[Hellsgate] Reminder - Newsletter Cover Art Competition at Candlemas!

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Bonjour Bryn Gwlad, Hellsgate, & Friends!

 

This is a reminder that at Bryn Gwlad’s Candlemas Event in February, I (your
chronicler Lady Renée) will be sponsoring a Newsletter Cover Art Competition
to show-case some of the artistic talent in the Barony and surrounding
areas, and to acquire art to use on the cover of the Baronial newsletter.   

 

The competition is called “Rock, Parchment, Halberd.”

 

Halberd – Is the name of the Bryn Gwlad Baronial Newsletter, and is a
prominent charge 

                in the Bryn Gwlad Baronial device. (See upper left corner of
this page.)

 

Parchment – That surface that pre-dates paper for as a ground for artistic
works.  

 

Rock – These “rocks”  being beads made from natural stone or glass, to cast
your popular vote.  

            (These will be provided but quantities may be limited.  Feel
free to bring your own.)

 

Winning placements will be:  

 

1.	First - Their Excellencies’ Choice – to be chosen by their
Excellencies of Bryn Gwlad.
2.	Second - Chronicler’s Choice – to be chosen by the Chronicler of
Bryn Gwlad.
3.	Third - Populace Choice – the one that has the most votes as
determined by amount of largess (beads or small tokens) from the populace.

 

 

Guidelines for Contestants:

 

The subject matter of the work must be family and work environment friendly.

 

Preferences will be given to works that contain Halberds or the baronial
device for the Barony of Bryn Gwlad 

 incorporated into them.  The Bryn Gwlad Baronial Device is:  

Argent, on a bend sinister between two compass stars of ten points each
environed of a laurel wreath sable a halberd Or.

(For a visual:
http://bryn-gwlad.ansteorra.org/images/offices/bgarms100pix.gif) 

 

Entries should be art that copies a period style or a work that illustrates
daily medieval life and/or exemplifies some aspect    

of what we do in the SCA.

 

The artwork must be able to be reduced down to fit a 7.5” x 10” size.
(That’s one 8.5”x11” sheet of paper with allowance       

for a half inch margin.)  Paper should be no larger than 8.75” x 11.5”  in
order to accommodate scanner bed. 

 

 

To Enter:

 

Create a work of art that fits with the above criteria.

Here is your entry form:
http://chronicler.ansteorra.org/ReleaseCreative%20Fillable.pdf.  

Please fill it out as best you can and bring it to the event along with your
artwork.

Please, do not check “Option one”.

The newsletter is published electronically.

Lady Renée will be present at the event if you have questions or need help
filling out the form.  Forms will be available on site.

 

 

To Win:

 

This contest is open to all residents of Ansteorra.  The only stipulation is
that your entry must be present to win, and it must 

accompany a signed release form.  Please supply a quality photo or copy of
the entry if you also plan to compete in the Baronial A&S Competition, this
way you can compete in both!

 

 

To Vote:

 

Some largess will be provided.  The populace is welcome to bring and use
their own.

 

Prizes:

 

Prize placements will include gift cards to John Neal Bookseller and Dick
Blick.  

 

Direct questions about the contest to:  Lady Renée du Valier, Chronicler for
The Barony of Bryn Gwlad, at bgchronicler (at ) gmail.com