Imagekind Summer Games - Can your art stand up to the challenge?

The athletes in the Summer Games may have the athletic ability to win gold, but do you have the imagination and skill it takes to win the Imagekind Summer Games?

Over the next two weeks three events will be held to test the creative endurance of the Imagekind Community. Submit your own work or nominate another’s art to compete in each of our different events (themes). Winners will be announced on August 22nd.

Themes are purposely abstract and you are free to interpret what each theme means to you, just make sure we can understand why it fits by offering a brief description of the work when you share it with us.

Plus, just by entering the competition your image is eligible to be featured in our soon-to-be-released Sample Kit.

Prizes:

A gold, silver and bronze medal will be awarded for each event. All Winners will be featured on our homepage, in an upcoming email newsletter and will win other great prizes! Gold medalists will each get a $50 gift card, plus the glory of being crowned best of Imagekind. In addition to being featured on the homepage, Silver and Bronze winners will receive a small print of their work.

Imagekind Summer Games

Get your creative juices flowing, because here are the 3 different events inspired by the Olympic Summer Games in Beijing:

Unity - Coming together for a common cause drives athletes (ok and a little competition) as well as our everyday activities. What do you visualize when you think of Unity? Send us your work that best shows what Unity means!

Pushing the Limits - Some parts of the competition are about pushing through the pain. Show us an image that shows the grit of competition or of life and pushing through it to get the result you want.

Speed - Is it better to dash to the finish line, or does slow and steady win the race? Whether it’s your technique or the subject of your piece, the timing is everything.

	Event Opens	Event Closes 10pm PDT	Nominees Posted
Unity	08/08/2008	08/12/2008	08/13/2008
Pushing the Limits	08/11/2008	08/14/2008	08/15/2008
Speed	08/15/2008	08/19/2008	08/20/2008

Visit our blog the day after each competition closes to rate the top entries.

Rules:

To submit a piece, you must be a member at Imagekind, with at least 5 images in your gallery.
We welcome and encourage new Imagekind members to submit their pieces!
We will only accept 3 images per person per theme, so pick your best.
The submitted images must be available in an Imagekind public gallery. No submissions from a private gallery will be accepted.
Submitted images must not be rated R.
The submitted piece must be able to be printed in at least the "small" size (Must have minimum pixel dimensions of 1100x1100)
You can only enter your own work, but you are welcome to nominate works by other artists.
You are welcome to create brand new art for this contest. In fact, we encourage it!
You may submit the same image if it applies to 2 different themes, but an artist can only win once over the course of the contest
Works must be submitted during the time period for which each event is open as stated next to each theme above - after the event closes, no new artwork for that theme will be accepted.

How to Enter:

Submit your images by using the "Email a Friend" option in the "Share" function. Email them to contests@imagekind.com. In the description please write why you feel it would be a good fit for the theme.

How to Nominate:

1. Submit the image by using the "Email a Friend" option in the "Share" function. Email them to contests@imagekind.com. We will then contact the artist to ask for a submission.
2. Ask the artist through the internal Imagekind email system.

Voting:

From all of the nominations, a team of esteemed judges will select the top contenders. Then deciding the winner is back in the hands of the Imagekind Community (aka YOU). Visit our blog the day after each competition closes to rate the top entries.

Winners of each theme will be determined by the 3 works of art which receive the most votes.

Contest FAQ:

1) How do I submit my work?
Use the "Email a friend" option using the "Share" function. The share function is found underneath the image in the bottom right corner. Please include a short description of how your image fits the theme/event for which you are entering the work.

2) How do I nominate another artist for the contest?
Use the "Email a friend" option using the "Share" function. Include a brief note about why you are nominating it. You may also contact the artist directly via the Imagekind messaging system, and let them know you think their image is awesome!

3) Can I submit a photograph? Can I submit a painting?
You can submit any media type! We are hoping to get a wide variety of images. Any media that you can put on Imagekind is accepted.

4) Oops! I submitted the wrong image! Can I switch?
Unfortunately, once you submit an image, then that’s it! So please choose which one carefully.

5) I’m not an Imagekind member. Can I enter the contest?
Only Imagekind members are eligible to enter the contest, but it’s easy to sign up for a free account!

6) How do I vote for an image?
Voting will take place by visiting the Imagekind Blog. Keep checking back to see the results, and to vote in the next event!

7) How will I know if I have won?
The finalists will be featured on the blog. After the voting period, we will contact the winners via email so that they can claim their prizes!

8) I have a question that isn’t answered here.
Feel free to write us at contests@imagekind.com for any other questions! If you have a question not related to the contest, please write our customer support team at care@imagekind.com.