Intro:

Welcome to the Unreal Tournament 2005, the opportunity to create your own reality and compete against other artists to find out just whose artifice is the best. Artists from across the country will be invited to take part in the Unreal Tournament 2005 by submitting visual and written documentation of an experience, event or performance. And, like Survivor without the fireside meetings, judges will determine whether your documentation gets kicked out or moved up to another round. The surviving artist becomes the Reigning Unreal Tournament 2005 Champion. All qualifying entries along with the Unreal Tournament 2005 results will be exhibited at venues across the United States. View the result of Unreal Tournament 2005, Round 1.

Rules and Regulations:

Each artist is to document a real event.  The "event" can be an experience, performance, public episode or an "event" that has been freely interpreted by the artist.*  Each artist is to submit one digital image that documents the event.   Each artist will also submit supporting documentation of the event (see Submission Requirements below). All qualifying submissions will be seeded for competition.  The tournament will consist of single elimination matches with the winner of each match advancing to the next level. The overall tournament winner will become the Unreal Tournament 2005 Champion and receive an honorary Unreal Tournament Championship Belt.

Scoring:

In single elimination matches, the artist who accumulates the most points wins and will advance to the next level.  Points are awarded for artistic, technical and social merit. Entries will be judged against other entries according to artists' position in the seeding chart.

Only one artist will prevail through 5 rounds of judging to win the Unreal Tournament and become the Reigning Unreal Tournament 2005 Champion. That artist begins the following season as top seed.  See Scoring and Seeding Guidelines for more details.

Submission Requirements:

2. One document verifying the event (bill of sale, receipt, note from your doctor). 

3. One paragraph describing the performance (handwritten or typed). 

4. Thirty dollar entrance fee.  Payments can be made securely online through Pay Pal.

Technical:

DIGITAL SUBMISSIONS:
Recognized file formats: PSD, TIF, EPS, JPG, PDF (Mac/PC)
Event Photo MINIMUM SIZE: 7200x4800 pixels (18" W x12" H @ 400 dpi)
Supporting documents MAXIMUM SIZE: 3400x4400 pixels (8.5" W x 11" H @ 400 dpi)

PRINTED SUBMISSIONS:
Event photo MINIMUM SIZE: 18" W x 12" H
Supporting documents MAXIMUM SIZE: 8.5" W x 11" H (letter size)

Please mail documents flat (unfolded) or rolled in a mailing tube.

Please send all printed submissions and any digital submissions over 5MB to the address below. Digital submissions under 5MB can be emailed to events@whitecouch.com.  Please include "Unreal 2005" in the subject header. 

Unreal Tournament 2005
28 Locust Street #305
Brooklyn NY 11206

Please include your name, phone number, and an email address with your submission.  All entries must be submitted to Whitecouch by May 4, 2005.  Whitecouch will handle all printing and shipping of artwork.  Whitecouch will print one (1) image at full size and additional images at quarter scale to mark the advancement of each match winner.  Whitecouch will retain the files until the end of the exhibit but will absolutely not print additional full size images without the artist's consent.

If you wish to print your own digital image, document verification, and description, you may forego the thirty dollar entrance fee.  Hard copies of the print, document, and paragraph should be mailed to the above address by May 4, 2005:

All qualifying entries will be exhibited with the overall tournament results. The Unreal Tournament 2005, Round 2 will be exhibited in May at the Downtown Gallery at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and in New York, New York in the fall of 2005. Unless a different price is requested by the artist, each event documentation will be sold for $200.00. Whitecouch will retain a 20% commission on the sale of work done through this exhibit.

For additional information, please email info@whitecouch.com.

Fine Print
Please note that all snuff and all kiddie porn will be immediately rejected.   Whitecouch will take the utmost care in handling of all artwork but assumes no liability for acts of God or other unforeseen, unfortunate events. Unreal Tournament Rules and Regulations are subject to modifications. All participating artists will be notified of any changes in Rules and Regulations.