Okay, some of you have been having some trouble logging in to the new site. As we are still tweaking and discovering new features to add, we had hoped to avoid having you register and log in, until we had tested EVERYTHING and made sure it was all hunky-dorey. BUT Read more…
Marine Corps recruiting poster by CC Journal genius, Chuck Beveridge
ATTENTION MARINE COMBAT ARTISTS AND ILLUSTRATORS!
The U.S. Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Association shall render Merit Awards in the categories of Combat Art and Illustration at the 68th Annual USMCCCA Awards Banquet at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Hampton, Va. on Thursday night Sept. 17. First and Second Place Awards and an Honorable Mention in both categories shall be recognized. Traditionally, award recipients travel to the conference on command-funded orders to personally accept their plaque (first place) or certificate (second place and honorable mention). More details on the conference available here
Eligibility: any active duty Marine or Marine reservist who was in a duty status at the time the art or illustration was created.
Criteria: work must have been publicly displayed (art show, MCX lobby, etc.) or produced in support of command operational or training requirements (posters, leaflets, etc.). Products must be unclassified and rendered during CY08. Media may include sculpture, paintings, drawings and illustrations in both color and black and white. Computer graphics will be considered, but art used must be the Marine’s original work.
The early bird saves 30 bucks! If you make your 2009 Annual Conference Registration now, you will save $30. No kidding! Conference dates are September 14-18. March 1-March 30: $100 April 1-May 31: $120 June 1 – August 31: $130 Non-member registration: $135. All registrations close September 1.The non-member fee Read more…
Marines If you are a regular to this website, you have seen the tremendous changes made since we made our debut in early December. Fortunately for us, we have a very, very talented webmaster in former Marine and Life Member CC Kate Stark. She continues to pleasantly surprise us on a Read more…
Fellow CC, lstLt Caleb Eames, PAO Albany, has been selected as one of 15 Department of Defense military mentors for the 47th Annual United States Senate Youth Program held in Washington, D.C., March 7 – 14, 2009. Established in 1962 by U.S. Senate Resolution, it is a unique educational experience for Read more…
Hey, it’s that time again. The first issue of “Now Hear This” the official USMCCCA newsletter should be arriving in your mailbox soon. If you DO NOT receive it, then you need to make sure CCHQ has your correct mailing address. You can MAKE sure you get the 2nd quarter Read more…