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I received a call for entries for spec work<\/a> today.<\/p>\n

The subject line of the email was “Spread the word! Call for Art at Collective Arts Brewing<\/span><\/em>”<\/p>\n

So, since they asked me to spread the word, I am. And I’m telling all of you NOT to enter this “contest.” It’s a bad deal for the artists that they are taking unfair advantage of.<\/p>\n

Here is the body of the call for entries for spec work email:<\/p>\n

\n

Hi Wendy,<\/p>\n

My name is Bob Russell, Co-Founder and Creative Director\u00a0of\u00a0Collective Arts Brewing. We are a craft brewery\u00a0that fuses the creativity of craft beer\u00a0with the inspired talents of emerging\u00a0artists, musicians and filmmakers.\u00a0Our brewery is located in\u00a0Hamilton, Canada and our products are\u00a0currently available across Canada. We are excited to announce that this fall we will expand\u00a0to select cities in the US, Europe and Australia.<\/p>\n

I wanted to reach out personally, as we are looking to feature the best<\/em>\u00a0emerging artists\u00a0and musicians from around the world\u00a0on our limited edition Series 7 labels. <\/span><\/p>\n

Selected art and music will be featured on our packaging\u00a0and will be scannable using augmented reality so our\u00a0drinkers can interact with\u00a0artist’s work\u00a0and hear musician’s music.<\/span><\/p>\n

We have featured some amazing artists and\u00a0musicians since we\u00a0began making beer in September of 2013. Along with the artists\u00a0illustrated below, we’ve worked with the likes of Ryan Peltier, Michael Wrycraft, Isabelle Cardinal, Emmanuel LaFlamme, Monika Grubizna, Tim Barnard, Jackie Besteman, Edel Rodr\u00eeguez, Katie Ponder, Chris Dyer, David Barnes, Bryan Byeung, Jamie Lawson, Labrona, Nimit\u00a0Malavia, Jon Todd,\u00a0Edgar Allan Slothman and many more.<\/span><\/p>\n

Collective Arts has been featured in\u00a0Adobe Create, Huffington Post, CBC, Culture Collide (LA), Globe and Mail, BlogTO, and many more publications. We always make sure to emphasize\u00a0artists and their work when these opportunities arise.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We have recently launched a Call for Art and\u00a0Music<\/span> based on the theme of Urban Pop: The Sights and Sounds of Street Culture.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The deadline for\u00a0your submission to the latest Call for\u00a0Art and Music is September 2, 2016<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

WHAT TO SUBMIT:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Min 1800 x 1800 pixel file ( minimum size)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Original art, any medium<\/p>\n

\u2022 Supporting video (if available) This can be a film or\u00a0animation of you and your work<\/p>\n

\u2022 Up to three separate submissions can be made per artist<\/p>\n

\u2022 We do not own the rights to the art, it will only be used for a limited amount\u00a0of time
\nWHAT WE PROVIDE:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Each label includes artist\u2019s name and a link to a self-written biography that lives on\u00a0the Collective Arts website<\/p>\n

\u2022 Artists are individually featured on the Collective Arts website, Facebook, Twitter\u00a0and Instagram<\/p>\n

\u2022 20,000 can and bottle labels of each artist\u2019s work are printed and distributed. We\u00a0are expanding into the U.S this fall and our beer is shipped to\u00a0Australia<\/p>\n

\u2022 Links to your website, social media or store<\/p>\n

\u2022 A\u00a0stipend of $200 Canadian paid to those who are selected<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\"call<\/a>Please note this in not the first time I have received this call for entries for spec work either. In that past, I replied I was a professional illustrator and that I could be hired directly for package design.<\/p>\n

Obviously, they did not see fit to honor my request to not send me further call for entries for spec work like this one.<\/p>\n

The first thing that (aside from the subject line of the email telling me to spread the word) raised a red flag for me was the email arrived at an address which is not associated with my web site, never has been. It’s my personal email which I use for non-art related communications and other things I don’t want to collect in my business in-box.<\/p>\n

The next red flag was the second paragraph where it states they are looking to feature the best emerging artists. I wouldn’t consider myself emerging, as I’ve been working professionally as an artist in various capacities since the 1980s. Give or take a few years, that’s nearly four decades. And, if they were actually interested in what kind of art it is I do best, they would have noticed I illustrate children’s books. I don’t know about you, but it seems highly inappropriate for children’s illustrations to be displayed as beer packaging labels.<\/p>\n

Next they go on to assure me they don’t own the rights to the art. Well that’s good. Because they can’t own the rights to any art you make unless you agree to transfer said rights. Businesses pay for the use of that art and buy rights for the kind of use and for the amount of time of the use. Many contests like this acquire all rights in the fine print in their terms of entry, which you agree to when you send in your entry. Kudos on them for not being that sneaky and underhanded.<\/p>\n

After they list the names of famous artist that should impress the impressionable, and mention some media outlets that featured their collective at some point, there is the list of requirements for entry and what the artist gets in return. They give you a credit line! And exposure! And links to your website! And they print your art on 20,000 cans\/bottles of beer. And you get $200 CAN. Thanks, but no thanks.<\/p>\n

According to the Graphic Artist Guild Pricing and Ethical Guidelines Handbook<\/a>, retail product package illustration for food and beverages pays between $1,000 – $4,500 USD. These payments are for exclusive packaging rights in the USA for a specific product. I would assume international distribution rights would require an additional fee. That’s a far cry from the $153.41 USD that is being so generously offered. And you only get that if you win this call for entries for spec work. If you don’t win, you get nothing.<\/p>\n

I suggest instead of entering this call for entries for spec work, work on your own personal project.<\/p>\n

So, thank you Mr. Russel, for your kind invitation, but I will have to decline. Should you wish to hire me to illustrate future beer packaging, please go through the regular channels to hire me directly or contact me with a request for proposal.<\/p>\n

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I received a call for entries for spec work today.<\/p>\n

The subject line of the email was “Spread the word! Call for Art at Collective Arts Brewing”<\/p>\n

So, since they asked me to spread the word, I am. 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