The Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta invites Maine artists to submit a design for this year’s official festival T-shirt. The selected design will be featured on the back of the T-shirt commemorating the Seventh Annual Pumpkinfest & Regatta, set for October 5 through October 14, 2013.

A $500 prize will be awarded to the artist whose design is selected. To be eligible, the artist must be a Maine resident (year-round or summer residents are eligible).

The winning design will become property of the Damariscotta Pumpkinfest and Regatta. All rights of use must be released to the Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta. The selected T-shirt design and the artist’s biography will be posted on the Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta Website and Facebook page, and will be released officially to Maine and regional media. In addition to promotional media and prize money, the selected Artist gains the satisfaction of seeing his/her artwork on T-shirts all over Maine and beyond.

Last year’s Pumpkinfest attracted thousands of visitors and more than 700 T-shirts were sold, with demands exceeding availability.

To be considered, the artwork must be of professional quality, original artwork (no photographs); must include the words “2013 Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta; and must represent the Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta’s family-friendly and festive nature.

While color is allowed, the design should avoid elements that do not reproduce clearly such as watercolor or shading. The finished design should be 12x13 inches in size.

The deadline for submissions is Monday, June 3, 2013. Design submissions should be in JPEG/PDF files, and can be either emailed or put on a CD. Artwork may be dropped off or mailed to: King Eider’s Pub, P.O. Box 365, 2 Elm St., Damariscotta, ME 04543, Attn. Cynthia Weiss, or emailed to Cynthia at cynthia@kingeiderspub.com.

If you have any questions regarding the T-shirt design contest, please email Cynthia. For details on all things Pumpkinfest, visit the official website at www.damariscottapumpkinfest.com, check us out on Facebook, or send us a tweet.