Protect Seals: 4th Annual Design Againstr Fur Contest
PROTECT SEALS FOURTH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL 2006 DESIGN AGAINST FUR CONTEST ANNOUNCEMENT OF JUDGES NEW YORK
Protect Seals is this year's theme for Design Against Fur (DAF), the fourth annual international art poster design competition presented by the Fur Free Alliance (FFA), which includes the Animal Protection Institute (API), The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA).
College students from around the world are united in one cause - to design a poster representative of the perils of the fur industry and the commitment to protection of animals, while nourishing and promoting the creative and compassionate expression. The contest is open to students of fashion, design, fine arts, advertising, marketing, graphic design multi-media, and other disciplines in colleges around the world to be judged by a group of celebrated individuals in their respective fields and who are animal lovers.
This year's judges for the United States are: Todd Oldham, Milton Glaser, David Carson, Karim Rashid, Mickey Boardman, David Swajeski Erik Vaughn (Location 8) and Conway Williamson Michael Haje (Lodge 212). The theme of the DAF competition Protect Seals is aimed to bring awareness to the annual Canadian seal hunt to the youth of the world and to display their posters as a message to the global community.
The seal hunt, which takes place March through April in Newfoundland, Canada targets pups as soon as they have begun to molt as young as 12 days old, who are shot or clubbed to death, an archaic form of killing the baby seals. Prominent fashion designers including Gucci, Versace, Prada, to name a few, have used seal fur and skins in their collections during the past several fashion seasons.
By using seal skin and fur in items such as coats, tunics, dresses, shoes, vests, jackets, handbags, pillows, and even lamp shades, these designers are providing the Canadian government and sealers with an economic incentive to continue the hunt.
On March 2, 2006, Sir Paul and Lady Heather Mills McCartney, fearless animal activists and friends of HSUS, visited Canada to witness the birth of baby seals on the ice floes of Newfoundland and to plead for an end to the seal hunt (a 13 million dollar industry), echoing the sentiments of the international community by suggesting economic alternatives for the livelihood of the local hunters that includes lifting the boycott on Canadian seafood (which is an estimated 3 billion dollars loss to the government). However, during the McCartney‚s visit and in a live debate on CNN‚s Larry King Live with a direct representative of the Prime Minister of Canada Steven Harper, the Canadian government is not willing to recognize the severity of the massacre nor does it have any plans to end the seal hunt.
In a few weeks, the government will announce the dd Oldham will present a special prize Todd Oldham Award for Creativity and David Carson will present an Award for Original Design Approach.
The new quota for the hunt, which in 2003 was 975,000, seals within a 3-year span. The DAF deadline for submission is April 3, 2006 and the finalists will be determined by April 9, 2006.
The competition will take place in two phases. The North American contest will culminate with a reception and awards ceremony held on May 1, 2006. The first prize-winner will receive US$ 1,000, second prize US$ 500, third prize US$ 250, and 25 honorable mentions.
Top finalists will also be automatically entered in the International Competition where the Grand Prize Winner will be announced and receive US $5,000 plus an all expense paid trip to Stella McCartney's Fashion Show during Paris Fashion Week 2006 and who‚s poster will be considered for campaign use by any of the members of the Fur Free Alliance.
Oldham will also be presented with FFA's Design Guru Award for his creativity in multi-disciplines, and Carson will be presented with FFA‚s Design Pioneer Award for his originality in his approach to design.
For more information on DAF visit www.inFURmation.com.
Depending on availability, we are now scheduling interviews with several of the participating students, judges and spokespersons for FFA and HSUS. For press inquiries and to schedule an interview, please contact STATE PR Ryan Urcia directly at 917.291.0848 or email [email protected] or contact Kristina Ratliff at 646.269.3938 or email [email protected]
Protect Seals is this year's theme for Design Against Fur (DAF), the fourth annual international art poster design competition presented by the Fur Free Alliance (FFA), which includes the Animal Protection Institute (API), The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA).
College students from around the world are united in one cause - to design a poster representative of the perils of the fur industry and the commitment to protection of animals, while nourishing and promoting the creative and compassionate expression. The contest is open to students of fashion, design, fine arts, advertising, marketing, graphic design multi-media, and other disciplines in colleges around the world to be judged by a group of celebrated individuals in their respective fields and who are animal lovers.
This year's judges for the United States are: Todd Oldham, Milton Glaser, David Carson, Karim Rashid, Mickey Boardman, David Swajeski Erik Vaughn (Location 8) and Conway Williamson Michael Haje (Lodge 212). The theme of the DAF competition Protect Seals is aimed to bring awareness to the annual Canadian seal hunt to the youth of the world and to display their posters as a message to the global community.
The seal hunt, which takes place March through April in Newfoundland, Canada targets pups as soon as they have begun to molt as young as 12 days old, who are shot or clubbed to death, an archaic form of killing the baby seals. Prominent fashion designers including Gucci, Versace, Prada, to name a few, have used seal fur and skins in their collections during the past several fashion seasons.
By using seal skin and fur in items such as coats, tunics, dresses, shoes, vests, jackets, handbags, pillows, and even lamp shades, these designers are providing the Canadian government and sealers with an economic incentive to continue the hunt.
On March 2, 2006, Sir Paul and Lady Heather Mills McCartney, fearless animal activists and friends of HSUS, visited Canada to witness the birth of baby seals on the ice floes of Newfoundland and to plead for an end to the seal hunt (a 13 million dollar industry), echoing the sentiments of the international community by suggesting economic alternatives for the livelihood of the local hunters that includes lifting the boycott on Canadian seafood (which is an estimated 3 billion dollars loss to the government). However, during the McCartney‚s visit and in a live debate on CNN‚s Larry King Live with a direct representative of the Prime Minister of Canada Steven Harper, the Canadian government is not willing to recognize the severity of the massacre nor does it have any plans to end the seal hunt.
In a few weeks, the government will announce the dd Oldham will present a special prize Todd Oldham Award for Creativity and David Carson will present an Award for Original Design Approach.
The new quota for the hunt, which in 2003 was 975,000, seals within a 3-year span. The DAF deadline for submission is April 3, 2006 and the finalists will be determined by April 9, 2006.
The competition will take place in two phases. The North American contest will culminate with a reception and awards ceremony held on May 1, 2006. The first prize-winner will receive US$ 1,000, second prize US$ 500, third prize US$ 250, and 25 honorable mentions.
Top finalists will also be automatically entered in the International Competition where the Grand Prize Winner will be announced and receive US $5,000 plus an all expense paid trip to Stella McCartney's Fashion Show during Paris Fashion Week 2006 and who‚s poster will be considered for campaign use by any of the members of the Fur Free Alliance.
Oldham will also be presented with FFA's Design Guru Award for his creativity in multi-disciplines, and Carson will be presented with FFA‚s Design Pioneer Award for his originality in his approach to design.
For more information on DAF visit www.inFURmation.com.
Depending on availability, we are now scheduling interviews with several of the participating students, judges and spokespersons for FFA and HSUS. For press inquiries and to schedule an interview, please contact STATE PR Ryan Urcia directly at 917.291.0848 or email [email protected] or contact Kristina Ratliff at 646.269.3938 or email [email protected]
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