Submission:
10 March–30 April 2011
Postal mail address:
Pre-opening office of Himalayas Art Museum
No.28, Lane 199, Fangdian Rd.
Shanghai, 200135, China
www.logo.himalayasart.cn/en/index.html
Theme:
Himalayas for the Future
Keywords:
Continuity, Innovation, Diversity (Multicultural), Nature, Environmentally Conscious
Himalayas art Museum（Shanghai) is launching a call for submissions for its new logo design. However, the museum is not simply searching for a logo design, but for your vision for the future of the institution. What are your hopes and desires? What challenges do you think we will face? These are the questions we must ask as we move forward in new directions. Thus, we hope to have a logo that will adequately transmit this vision of a new institutional format in a global context.
Designers, artists, critics, curators, and cultural practitioners of all kinds are welcome to submit proposals.
I. Submission Details:
a. Submission of Logo design for Himalayas Art Museum
b. Requirements:
i. Eye-catching, simple, original and creative; no restrictions as to the color scheme
ii. With rich cultural implications, and easily popularized around the world to promote the Museum’s image
iii. Easy application to the Museum’s various artistic derivatives
II. The Logo Design Prize:
a. Once the logo design is chosen, the winner will be awarded a generous prize package.
b. If the winner is based outside of China, the prize package will include a cash prize of 10,000 EUR, round trip airfare to and from Shanghai, and 5 nights at a hotel in Shanghai with an opportunity to show his/her works at the Himalayas Art Museum in 2012, as well as the opportunity to participate in the artist residence program hosted by Himalayas Art Museum.
c. For the winner who is based in China, he/she may choose Prize Package A or B:
i. Prize Package A includes a prize of 10,000 EUR, round trip airfare to and from Nepal, with 5 nights accommodation, and an opportunity to show his/her works at Himalayas Art Museum in 2012, as well as the opportunity to participate in the artist residence program hosted by Himalayas Art Museum.
ii. Prize Package B includes a prize of 10,000 EUR, round trip airfare to and from Finland (World Design Capital Helsinki 2012), with 5 nights accommodation, and an opportunity to show his/her works at Himalayas Art Museum in 2012, as well as the opportunity to participate in the artist residence program hosted by Himalayas Art Museum.
III. Procedure:
a. Submission Deadline: March 10 to April 30, 2011 (Please note that no proposal would be accepted after April 30, 2011)
b. 1st Round of Selections: May 3 to May 5, 2011
c. 2nd Round of Selections: May 7 to May 8, 2011
d. Announcement: May 10, 2011
IV. Submission Guidelines:
a. Submissions will be accepted via email according to the guidelines listed below, or by way of postal mail.
b. For more information, please visit the competition’s website: www.logo.himalayasart.cn/en/index.html
c. Please download submission form here: www.logo.himalayasart.cn/download/application_form_en.zip
d. Postal mail address: Pre-opening office of Himalayas Art Museum, No.28, Lane 199, Fangdian Rd., Shanghai, 200135, China. Please write “Logo Design Submission” on the front of the envelope.
e. Submission materials must include:
i. Submission form
ii. Original design in AI, PDF, EPS or PS format, as well as a printed JPG image (in the format of RGB) no larger than 1MB
iii. Each participant may submit 3-5 different logo designs. Each design must be submitted along with a one sentence statement to explain your concept
f. Please feel free to email us at himalayascenter [at] gmail.com should you have any questions.
For more information about Himalayas art Museum, please visit the website:
www.himalayasart.cn/En
