Artisan Series Annual Wine Label Competition

The competition is now open for 2013!

Overview:

Parley Lake Winery introduced it’s Artisan Series Wine in October 2010.  The winery is committed to featuring the artwork of a new artist on the Artisan Series label each year. The inaugural release features the bronze sculpture “The Man and The Muse” representing Bacchus and Mother Earth created by Deb Zeller. 

The 2011 featured artist is Terry Honstead.  The 2012 featured artiste will be announced in July.

Info for 2013:

What: Parley Lake Winery Artisan Series 13 Label Competition

Who: Seeking all Minnesota artists (see item #3 in Terms and Conditions)

Purpose: To create the original artwork for the current year’s annual wine label

Theme:  Something striking that would inspire you to pick up our bottle of wine

Artwork Specs: The size of the original artwork is not critical however, PROPORTION is very important. Parley Lake Winery has a vertical label that measures 1 3/4 inches wide by 5 1/2 inches tall.  The standard label features an “artwork box” that measures 1 1/2 inch wide by 3 1/4 inches tall.  While it is not critical to maintain these exact proportions for the Artisan Series artwork, art that conforms to this approximate proportion is preferred.  Examples of sizes that meet this criteria are: 5”W x 11”H, 10”W x 22”H, etc.

Media: The artwork can be in any medium including drawing, painting, photography, graphic arts and sculpture. The entry should be an image only, do not use words, letters or any writing other than your signature on the artwork.

Format:  JPEG, preferably 300 DPI, titled with your name and title of the artwork.

Example: DebZeller_ManAndMuse.jpg

Fee: The competition is FREE to all Minnesota artists

Deadline:  The competition will run annually.  Closing date for 2013 will be January 2, 2013.  Entries received after that date will be considered for 2014.

Prize: The artist will receive a case of Parley Lake Artisan Series Proprietary Blend Red Wine with their artwork on the label (approximate value of $300), a private tasting and tour of Parley Lake winery for up to 12 guests. The artist will also be featured on the Parley Lake Winery Website which is averaging about 30,000 hits per year.

Judging:  The winery will identify up to 5 semi-finalists.  Images of the semi-finalist artwork will then be available in the Parley Lake Winery Tasting Room where visitors will vote and comment on the entries.   The images may also be posted on the Parley Lake Winery Website,  social media pages or other printed materials.

Implementation:  Parley Lake Winery’s label designers, Knittig Design, Inc., will incorporate the winning image into each year’s label.  It may be necessary to crop/edit the image for label impact.

Terms and Conditions:

1. 1.  These terms and conditions govern the participation of individuals who submit entries in the Parley Lake Winery Artisan Series Label Competition. All participants must agree with these terms and conditions.
   

2. 2.  Parley Lake Winery reserves the right to exclude any participant if they deem that the participant has not complied with these terms and conditions.
   

3. 3.  Participants must be over the age of 21 OR be represented by an individual who is over the age of 21.  If the winning participant is under 21, their representative will be the recipient of all awards other than being featured on the winery website.
   

4. 4.  There is no limit on the number of entries by each individual.
   

5. 5.  Entries should be mailed directly to the winery.  
   

6. 6.  All participants warrant that the information submitted in their entry form is true and accurate.
   

7. 7.  No purchase of goods or services is required to enter this competition.  Participation is free.
   

8. 8.  The participant confirms that they will not publish or post to any website or other media operated by Parley Lake Winery or related to the competition any text, statement, photographic image or other material which is obscene, defamatory, infringes on the intellectual property or other legal rights of any third party or is otherwise unlawful, offensive or inappropriate. 
   

9. 9.  The judging of label designs will incorporate customer opinion/feedback. 
   

10. 10.  During the competition, Parley Lake Winery may post up to 5 semi-finalist entries on the Parley Lake Winery website.  By submitting an entry, the participant agrees for their entry to be shown in such a manner, to partake in an interview and supply further information if required.
    

11. 11.  Parley Lake Winery’s decision on the winner is final.
    

12. 12.  The winner will be contacted via email and/or phone.  The winner will be required to confirm their acceptance within 48 hours.
    

13. 13.  No cash alternative is offered for the prize.  If the participant is younger than 21, the award must be transferred to a representative over 21.
    

14. 14.  By submitting artwork in this design competition, the participant understands that the artwork, if chosen to be the winner, may be used for promotional purposes by Parley Lake Winery.  The winning artwork will be recreated on a wine label utilizing any editing that may be considered necessary.
    

15. 15.  By entering this competition, all semi-finalists agree to allow the free use of their names and entries for publicity and news purposes during this and future competitions by Parley Lake Winery.
    

16. 16.  By submitting an entry, the participant warrants and declares that their entry is their own original and produced by them and that the intellectual property (including copyright) of any third party would not be infringed by Parley Lake Winery’s use of the entry and that the entry is not subject to any claim of ownership by any third party.  Entries that are found to contain work created by anyone other than the participant will be deemed ineligible for the competition.
    

17. 17.  The participant will indemnify Parley Lake Winery against any claim that an entry infringes the intellectual property rights of a third party.
    

18. 18.  The participant shall provide full cooperation to Parley Lake Winery in the event of any claim being made by a third party against Parley Lake Winery that the entry infringes on the intellectual property of a third party.
    

19. 19.  Parley Lake Winery is not liable for:
    

1. a.  any lost, undeliverable, late , misdirected or illegible entries
   

2. b.  any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operations or transmission, theft or destruction of an entry or any information submitted
   

3. c.  technical, network, electronic, computer, hardware or software malfunctions of any kind resulting in inaccurate transmission of or failure to receive entry
   

22. 22.  Parley Lake Winery shall have the right to vary these terms and conditions by posting amended terms and conditions on its website www.parleylakewinery.com  at any time.
    

TO DOWNLOAD APPLICATION FORM, CLICK HERE:  CalltoArtistsForm.pdf

Contact Us if you have questions.

About:  The photo at the top shows the vinoseal...introduced in Minnesota by Parley Lake Winery on the Artisan Series.  The photos below show the inagural Artisan Series 10 label and the recently chosen Artisan Series 11 label.  We look forward to creating a wonderful collection of Minnesota art through the years to come!

The semi-finalist in the 2011 competition are shown above.  In alphabetical order, the artists are: 

Jen Antila

Samantha Ann Bohnert

Eva Rose Cohen

Laurel Gregorian

Rayna Jensen

Alisa Looney

Loraine Lufbery

Richard Luka

Tom Saxe

Katie Steinhagen

Hope Thier

Each semi-finalist receives one bottle of Artisan Series 11 wine with a specially created label containing their artwork as an appreciation gift from Parley Lake Winery.  These bottles are not available for sale.