by Nicola Zanch

Washington State Ferries

Calling all high school students. Washington State Ferries is looking for a sunny new look for its summer 2017 sailing schedule.

Summer is the busiest sailing season, as millions of tourists and locals flock to the ferries to spend time on the water.

Whether it is yoga on the sun deck, riding a bicycle aboard for a two-wheeled island adventure, or taking in the sights from the pickle fork, summer on the ferry is an unforgettable experience.

High schoolers are invited to send us their best drawing of what “Summer sightings on the ferry” means to them.

This summer WSF will print more than 985,000 ferry schedules with the selected cover art and distribute them across 10 ferry terminals and 22 vessels that make up our fleet. With more than eight million passengers traveling aboard Washington’s ferries last summer, just think of all of the people who will see your artwork!

CONTEST RULES

All students currently in grades 9-12 are eligible and invited to participate in this contest. Submissions will be accepted beginning Wednesday, March 22. The contest ends Monday, April 10. No submissions will be accepted after that date.

Digital submissions must be 300 dpi (dots per inch) or higher, and portrait oriented. Submissions cannot exceed 16 MB. Submissions by mail must be on 8.5 x 11 paper, and portrait oriented.

WSF welcomes a variety of media, both designs produced by hand and computer graphic design. Submissions must be in black and white. Color submissions will not be accepted. Artists are encouraged to use bold, strong lines.

All work must be original and include a ferry or elements of a ferry (i.e. life ring). No copyright images, text or other material will be accepted. (For example, artwork depicting characters from television shows, video games or books is not allowed).

Artist submissions shall be treated as being free of restrictions and limitations to their use. By submitting artwork, you give ownership to WSF and authorize WSF to post your entry on our website indefinitely, and grant WSF the right to use, print and publish your design.

A panel of judges from the WSF executive team will review entries. A winner whose work best depicts the theme of “Summer sightings on the ferry” will be selected. Entries will be judged on creativity, originality, clarity of theme and artistic merit.

Five finalists will be selected and featured on the WSF website, on the WSF Twitter, and in the WSF weekly update. From those finalists, the winning artwork will be chosen to be featured on the 2017 WSF summer sailing schedule.

All digital submissions must be received by Survey Monkey or mail by Monday, April 10.

All mailed submissions should include a note with the student’s name, age, grade, school, and the best phone number and email to contact them. All hard copy submissions should be sent to the following address:

Washington State Ferries

ATTN: Communications Staff Aide

2901 3rd Ave. Suite 500

Seattle, WA 98121

Please note: Each student may only submit one entry. With summer just around the corner, it’s time to leave the passenger cabin for sunnier skies on the sun deck!