October 18-24, 2020.

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2019 Poster Sponsors

• Conserve School
• Friends of the Tamarac NWR
• International Wolf Center
• Red River Zoo
• USDA Forest Service
• Wolf Haven International
• Wolf Wide Open Spaces

Be a Poster Sponsor

TWA offers several levels of support to individuals, organizations, and agencies. Over 10,000 Wolf Awareness Week posters are distributed around the country to raise awareness of wolves and the fragile environment in which they live.

Your sponsorship helps the Timber Wolf Alliance educate communities about wolves. Please join us as a sponsor of the next poster. Poster sponsorship deadline is June 2020. More information on the 2020 Wolf Awareness Week theme will be coming soon.

2020 Sponsorship and Pre-Order Form coming soon.

For a pledge of $800+ you receive:

• 1000 posters (plus 50 additional posters per $50 pledged above $800)
• Logo placed prominently on the front of the poster
• Name and address on the back of the poster
• Name on the TWA webpage

For a pledge of $600 you receive:

• 600 posters
• Logo placed prominently on the front of the poster
• Name and address on the back of the poster
• Name on the TWA webpage

For a pledge of $150 you receive:

• 150 posters
• Name and address on the back of the poster

Each year Wolf Awareness Week and its poster celebrates a broad theme in wolf conservation. The theme for 2020s is New Insights on Wolf Ecology and Stewardship. In 2019, we celebrated Ma’iingan’s relationship with the Ojibwe as well as other Native American cultures within North America, and in 2018 we celebrated the twenty-year anniversary of Mexican gray wolf reintroduction and recovery. Wolf Awareness Week posters have been created by Timber Wolf Alliance since 1990.

In 2020, we will highlight some of the major research projects happening nationally that have given us new insights into wolf ecology and stewardship in recent years. Voyageurs Wolf Project, predator-prey relationships in the Great Lakes populations, and Yellowstone wolf management are just some of the topics that will be covered. Through these highlighted research projects we hope to address some of the myths of wolf ecology in the history of management.

Ideally we seek art that displays wolves in the Great Lakes states. However, we are grateful for any wolf art submissions. Please submit proposed art work to the Timber Wolf Alliance by April 15, 2020. The winner will be announced in May.

Submission Deadline

• The submission deadline for 2020 has passed.

Competition Rules & Guidelines

1. SUBJECT: Entries must have as their subject Great Lakes wolves in their native environments of the US. There is no specified theme or number of animals to be portrayed.
2. REALISM: TWA is an organization dedicated to public awareness and education about wolves, and the image for the annual poster reaches thousands of people each year. We have desire realistic portrayals of the wolf.
3. ACCEPTABLE MEDIA: Any original two-dimensional artwork is acceptable. All entries must be original artwork, conceived and created by the entrant. If the artwork submitted to the contest is a depiction drawn from a photograph taken by someone other than the artist, the artist MUST notify TWA of the photographer’s name and address.Photographs (including trail camera images) of wild wolves are acceptable, provided they meet the quality requirements. Previously published work is also acceptable.
4. FILE REQUIREMENTS: All entries must be submitted as a digital file format. No hard-copy photographs will be accepted. Files should be saved in JPG or TIFF format and must be 24 inches wide by 18 inches high with a resolution of 300 pixels per inch. If you can not meet these requirements, the original artwork must be available for TWA to photograph.
5. SUBMISSION: Complete the entry form on this page and indicate your method of file delivery (FTP or mail). Each digital file, CD, or other digital media storage device must be labeled legibly with the entrant’s name, address, phone number, email, and artwork title and medium used.
6. FTP ENTRIES: Files can be uploaded to an FTP file hosting service (e.g. Dropbox or WeTransfer). TWA does not provide FTP service—files must be sent though your FTP. If submitting more than one entry, save all entries into a single folder and provide the url sharing link to that folder within the entry form on this page. Image files attached to an email will not be considered.
7. POSTAL ENTRIES: Save all entries on a single CD, DVD, or other external storage device. All entry materials (CD, DVD, or other digital storage devices) become property of TWA and will not be returned. TWA is not be responsible for the loss or damage of any images or digital storage devices submitted to the competition. Print a copy of the confirmation email you receive after submitting the entry form on this page and include it with your mail-in submission. Mail to: Timber Wolf Alliance Poster Contest, Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute, 1411 Ellis Avenue, Northland College, Ashland, WI 54806
8. JUDGING: All entries will be judged by the TWA poster committee and Advisory Council. There is no jury fee. Selection of the judges is entirely at the discretion of TWA. Entries will be judged on innovative handling of the subject, accuracy, mood, concept, craftsmanship, and reproducibility. The decision of the judges is final and may not be appealed.
9. PRIZE: The winning artist will be awarded $500. TWA may request to use the winning artwork on t-shirts, for which the artist will receive an additional $100.
10. RIGHTS: Copyright remains with the artist, with usage rights by TWA for the poster and any other subsequent use of artwork for promotional items.

Entry Form

Entry for the 2020 contest is closed. Check back for details on the 2021 contest!