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2024 SEMC Publication Competition
The SEMC Publication Design Competition recognizes and rewards excellence in graphic design in Southeastern museum publications. The competition encourages communication, effective design, creativity and pride of work, and recognition of institutional image and identity. Winning entries will be displayed at SEMC’s Annual Meeting and featured on the SEMC website.
ENTRY RULES:
a) Entries must have been published between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024.
b) Open to SEMC active institutional and/or corporate members. Please verify your Membership status.
c) Up to 3 entries may be submitted in any one category (24 entries maximum)
d) The deadline for submissions is a postmark deadline of June 29, 2024.
There is a one-time $45 entry fee for 2024 competitions.
Entry Categories: Entries for each institutional category are judged in 8 entry categories. Up to 3 entries may be submitted in any one category (24 entries maximum).
- Gallery Guides (modest brochure or several-page formats)
- Books and Catalogs (book-length volumes)
- Brochures and Rack Cards
- Invitations
- Posters
- Mailers & Calendars of Events (submit full year’s series)
- Magazines & Newsletters (submit full year's series)
- Annual Reports (includes digital annual reports)
- Campaign (must include three or more pieces related to one project from different design categories – e.g., catalog, rack card, invitation, poster related to one exhibition)
Entry Requirements:
PLEASE COMPLETE THE ONLINE SUBMISSION FORM BELOW! Once completed and submitted, you will receive a submission confirmation email with the details of your entry.
The following are required to complete the entry:
a) Include one copy of all materials.
b) Submit the completed Publication Design Competition Entry Form (below). Please include a copy of your confirmation email with your mailed materials.
c) An institution may enter up to three works in as many categories as desired (24 entries maximum).
d) If more than one entry is submitted, the total number must be specified in the Entry Form’s “Entry Number” (e.g., 2 of _)
e) Submissions will not be returned unless accompanied by a self-addressed postage-paid mailer at the submission.
Mail to:
SEMC 2024 Publication Competitions c/o
Christian Edwards, 2024 Publication Competition Chair
Assistant Keeper
NC Collection Gallery, Wilson Library, UNC
Campus Box 3930
PO Box 8890
Chapel Hill, NC 27515
(919) 843-3918
USPS, Fed Ex, or UPS
Jurors: A panel representing the museum and graphic design fields will judge the competition.
Awards: Each category may have a Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Honorable Mention award as deemed appropriate by the judges. One award-winning piece will be chosen as “Best of Show.” Judges also have the right not to award in any category. Winning entries will be recognized at the 2024 Annual Meeting (October 21-23, 2024, Baton Rouge, Louisiana) and in the Winter 2025 edition of Inside SEMC.
For more information, contact: Christian Edwards, 2024 Publication Competition Chair, (919) 843-3918, cede@email.unc.edu or Zinnia Willits, SEMC Executive Director, (404) 814-2048 zwillits@semcdirect.net
Applicant Information
Name
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First
Last
Entry Title/Description
Museum/Institution/College/University
Address
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Street Address
Address Line 2
City
State / Province / Region
Postal / Zip Code
Antigua and Barbuda
Aruba
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Canada
Cayman Islands
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Netherlands Antilles
Nicaragua
Panama
Puerto Rico
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
United States
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Guyana
Paraguay
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela
Albania
Andorra
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Faroe Islands
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Kosovo
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Malta
Moldova
Monaco
Montenegro
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
San Marino
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Vatican City
Afghanistan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Brunei Darussalam
Myanmar
Cambodia
China
East Timor
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
North Korea
South Korea
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Lebanon
Malaysia
Maldives
Mongolia
Nepal
Oman
Pakistan
Palestine
Philippines
Qatar
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Thailand
Turkey
Turkmenistan
United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Yemen
Australia
Fiji
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Micronesia
Nauru
New Zealand
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo
Djibouti
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Gibraltar
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Cote d'Ivoire
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
Sudan
Swaziland
United Republic of Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Country / Region
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Email
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Publication Category
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Gallery Guides (modest brochure or several-page formats)
Books and Catalogues (book-length volumes)
Brochures and Rack Cards
Invitations
Posters
Mailers & Calendars of Events (submit full year's series)
Magazines & Newsletters (submit full year’s series)
Annual Reports
Campaign (must include three or more pieces related to one project from different design categories – e.g., catalog, rack card, invitation, poster related to one exhibition)
Entry No. __ of __
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Entry # of Total # of Entries for Institution
Date Publication Completed
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