Tales of the City Brief

The theme for 2015’s Exhibition and Annual : Tales of the CityThe focus of the Awards has always been one of narrative. Visual storytelling, whether sequential or single image, gives scope to the imagination and opens up possibilities beyond the present moment; what happened before? What happens next?
We run to the city to find fame and fortune, we run from the city to find peace and identity. Cities are made of steel and glass but also of cardboard; they create unity amongst people but also isolation; they are the crowning glories of man’s imagination but also of his greed.There are lost cities, mythical cities, cities of the imagination, cities of the future… Make an illustration that tells a new (true or fictional) Tale of the City.
Open to all students, emerging and established illustrators.
An academic and peer selection panel will assess the entries for inclusion in the exhibition and Annual.
The selected work will be showcased at the Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum and other venues, and published in the 2015 Cheltenham Illustration Awards Annual, which will be distributed to educators and publishers.



Submission Guidelines:

Files to be sent via wetransfer.com to pittvillepress@gmail.com*
File image size: 50x40 cm max, 300dpi
Image format: High quality JPEG 8-12
File Name: (FirstName_LastName)


(IT IS IMPORTANT YOU NAME YOUR FILES WITH YOUR NAME, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ANY GIVEN FILE IF THEY ARE ALL CALLED 'TALES OF THE CITY')

You don't need to put anything in the message description box on WeTransfer.
Please instead attach a textedit/notepad file along with you image file with the following written:

Full Name,
E-mail address,
Website address,
Title,
Description on Submission (150 words max)
Media Used,
University attended if applicable.**

If submitting a narrative with a series of images they need to be embedded into one file.

By submitting work you are confirming that your entry is your own recent work and you are the present copyright owner, and that you give permission for your artwork to be used for promotional purposes and printed in the Annual if selected. Entrants must be 18+