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A bike art poster show, Artcrank Des Moines will be May 2-29. Right now, getting artists interested in the show is key.

ARTCRANK is exclusively focused on poster artwork — primarily screenprinting, letterpress and digital or inkjet prints.  Here are the basic guidelines for show posters:

Theme:
> The bicycle: Any kind of bicycle, any riding style, any era of history.
> Limit: One poster design per artist.
 
Poster Format and Size:
> The show is dedicated exclusively to poster artwork, i.e., a flat piece of printed art.
> Folding pieces, multi-page booklets and other types of work will not be accepted.
> Maximum size: 19” x 25”. Posters can be smaller than this, but not bigger.
 
Poster Quantities:
> 1 Display Copy (Becomes property of ARTCRANK)
> 30 Sale Copies
> Display and Sale Copies must be submitted flat, not rolled or folded.

Poster Prices, Commissions and Donations:
> All posters for ARTCRANK Des Moines will be priced at $30.
> The Des Moines Social Club will receive a 20% commission on all poster sales to cover the costs of supporting the show.
> ARTCRANK will donate a portion of its sponsorship funding to Bikes To Rwanda, a nonprofit organization that provides cargo bikes to coffee farmers in Rwanda. For more information, see www.bikestorwanda.com.