Chancellor’s Thanksgiving card design contest now open for submissions

Greetings deans, directors and department heads,

The Office of the Chancellor is seeking submissions for the 2024 Chancellor’s Thanksgiving Card Design Contest. The deadline is Oct. 8.

We ask that you pass this information along to those in your department to encourage students to submit artwork/photography for the contest.

Autumn’s arrival is the perfect time to embrace gratitude and share thanks! We just need the perfect fall artwork to accompany this message and need the talent of our students.

Students should enter their original artwork or photography for a chance to be featured on the chancellor’s official 2024 fall holiday card.

The contest is open to all UIC students. Contest entries will be accepted until Tuesday, Oct. 8. Artwork must be submitted electronically with a completed entry form.

The grand prize winner will receive a $500 scholarship, and the runner-up will receive a $250 scholarship. The scholarships will be payable to the winners’ student accounts. Winners will be notified by email on or before Wednesday, Oct. 16. The winning artwork will be shared digitally and in print to the campus community, alumni, donors and friends of UIC.

Contest theme: A Season of Gratitude

Original artwork or photography (photography must not include any identifiable people, stock images or religious themes) should reflect any of the following themes:

• University life at UIC
• Chicago/the skyline
• Fall/Thanksgiving

Who can enter: Any UIC student from any major or discipline can enter the contest. Multiple entries from the same artist are acceptable. Submissions without the entry form will not be considered.

How to enter: Entries will be accepted until Oct. 8. Artwork must be submitted electronically with completed entry form.

Design specifications: Artwork should fit the standard 5-inch-by-7-inch card dimension.

Acceptable file types are gif, jpg and png.

Maximum upload file size is 14.6 MB.

Artwork/photography files may be edited to reflect the final language, messaging and university brand standards. UIC also reserves the right to alter the submitted artwork to ensure it meets accessibility guidelines and other parameters.

Reproduction rights: UIC will retain all reproduction rights to submitted artwork/photography with credit given to the artist. UIC agrees not to sell any of the artwork/photography or any reproduction of the artwork. Artists warrant that they are the sole proprietor of the artwork/photography and agree to assign all copyright and other intellectual property rights in the artwork to UIC.

Entries must be original work and must not infringe on the protected rights of other artists or violate any copyright laws.

Judging: All entries will be reviewed by a panel of judges selected by the Office of the Chancellor. Artwork/photography will be judged on creativity, artistic expression and merit, and how it applies to the contest theme. The winners will be notified by email on or before Wednesday, Oct. 16.

Questions: Email smcs@uic.edu.

Good luck!