Contest Rules & Guidelines

• Entrants must be Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing children/students, ages 3 to 18 years old as of the contest entry dates.
• Artwork must be original and designed on 5’x7″ or 7″x5″ high paper. (Artwork placement can be horizontal or vertical.) Submissions not within these size requirements will not be considered.
• Artwork should follow the theme of “We Love Winter”
• Artwork with ASL or Deaf/HH focus is preferred but not required.
• Artwork can be created by one or more of the following media: Crayons, Pen/Ink, Marker, Watercolor, Acrylics, or Digitally.  Please, NO GLITTER, STICKERS, OR SHINY designs. 
• By entering, participants release and hold harmless the American Society of Deaf Children and its respective affiliates, directors, officers, employees, and agents from any and all liability for loss or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with the Contest. Submission of Artwork constitutes permission for ASDC to use Artwork, winner’s name, address (city and state only), statements, photograph, voice, and/or likeness for any advertising and promotional purposes relating to the Contest, in any media now known or hereafter devised, without further notice, compensation, consideration, review or consent and without regard to moral rights. Children of ASDC staff or contractors, officials, its affiliates, or their respective households are not eligible to enter the Artwork contest.
• Original artwork that is sent in must be labeled with the entrant’s name and age and member name and location. All entries become the property of ASDC, and none will be acknowledged or returned.
• The winning entry will have their artwork featured on the 2023 ASDC Holiday Card Series cover, a holiday ASDC T-shirt with their first name and age noted on the artwork.
• There will be one official winner.
• The winner should be between the ages of 3-18 years. (Age at time of submission)
• The winner will receive:
• $100 ASDC Gift Card redeemable for any ASL Class or Workshop (can be shared with parents or used for our classes designed especially for kids)
• ASDC Swag! (valued at $100)
• A Set of 10 ASDC Holiday Cards featuring your child’s artwork!
• Bragging Rights!
• Limitations of Liability: ASDC assumes no responsibility or liability for the following: lost, late, misdirected, or damaged artwork. If, for any reason, the Contest is not capable of running as planned, including but not limited to unauthorized intervention, fraud, copyright infringement, technical failures, or any other cause beyond the control of ASDC which may corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Contest, ASDC reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest.
• The contest will run from August 15 – October 20, 2023.
• The winner will be chosen and announced in early October 2023.

Entries not meeting the above and following requirements may be disqualified.

SUBMISSIONS
All entries must be received by ASDC no later than October 20, 2023

Online (Preferred):

• Please visit our Contest Page at deafchildren.org/holiday-art-contest
• Fill out the online entry form and upload an artwork photo in JPEG (.jpg), PNG (.png), or GIF (.gif) format. (Original artwork must be provided if the child is selected as a contest winner

By Mail:

• Submit original artwork along with a completed “Entry Form”
• Please do not send bent or folded artwork.  Artwork should be sent in a flat or appropriately sized envelope or packing
• A printable entry form is available online at: deafchildren.org/holiday-art-contest
• Mail entry to:

2023 Holiday Card Art Contest Entry