1. 1. Only delegates properly registered and present at convention may submit projects.
   

2. 2. All projects must be the work of the delegate alone, have been completed after August 5, 2007, and have a recognizable classical theme. 
   

3. 3.  A delegate’s name should not appear anywhere on the project.
   

4. 4.  Do not use any copyrighted characters or ideas unless you submit a copy of written permission  from the holder of the copyright as detailed below.
   

1. A. If the work or idea you want to use was first published after 1922, it is probably protected by copyright.  You must obtain permission in writing and submit it with your project. We will accept e-mails.  Start early.  It sometimes takes months to get permission. If something published after 1922 is NOT copyrighted, we need written proof of that too.
   

2. B. Fair use is the right to use portions of copyrighted materials for purposes of education, commentary or parody. You may use or display digital images in connection with presentations.  An educational multimedia presentation may include:
   

1. 1.up to 10% or 1,000 words, whichever is less, of a copyrighted text work, but no more than three poems by one poet, or five poems by different poets from any anthology.
   

2. 2.up to 10%, but no more than 30 seconds, of the music and lyrics from an individual musical work.
   

3. 3.up to 10% or three minutes, whichever is less, of a copyrighted motion media work (e.g. an animation, video or film image).
   

4. 4.a photograph or illustration in its entirety but no more than five images by an artist or photographer or no more than 10% or 15 images, whichever is less, from a published collective work.
   

3. C. For more detailed explanations, see  http://fairuse.stanford.edu/Copyright and Fair Use Overview/chapter1/index.html http://fairuse.stanford.edu/Copyright and Fair Use Overview/chapter7/7-b.html#3.  
   

5. 5. There should be no group projects except in Multimedia, Scrapbook, and T-Shirt.
   

6. 6. Delegates may enter as many Graphic Arts contests as they wish but may have only one entry per area (e.g. one watercolor, one colored ink, one black ink, etc. in the Drawing and Painting division). It is the entrant’s responsibility to report the correct media used. Projects entered in the wrong category may be DIsqualified.  If a delegate enters more than one project in a category, all will be DIsqualified. 
   

7. 7. There should be no computer-generated materials other than in Computer-Enhanced Photography, Digital Scrapbook, Constructed Charts. Constructed Posters, Games (rules only), and Multimedia.
   

8. 8. No project should be covered with glass or plastic.
   

9. 9. Fill out the 3x5 card below, on the website, or at Graphic Arts Registration, and attach it securely to the project in the lower right corner if possible. 
   

Title/Description:                            

Date(s) Created:

Category:(i.e. Mosaics, Maps, etc.)

Grade:

Additional Information: (i.e. inspiration, kits, materials used)

Translation of any Latin: