Enter the It's Academic Reusable Bag
Design Contest!
It's Academic is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and in honor of this landmark event, Giant is sponsoring a reusable bag design contest! The contest is open to high school students in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. The winning entry will be printed on reusable bags and will be used at upcoming It's Academic events.
Plus! Reusable bags printed with the winning design will be also be sold at Giant stores to benefit Giant's A+ School Rewards program, which has been helping support area schools for 20 years!
The Guinness Book of World Records notes It's Academic as the longest running television quiz show in the world. Each year, hundreds of high school students compete on the program, answering questions about history, literature, science, math, religion, mythology, sports and current events.
Enter your design today, and you could be a part of the It's Academic long, illustrious history.
Here's what you could win:
1st Place: The winning artist will receive a $1,500 cash scholarship, in addition to having their design appear on a reusable bag
2nd Place: $750 cash scholarship
3rd Place: $500 cash scholarship
Judging Criteria:
All It's Academic Reusable Bag Design Contest entries must incorporate the following four elements in the design to qualify for the judging round:
- Fit in a 12-inch by 12-inch square
- Use Giant's four colors: yellow, red, purple and green (use of additional colors is permissible)
- Incorporate the program title "It's Academic"
- Reference 50th Anniversary
Entries will be judged by a panel of art professors and art department directors from Montgomery College, Morgan State University, Northern Virginia Community College, Prince George's Community College and University of the District of Columbia.
Qualifying entries will be judged based on the following criteria:
- Appropriateness to Theme
- Craftsmanship
- Composition
- Color Combination
- Creativity/Originality
To enter:
Email your scanned, completed entry form and scanned artwork (300 dpi, file size not exceeding 40 MB) to bagcontest@giantofmaryland.com. If you have questions, contact Giant Public Affairs at (301)341-4710.
Contest Deadline:
Entries will be accepted starting October 1. Entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. October 31, 2010.