Stanford Torus by Don Davis courtesy NASA

Lunar Stadium (1/6 gravity) by Pat Rawlings courtesy NASA

The National Space Society (NSS) is looking for artists to create visions of a spacefaring future — a future of space settlement, be it on the Moon, on Mars, on asteroids, or orbiting independently in space. To bring attention to our goal of creating a spacefaring future, NSS is sponsoring a contest for such artwork to be used in a calendar promoting a future of humans living and working in space. The best of the submitted artwork will be selected for inclusion in the 2008 NSS Space Settlement Calendar. Judges include world-renowned space artists David A. Hardy and Pat Rawlings.

The NSS Space Settlement Art Contest will run until January 31, 2007.

Prizes

The 12 winning entries will receive prizes. Four First Prizes will be awarded in each of the following four categories:

1. Orbital settlements
2. Settlements in or on asteroids
3. Settlements on the Moon
4. Settlements on Mars

In addition, one image will be awarded the Grand Prize for being the best artwork overall. This work will be honored with an award at the annual International Space Development Conference and will be featured on the cover of the NSS Space Settlement Calendar. The prizes are:

For the Grand Prize winner:

• Publication as the cover of the National Space Society 2008 Space Settlement Calendar
• Beyond-Earth Enterprises 8 ounce Flight Container for sub-orbital rocket launch and return (value $1,500.00).
• Physical copy of Mojoworld 3 Professional (value $480.00)
• $300.00 cash prize
• Free Artnow Online Gold Membership (value $100)
• 1 year complimentary membership in the National Space Society, including a subscription to Ad Astra magazine
• A complimentary copy of the calendar

For each of the four First Prizes winners:

• Publication in the National Space Society 2008 Space Settlement Calendar
• Physical copy of Mojoworld 3 Professional (value $480.00)
• Beyond-Earth Enterprises Large Photo Kit for sub-orbital rocket launch and return (value $74.95).
• $150.00 Cash Prize
• Free Artnow Online Premium Membership (value $50)
• 1 year complimentary membership in the National Space Society, including a subscription to Ad Astra magazine
• A complimentary copy of the calendar

For the remaining 7 winning entries:

• Publication in the National Space Society 2008 Space Settlement Calendar
• Electronic copy of (value $480.00)
• Beyond-Earth Enterprises DNA Flight Kit for sub-orbital rocket launch and return (value $34.95)
• 1 year complimentary membership in the National Space Society, including a subscription to Ad Astra magazine
• A complimentary copy of the calendar

Sponsors:

We would like to take this opportunity to thank the sponsors of the NSS Space Settlement Art Contest:

• Pandromeda Inc. – Makers of Mojoworld 3D computer graphics software
• Beyond-Earth Enterprises – Leading the way to the commercialization of space
• Artnow Online – for Galleries and Artists to promote their artworks
• The Moon Society – to further the creation of communities on the Moon involving large-scale industrialization and private enterprise
• National Space Society – the premier space activist organization on the planet
• And the following Chapters of the National Space Society:
  • Huntsville Alabama L5 Society ($250)
  • Chicago Society for Space Studies ($200)
  • Oklahoma Space Alliance ($200)

   

Submitting Your Art

Before submitting your artwork to the contest, please be sure to read the Space Settlement Art Contest Submission Requirements.

CONTEST HAS ENDED – NO MORE SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED

Viewing the Submitted Art

The works of art submitted to the NSS Space Settlement Art Contest will be on public display in the Gallery of Submitted Space Settlement Art.

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