Chrysler 300M "Motion Through Art" Competition Invites Artists To Capture Positive African-American Lifestyles

Auburn Hills/Stuttgart -- The Chrysler brand is inviting adult artists to enter the Chrysler 300M "Motion Through Art," Competition, a national art competition that challenges artists to create artwork that showcases positive African-American lifestyles developed around the 300M.

Created to recognize and celebrate the beauty and diversity that African- American art brings to the world, the Chrysler 300M "Motion Through Art" Competition will award three winners cash prizes and national exposure for their artwork. The first-place winner will receive $8,000; second-place winner, $6,000; and third-place winner, $4,000. The three winners will receive all-expenses-paid trips to Detroit in October for a reception in their honor. Also, finalists' artwork will be featured in a commemorative 2000 calendar.

"Chrysler 300M's dynamic design and character makes it the perfect automobile to display within a frame of artistic expression," said Janice Tarachowski, Senior Manager, Diversity Marketing and Special Projects for DaimlerChrysler.

A panel of professional artists, community leaders and DaimlerChrysler representatives will judge the entries on the basis of originality, creativity and the use of the "Motion Through Art" theme.

Chrysler 300M "Motion Through Art" contestants must be 18 years or older and U.S. residents. The competition is open only to two-dimensional paintings created around Chrysler 300M and/or its logo and portraying a positive African-American lifestyle. Artwork must be no larger than 48"W x 48"H. Painting on canvas must be stretched. No photographs, mosaics, stained glass, or computer-generated artwork will be considered. Artwork must be labeled legibly on the back with an index card with the artist's name, age, address, telephone number, title of work, medium and dimensions with the artist's signature and verification that she/he is the original author of the work and has the right to assign all copyrights to DaimlerChrysler Corporation. All artwork will become the property of DaimlerChrysler. Chrysler is a brand of DaimlerChrysler.

Deadline for entries is Monday, September 13. Winners will be notified in writing by Friday, September 24.

Entries should be delivered or mailed to:
"Motion Through Art"
c/o Trellis, Inc.
570 Kirts Blvd., Suite 233
Troy, Michigan 48084

For more information about the Chrysler 300M "Motion Through Art" Competition or to receive a copy of the official rules, call toll-free: 1-888-ART-0007.