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Seeking entries for Merit Awards in Combat Art and Illustration
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.