Get Out the Vote, Exhibit and Reception

In one of the most important elections of our lifetimes, only half of eligible voters are expected to exercise their voting power. Let's bring this message to the people through AIGA's Get Out The Vote campaign. The AIGA 2008 Get Out The Vote campaign builds on the efforts made in 2000 and 2004, which placed more than 50,000 AIGA posters in public places in communities across the nation.

We need you to help us spread the word around the Kansas City metro area.

So this is a call to all professional and student members to please participate in this momentous election by designing a poster that uses design to promote and encourage voting and by helping us deliver them around Kansas City.

All participants will have their poster posted around town and shown at an evening gallery event. At the gallery event: ballots will be cast, winners elected and prizes given. This is an opportunity to demonstrate how the power of design can motivate people to get out and vote in this year's election.

Exhibit and Reception
Come join us as we celebrate the power of design and democracy on the eve of one of the most important elections of our lifetimes.

This special exhibition, held in the Kansas City Public Library Plaza Branch, will feature the designs from the National AIGA entrants as well as submissions from our own local professional and student community.

Details:
October 21st, 5:30-8:00
Admission is free.
Light refreshments will be served.

Kansas City Public Library, Plaza Branch
4801 Main St, Kansas City, MO 64112.
Free parking is avallable in the parking garage.

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Please submit your poster design(s) by Friday Oct 17th, 2008 to participate. Submissions can be delivered to:

AIGA KC
Get Out the Vote
Attn: Kristen Fisher
104 West 9th Street, Suite 101
Kansas City, MO 64105

The template for the AIGA 2008 Get Out The Vote poster campaign is currently available online at:
http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm/get-out-the-vote.

To be eligible, follow all parameters and specifications. A pdf brief with background information on the AIGA Get Out the Vote initiative and all rules and regulations can be found online at: http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm/get-out-the-vote

To enter please print 3 copies (2 will be posted in public high traffic areas of KC and 1 will be used for the exhibition).