Logo Contest

The Advisory Committee to the Office of Child and Family Services at the Virginia Dept of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services is looking for a logo which will be used in all future print campaigns. The logo should demonstrate an understanding of the term the Office's focus on children and families.

Who may enter? Any person under age 22 with a disability

What will be accepted? Submissions can include any piece of original artwork no larger than 8 ½ by 11 inches in size. The winning logo will be adjusted in size to allow for use in print advertising (as small as 1 inch X 1 inch). Works submitted may be in any medium with the final product to be the used in print advertising. Submissions may include, but are not limited to: water color, photography, sketches, and digitally created art.

When will logos be accepted? The deadline for submission is July 7, 2006. All submissions must include the original piece of artwork, a submission application and permission giving The Office of Child and Family Services approval to use the image in print advertising and/or to display it in different venues throughout Virginia.

For more information about the contest, please contact Monica Smyth at at5917@aol.com.