NAMA Foray Logo Contest

Hope your calendars are already marked for Annual Foray 2025, officially named “NAMA New England” and set for September 11-14 at Potash Hill near Marlboro, Vermont. This is a call to artists everywhere for your help in creating a beautiful event logo!

Rules:

This contest is open to anyone in the world! You do not have to be a NAMA member, though special consideration may be given to NAMA members in the Pacific Northwest region.
Entries should contain the official name of the event which is NAMA New England
Entries may contain the regular NAMA organization logo but this is not required.
Each participant may submit up to 5 entries.
Artwork must meet certain requirements for printing; please see guidelines below.
If you choose to represent a mushroom, we prefer distinctly recognizable, real mushroom species known to occur in the area of the event! Special consideration will be given to entries that incorporate the State Mushroom of Vermont, Hericium americanum, aka “Bear’s-head tooth.”

Deadline:

Contest entries must be received no later than May 15, 2025. Winner will be announced no later than June 15, 2025.

Prizes:

The artist behind the winning design will receive the following:

A one-year membership to NAMA or a one-year extension if they are already a member.
A feature in NAMA’s quarterly publication, The Mycophile Quarterly.
One example of each item printed with the logo. This will include a t-shirt, sticker, and any other swag that is created for the event.
Should they choose to accept, the logo contest winner will also receive the Visual Arts ‘full ride’ Scholarship to NAMA New England, valued at $650 (double occupancy in a shared room). This ticket includes a full weekend pass to the event plus meals and sleeping accommodations, but not travel costs. This scholarship ticket is not transferable nor can it be exchanged for cash value. The recipient must be 18+ years in age to accept. As part of the Visual Arts Committee Scholarship, the recipient must agree to join the Visual Arts committee for a minimum of one calendar year.

Requirements for Graphic Artwork:

Designs must be vector art that has been optimized for screen printing. This means the design cannot contain any gradient colors or gradient translucency: solid colors only.
To keep within product production budget, the design must be limited to 1 or 2 colors (or 3 colors by incorporating the color of the shirt into the design).
Vector files such as AI or EPS are preferred.
Any fonts used must be free for commercial use.

Other Important Stuff:

Semifinalists will be selected by representatives from NAMA’s Visual Arts, Foray and Marketing Committees, followed by a vote of NAMA’s Executive Committee. Please note that NAMA may, at our discretion, alter graphic elements, font or verbiage on the chosen design.

The winning entry becomes the intellectual property of NAMA for exclusive commercial use in all marketing, merchandising and in any other way the organization sees fit.