Naval Air Facility El Centro (NAFEC) is holding a design contest for the 2025 NAF El Centro Air Show poster. All participants must be 18 years or older to enter. The winning designer will receive publicity and name recognition, including attribution on the poster and an announcement during the 2025 Air Show.
Eligibility:
- All participants must be 18 years or older. Contest is open to everyone who meets the age restriction. There is no restriction on geographical location. Multiple entries are allowed.
- Participants must complete and provide the NAFEC 2025 Air Show Poster Contest Submission Form and the NAFEC 2025 Air Show Poster Contest Entry and Release Form with their original artwork and submit via email to NAFECPAO@gmail.com. All entries must be received by midnight PST on December 11, 2024. Artwork not accompanied by the Entry and Release Form will not be eligible to enter the contest.
Guidelines for Poster Design:
- Poster should include a reference to “Vraciu Field” which is the name of NAF El Centro’s air field.
- There should be an open area for us to insert next year’s opening times and specific event date.
- Imagery should focus on aircraft and events associated with NAF El Centro and the Imperial Valley.
- All graphic art/photography used must be your original work. Do NOT use anything that is copyrighted, registered or developed by someone else in part or entirety. The required Poster Contest Entry and Release Form includes a statement certifying that you are the copyright owner of the artwork submitted.
- The poster should NOT be Blue Angels-centric, although they may be a component of it. Any entry containing a copyrighted depiction of Blue Angels’ or other Navy copyrighted material may lead to disqualification.
- The poster should be sized at 24”x36.”
- Digital designs should be submitted as a 300 dpi JPG or PDF, at minimum. If submitting a traditional painting or drawing, it should be scanned and sent as a 300 dpi JPG.
- The design will be made into posters and post cards for event publication purposes. They will be available to local communities to post. The design will also be posted to the Internet, social media sites and print news, with attribution to the artist.
- JUDGING CRITERIA: Poster designs will be judged on their visual impact, overall appealing effect, and applicability to the theme, neatness, creativity, and originality. The Commanding officer and his team will be the sole judges and their decision is final.
- Winner and honorable mention(s) will be announced on the installation’s Facebook page and at the Blue Angels arrival media day on January 6, 2025.
- There is no entry fee.
- All artists submitting an entry must sign a release providing a non-exclusive license for the U.S. Navy to use the design forever. The design will become the property of the U.S. Navy.
- In the event of a cancellation, the contest and prize becomes null and void.
Contest Rules:
- The Full Contest Rules are included in the Poster Contest Entry and Release Form, which is required to be signed and submitted for eligible entry into the Contest.
CONTEST RULES
ENTRY FORM