Entries may not contain any language, imagery or symbolism that is vulgar, profane or offensive.
Submissions are limited to one per person.
There is no cost to enter the contest.
(For entrants under the age 18) Fill out a parental consent form to accompany your submission.
Submit a high-res version of your design via the website as a .jpg, .pdf or .tif.
Label your file with your last name, first name and county, each separated by an underscore (e.g. Smith_John_Davidson.jpg).
Once submitted, your artwork cannot be entered into any other competition.

How is the Winner Chosen?

The initial round of judging will be overseen by a panel of experts from across Tennessee.
Once the top 10 finalists have been selected, voting will be opened up to members of the public who can select their favorite design on the website, www.stateyourplate.org
Incomplete entries or entries that violate of any of the rules will result in automatic disqualification.
After the winner is selected, there will be a period when 500 of the plates must be pre-sold in order to have the plate passed into production.

Important Dates

Call for Art: August 8, 2011
Deadline for submissions: October 15, 2011
Announcement of top 10 finalists: November 7, 2011
Announcement of winner: December 7, 2011
Presale of license plate: December 10, 2011 – March 1, 2012

Tips for Your Design

Creativity is key, but so is simplicity. The winning license plate must be easy to read. Keep in mind that it will be travelling up to 75 mph!
A Tennessee theme should guide your design. Find inspiration in landscapes, personalities or symbols. The possibilities are endless.
Studies have shown that the top reason people order a specialty license plate is because it is attractive. Design a plate that people will want to buy!

Contact

Questions can be directed to: info@stateyourplate.org