General Artwork Guidelines

1. Due to the public nature of this project, we will not consider artwork that depicts nudity or could be conceived as pornographic.
2. We will not accept artwork that marginalizes, in any way, any person and/or group based on race, gender, creed, age, sexual orientation, nationality, and/or disability.
3. We will not consider work that contains profanity.
4. Given the commercial nature of this venue, we are extremely sensitive to any work that could be construed as an advertisement for a product, service, business, event, or anything else. Therefore, we will not consider advertisements. Under certain conditions, we will consider work that may take on the appearance of an advertisement, if that work is not a direct advertisement (rather it subverts or questions the idea of advertising).
5. We will not include the artist?s name on billboard pieces. The billboard cannot be overtly used as a promotional tool. However, we will promote the artist, current exhibitions, etc. on the Your Art Here website <http://yourarthere.org> in conjunction with the mounting of the billboard.
6. Your Art Here has final say on all curatorial decisions.

Billboard Generation Youth Art Guidenlies

1. Consider how your artwork will look on a billboard (billboard sizes range from 10' x 11' to 8' x 15' and possibly even bigger, so they are very large)
2. Consider how your artwork will look from far away (stand on the other side of the room from your artwork and see if you can read it and understand the image)
3. Strong and dark outlines with solid and saturated colors are easiest to see on a billboard
4. The following media will translate well to a billboard: drawing, painting, collage, prints, photography, digital media, and photographic details of sculpture

Things that won't translate well to a billboard:

1. Faint lines in drawings
2. Very pale colors

A Word About Originality:
We want to see what you think, not what you've seen on TV or the Internet.  The explanation you write about your artwork on your entry form helps us understand more about you and your entry, so tell us about your artwork and why it would make a great billboard!

Billboard Submission Guidelines for Mass Ave and Billboard 101

1. Acceptable media include any two-dimensional media such as Photography, Painting, Printmaking, Graphic Design, Digital, Video still, Mixed Media, etc.
2. All work should fit within an 8 ft x 15ft or 10 ft x 11 ft 2D space and be printable on a weatherproof canvas.
3. Printing costs are the responsibility of the artist. Your Art Here prints billboards through Vincent Printing of Tennessee. Cost for printing of one billboard is approximately $150 (non-profit price which includes shipping) and is provided by the artist.
4. Nothing can be glued or painted onto the billboard. The board cannot be changed, damaged, or defaced in any way.
5. Copyright is retained by the artist, but Your Art Here retains the right to use images of the artwork for promotion.

Bus Submission Guidelines

1. Acceptable media include any two-dimensional media such as Photography, Painting, Printmaking, Graphic Design, Digital, Video still, Mixed Media, etc.
2. The dimensions for the bus display spaces are as follows:
   1. Exterior side of bus: 29”h x 96”w
   2. Exterior back of bus: 27”h x 46”w
   3. Interior of bus: 11”h x 28”w
3. Proportions for artwork should come out to a 3 x 5 ratio. Artwork may be cropped with the artist’s permission in the event that a piece does not fit the print dimensions without major distortion.
4. Interior pieces could take on a longer, panoramic dimension (for example, 11” x 56” or 11” x 84”). If your artwork incorporates a longer dimension such as this, please include this information as part of your submission form.
5. Costs are dependent on funding or arrangement with artists.
6. Copyright is retained by the artist, but Your Art Here retains the right to use images of the artwork for promotion.

Yard Sign Submission Guidelines

1. Acceptable media include any two-dimensional media such as Photography, Painting, Printmaking, Graphic Design, Digital, Video still, Mixed Media, etc.
2. The dimensions for the yard signs should be 18" tall x 24" wide. Artwork may be cropped with the artist’s permission in the event that a piece does not fit the print dimensions without major distortion.
3. Costs are dependent on funding or arrangement with artists.
4. Copyright is retained by the artist, but Your Art Here retains the right to use images of the artwork for promotion.