Sun, Oct 17, 2010
Contest For Artwork Inspired By NASA And Its Programs
Normally, when you hear the words "NASA" and "Spacecraft" in
the same sentence, it conjures up visions of travel and science far
from the friendly confines of our blue marble. That may be exactly
what NASA and Etsy, an online marketplace for handmade arts and
crafts, had in mind when they got together to launch "Space Craft,"
a contest where entrants share an original handmade item or work of
art inspired by NASA and NASA's programs, such as the Space Shuttle
Program and human spaceflight, aeronautics, science and exploration
of the universe. Contestants can enter two-dimensional original art
(painting, drawing, prints, mixed media, photographic, and computer
generated prints). Three-dimensional entries, including wearable
art and soft sculptures, also may be entered.
The contestants will compete for one grand prize and three
best-in-category prizes. The contest's grand prizewinner will
receive a $500 Etsy-funded shopping spree. Etsy also will pay the
winner's way to attend the space shuttle launch targeted for
February 2011.
NASA's goal is to help inform Etsy's 5.5 million members, 96
percent of whom are women, most under age 35, about the agency's
present and future exploration plans.
"The contest reaches an important audience NASA would like to
better engage to help share the excitement that is America's space
program," said Doug Comstock, director of Partnerships, Innovation
and Commercial Space in NASA's Office of the Chief Technologist at
NASA Headquarters in Washington. "These craftspeople will bring new
perspectives that can help communicate NASA's mission and inspire
our next generation of explorers in new
ways."
Space Craft runs through November 2. Entries will be judged
online by viewers of the Etsy website. A panel of crafters and
designers identified by Etsy and NASA will narrow the selection and
select the winners. The winning entries will be selected February
1, 2011.
FMI: www.etsy.com/nasa
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