[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 171 (Thursday, September 3, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47094-47095]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-23706]



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Department of Labor





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Office of the Secretary



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Women's Bureau: National Women Veterans Original Art Design Search; 
Notice

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Women's Bureau: Notice of National Women Veterans Original Art 
Design Search

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Labor.

ACTION: Notice of National Women Veterans Original Art Design Search.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Labor Women's Bureau, the Employment 
and Training Administration's U.S. Employment Service and the Veterans' 
Employment and Training Service are holding a national women veterans 
original art search in which any U.S. military veteran may compete for 
first, second, and third places for the best original art works that 
depict women as U.S. military veterans with a ``Hire a Vet: A Model of 
Success'' theme. The first place winning art work will be printed as 
posters for display at the State Employment Services Offices, local Job 
Service Offices, one-stop career centers, veterans offices, and other 
offices where women veterans seek employment and retraining 
opportunities. The first place entrant's poster will be unveiled at the 
U.S. Department of Labor's Annual Salute to Veterans program on 
November 10, 1998, hosted by the Veterans' Employment and Training 
Service.

DATES: Original art work must be postmarked no later than October 16, 
1998.

ADDRESSES: Original art work and Artist Release Form (see Section G of 
this Notice) must be submitted to Cheryl Edwards, U.S. Department of 
Labor, Women's Bureau, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Room S-3311, 
Washington, DC 20210.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cornelia H. Moore, Regional 
Administrator, U.S. Department of Labor Women's Bureau, Philadelphia, 
PA 19104, 1-800-379-9042.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The contest is open to any U.S. military 
veteran. A host of employment-related benefits are available to 
eligible U.S. military veterans. Female military veterans miss out on 
many of these opportunities when they fail to identify themselves as 
military veterans. The poster will serve as a reminder to women who 
served in the armed forces that they should identify themselves as 
former active military so they can receive priority information 
regarding employment opportunities. The poster will be displayed at 
State Employment Services Offices, local Job Service Offices, one-stop 
career centers, veterans offices and other offices where women veterans 
seek employment and retraining opportunities. The poster will promote 
public understanding of the resources and services provided by the U.S. 
Department of Labor to its constituents.
    The panel of contest judges will comprise representatives of the 
U.S. Department of Labor's Women's Bureau, the Veterans' Employment and 
Training Service and the U.S. Employment Service. The winners will be 
notified no later than November 2, 1998. The winners will be officially 
announced on November 10, 1998 at the Department of Labor's Annual 
Salute to Veterans program.
    The poster of the first place entrant will be displayed at the 
Department's Salute to Veterans program on November 10, 1998.
    A. Theme of the Posters: Hire a Vet: A Model of Success.
    B. Eligibility: Any U.S. Military Veteran who served in the active 
military, naval, or air service, and who was discharged or released 
therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable (38 U.S.C. 101(2)).
    C. Guidelines:
    (1) Art work may be in any colors, including black and white.
    (2) Entry must be the military veteran's original work.
    (3) Size may range from a minimum of 8\1/2\  x  11 inches to a 
maximum of 18  x  24 inches. Art work should be mounted on a 1/4 inch 
white foam board. No border is necessary. Posters may be horizontal or 
vertical.
    (4) All media for two-dimensional work, such as woodblock, 
letterpress, lithography, color lithography, painting, silkscreen, 
digital, and photography, are acceptable.
    (5) Before an artist can receive an award for their art work, the 
Department of Labor will require the artist to sign an Artist Release 
Form (see Section G of this Notice).
    (6) Mail entries in a reusable container that can be remailed to 
the entrant upon conclusion of the program. (For exhibition purposes a 
\1/2\-inch thick hanging strip and spacer blocks will be added to the 
back of the foam core. Posters will be returned with the hanging strips 
and blocks still attached.)
    (7) Submission of art work for this contest will constitute 
acceptance of all terms of the Artist Release Form (see Section G of 
this Notice).
    D. Exhibition: Depending on the number of entries and space 
availability, the Women's Bureau may exhibit any or all entries in the 
U.S. Department of Labor's Great Hall, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., 
Washington, D.C. from November 16, 1998 through December 18, 1998, and 
thereafter at its discretion.
    E. Submission: Art work must be postmarked or delivered on or 
before
    October 16, 1998 to: Ms. Cheryl Edwards, U.S. Department of Labor, 
Women's Bureau, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Room S-3311, Washington, 
D.C., 20210.
    F. Judging: Judges may award up to 20 points for each criterion:

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                      Judge                         #1      #2      #3  
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Overall Design, 20 POINTS                                               
Creativity, 20 POINTS                                                   
Color/Balance/and Composition, 20 POINTS                                
Technical Skill and Neatness, 20 POINTS                                 
Reflection of theme and appropriateness, 20                             
 POINTS                                                                 
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    Decisions of the judges will be final.
    G. Artist Licensing, Certification, and Release Form: In order for 
an artist to be eligible to receive any award for this National Women 
Veterans Original Art Search, the artist must have signed the following 
Release Form:
    I, ____________________, do hereby confer exclusive rights upon the 
United States Department of Labor (USDOL) to display, reproduce, 
distribute, and sell my entry in any form until November 30, 2000. 
Thereafter, I authorize USDOL the right to display my entry, as well as 
sell and distribute reproductions of my entry made prior to November 
30, 2000.
    I certify that this entry is my own original work for which I own 
all rights, and no other person is or will be authorized to reproduce 
or sell it for the duration of this agreement. I also certify that 
there has been no prior publication of this work. I understand that my 
entry will be returned with the hanging strips and blocks, used for 
exhibition of my entry, still attached. I hereby release USDOL, 
including the Women's Bureau,

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the Veterans' Employment and Training Service, and the United States 
Employment Service, from any and all liability for damage or loss of my 
entry.

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Signature of Artist

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Print Name

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Address (including zip code)

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Telephone Number and Fax Number (Including area codes)
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    Signed at Washington, D.C. this 28 day of August, 1998.
Delores L. Crockett,
Field Coordinator, Women's Bureau.
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