2024 Winter Greeting Card Student Design Contest

Overview

Contestants are encouraged to submit artwork (including digital illustration, fine art or photography) for the 2024 UAlbany Winter Greeting Card. The digital card will be sent via email to the campus community, donors and friends of UAlbany. The contest will be determined by artwork only. Words or messages should not be included in submissions. 

Contest Theme 
Artwork should reflect some of the contest themes below. 

• University at Albany 
• Innovation 
• Inclusion
• Public service 
• Hopes for the New Year 

Special emphasis should be placed on inclusive imagery not specific to any one seasonal holiday. 

Awards
Finalists will be chosen by an internal panel of judges and announced via email in early December.

Winners will receive a UAlbany scholarship payable to their student account in the following increments: 

• first place - $1,000
• second place - $650
• third place - $350

Who May Enter 
Any UAlbany student in good academic and judicial standing may submit artwork (limited to one entry per person), along with the official entry form. Submissions without the entry form will not be considered. 

How to Enter 
Entries will be accepted until Monday, December 2 at 5 p.m.  Artwork must be submitted electronically with the completed entry form below. 

Design Specifications 

• Files must be at least 1200 pixels wide 
• Acceptable file types are .gif, .jpg, .png 
• File size limit is 5 MB 

Note: A high-resolution image of at least 6000 pixels wide and 300dpi will be requested of the winning submission. Artwork files may be edited to reflect University messaging, language and brand standards. UAlbany also reserves the right to alter the submitted artwork to ensure it meets accessibility requirements and other parameters. 

Reproduction Rights 
The University at Albany will retain all reproduction rights to submitted artwork with credit given to the artist. UAlbany agrees not to sell any of the artwork or any reproduction of the artwork. Artists warrant that they are the sole proprietor of the artwork and agree to assign all copyright and other intellectual property rights in the artwork to UAlbany. Entries must be original concept and constitute an original work and must not infringe on the protected rights of other artists or violate any applicable copyright laws. Entrants are required to disclose whether artificial intelligence (AI) tools were used in the creation of the submission and, if so, include a brief explanation (no more than 1-2 sentences) of how they were used.

Judging 
All entries will be reviewed by a panel of judges selected by the Office of the President. Artwork will be judged on creativity, artistic merit, and how it applies to the contest theme. The winner will be notified by email and/or phone. 

Deadline 
The deadline for contest submissions 5 p.m. on Monday, December 2, 2024.

For more information 
Email the University Office of Communications and Marketing at [email protected].

Good luck!