deviantART, in collaboration with Jars Of Clay, proudly brings you the Jars Of Clay T-Shirt Design Contest!

Jars Of Clay is looking for a t-shirt design to celebrate their new album and fall tour, and they want to see if YOU have any ideas. This contest is open to deviantART members in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, France, Spain, Japan, and South Korea. Due to legal restrictions, the contest is closed to other countries.

All you have to do is create a new design for Jars Of Clay (please see below for full contest guidelines). The design will be used for a t-shirt, and may also be used for a hoody as well. Once the submission period ends, 20 designs will be chosen and deviantART members and Jars Of Clay fans can then vote on their favorite designs, which will be presented to Jars Of Clay, and they will choose the winner who will receive the grand prize! There will also be three runner up winners.

We would love for you to get really creative but if you need some inspiration, you can look to the artwork for Christmas Songs here

REMEMBER: Be creative! Santa in his sleigh, or snowflakes drifting past a window, are great and all, but we bet you can bring something new to the holiday theme!

Official Website | MySpace Page | Official Merch | Tour Dates

New album “Christmas Songs” in stores October 16!

Get it now at Werkshop and at Amazon

Download an mp3 of "Love Came Down At Christmas" for free here

Deadlines

Contest starts October 10, 2007

Contest closes November 10, 2007 at 11:59pm PST.

Prizes

1st PRIZE (1 winner):

Two Hundred Fifty ($250.00) U.S. Dollars cash;
One (1) framed “Christmas Songs” album autographed by Jars Of Clay;
One (1) t-shirt with the winning design;
One (1) Jars Of Clay CD catalog consisting of the following CDs: Jars of Clay (1995), Much Afraid (1997), If I Left the Zoo (1999), The Eleventh Hour (2002), Furthermore: From the Studio, From the Stage (2003), Who We Are Instead (2003), Redemption Songs (2005), Good Monsters (2006), Christmas Songs (2007)

The approximate total retail value of the Grand Prize is $500.00 USD.

2nd PRIZE (3 winners):

One Hundred ($100.00) U.S. Dollars cash;
One (1) autographed copy of the CD entitled "Christmas Songs";

The approximate total retail value of the second prize is $115.00 USD.

As stated, the winning design and artwork becomes the exclusive property Jars Of Clay. The Runner(s)-up shall grant a worldwide perpetual license of their designs and artwork to Jars Of Clay for use in all promotional efforts in all media now known or to be devised.

Entries must be submitted in a JPG/JPEG format (see specifications below) via the internet. If you are a Selected Entrant, you will also be required to sign a hard copy of the Entry Form and Release Form as part of the contest closing documents before the prize will be awarded.

Entrants may submit as many entries as they like as long as the entries meet the following criteria:

Only JPG/JPEG images in RGB color will be accepted (not CMYK). Microsoft Paint, Word, and Power Point files do not meet our basic minimum requirements and will not be accepted.
The submitted image can be under 1 MB file size, but please retain your hi-resolution version of the design as it will be required to produce the final artwork should you be the Winner or a Runner-up.
Entries can be hand-drawn or created on a computer, but submissions are only accepted via the internet, through deviantART
Software: Illustrator: Saved as AI, or EPS with all text created into outlines. Photoshop: Files must be a minimum of 200-300 dpi at 100% size for screen printing. Saved as a TIF/TIFF or PSD in RGB format. Please do not flattern layers.
Un-acceptable formats: We don't accept files in CMYK colour mode. JPG/JPEG files that do not meet our basic minimum requirements for printing and will also not be accepted.

Submit your deviations to the proper contest category by clicking here

To ensure proper notification in the case that you are selected as a winner, please send an e-mail to teamjars@nettwerk.com with your name, link to your contest entry, and contact information (e-mail address and phone number).

By entering in this contest you have read and agree to the terms stated in the contest rules

The Contest is open to all legal individual residents of Canada (excluding Quebec), the United States (except Rhode Island), the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, France, Spain, Japan and South Korea who have reached their thirteenth (13th) birthday (19th birthday in France) as at November 10, 2007, except for employees of the Sponsors and their affiliated companies, advertising and promotional agencies, and all persons with whom such excepted persons are domiciled.

FAQ

1. How will the winning designs be used? Will they be produced commercially?
A limited run of t-shirts will be produced and used in marketing, prizing and retail.

2. Should I base my design on a particular t-shirt colour? Should it look best on black, green, etc?
No, you may create your design to look best on any colour you wish.