The 2006 Visions of the Future Art Competition

One of the most stirring windows on the range of our potential futures is offered by the graphic arts. The World Future Society is now seeking submissions for its 2006 Visions of the Future art contest to find the most compelling visual imagery of the world we are building (or hope to build).

The winner will receive $500, a one-year membership in the World Future Society, and a scholarship to attend WorldFuture 2006: Creating Global Strategies for Humanity's Future, the annual conference in Toronto, July 28-30, 2006.

Each competitor is limited to three entries total, relating to any of the following suggested categories (or a category of your choosing):

Saving our "most precious" resource (e.g., water, food, land, air, energy, time).
Families, friends, and the future of relationships.
Exploration (e.g., space, oceans, human body).
Science and society (impacts of technology).
Fun (leisure, vacation, lifestyles, games).
Transportation by any means.
Education, learning, and the lifelong quest for knowledge.
Fashion (e.g., wearable technologies, smart clothes).
Rules for Visions of the Future World Future Society Art Competition:

The contest is open to any individual or group, with the exception of officers and employees of the World Future Society.

Entries must be received as digital files in a format readable by the contest judges. Recommended formats: JPEG or TIFF (TIFF files can be in either Macintosh or PC format). The images should be at least 8.5" wide by 11" high at 300 pixels per inch.

Entries will be judged on their artistic quality and originality, as well as their ability to depict future developments in an interesting and exciting manner. The positive realization of future goals can be an important part of the theme of any artwork submitted.

No identifying logos, lettering, signatures, etc., may be included on the entry itself.

All entries must be the contestant's original work. Plagiarism will be grounds for disqualification.

Entries containing material that is pornographic or defames a race, religion or ethnic group will not be considered. The judges' decision on these matters will be final.

Each entry should be accompanied by a short paragraph describing the entry.

Each contestant is limited to three entries, in any of the aforementioned categories, or a new category of their choosing (category must be indicated in the description, as noted above).

Judges for Visions of the Future will include artists, editors, and media specialists.

All entries will become the property of the World Future Society, to use for any purpose, or not, at its discretion. Digital files will not be returned to contestants.

The Society will not be responsible for the condition or receipt of entries, as the sender assumes all risks.

The Society will not enter into correspondence with contestants about their entries during the judging period.

The contest judges reserve the right to award no prizes at all.
Conference scholarships given as prizes are neither transferable nor convertible into cash.

First-place award: $500, a plaque, a scholarship to WorldFuture 2006, one-year WFS membership (transferable if already a member), and display on WFS Web site.
Second-place award: Plaque, one-year WFS membership, and display on WFS Web site.
Third-place award: Plaque and display on WFS Web site.

Deadline
All entries must be received by April 29, 2006. Winners will be notified by May 19, 2006.

For further information, please visit http://www.wfs.org/artcontest.htm

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