Death T-shirt Design Challenge: Your challenge is to design a tee inspired by <i>Morbid Curiosity: the Richard Harris Collection</i> art exhibition aka the imagery of death!

Your challenge

Your challenge is to design a tee inspired by Morbid Curiosity, The Richard Harris Collection art exhibition aka the imagery of death!

Get out your skull and crossbones... It's the Threadless Loves Death challenge! We're partnering with the Chicago Cultural Center to send one of our designers on an amazing Chicago adventure! Your design inspiration is the exhibition Morbid Curiosity: The Richard Harris Collection, which features art and artifacts that explore the theme of death (plus a ton of awesome bejeweled skulls). From a 13-foot high chandelier made of 3,000 handcrafted plaster bones to Day of the Dead paintings and works by some of the greats (Rembrandt, Albrecht Durer, Francisco Goya and Robert Mapplethorpe, to name a few), there are more than 1,000 pieces of art to draw inspiration from. Check out some of the pieces.

The only requirement is that your tee has a skull represented in some form since that was the impetus for Mr. Harris's collection.

The chosen design will be announced at the opening night event for Morbid Curiosity on January 27. The chosen designer and a guest will receive one-night hotel accommodations in the Windy City and free tickets to famous Chicago attractions and events around town. Thanks to Chicago Cultural Center for making this possible!

So get busy bringing your design to life...we're dying to see what you've got.

Now for the best part! Here's what's up for grabs:

One-night hotel stay for the chosen designer and a guest at the Courtyard Chicago Downtown Magnificent Mile, 165 E. Ontario St.
Two tickets to a show at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company, two John Hancock Observatory Deck passes, and two Chicago History Museum passes.
Designer spotlight on www.ExploreChicago.org. Designer and tee will also receive a dedicated page within the Morbid Curiosity microsite on www.ExploreChicago.org.
Chosen tee sold in The Shop at the Chicago Cultural Center.
Chosen design showcased at the Chicago Cultural Center from February - July, 2012.
All prizes above supplied by the Chicago Cultural Center.

PLUS:
$2,000 cash from Threadless to buy some souvenirs in Chicago
$500 Threadless gift certificate (can be redeemed for $200 cash)

Presented by:

Chicago Cultural Center

Drawn by its beauty and the fabulous free public events, hundreds of thousands of visitors come to the Chicago Cultural Center every year, making it one of the most visited attractions in Chicago. The stunning landmark building, located at 78 E. Washington St., is home to two magnificent stained-glass domes, as well as free music, dance and theater events, films, lectures, art exhibitions and family events. For more information, visit www.ExploreChicago.org, follow us on Twitter (@ExploreChicago) or 'Like' the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ExploreChicago.

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The purpose of the submissions relating to this promotion is to create a stand-alone design inspired by the challenge, not a brand tee. Your design should not have brand names or logos on it.

Promotion Guidelines

The design(s) to be printed will be chosen by the Judges within 45 days after the submission close date.
Use the submission form by selecting Participate -> Submit Ideas from the menu or click the button below to submit.
All submissions will also be eligible to be printed as a regular Threadless tee.
The submission must not be a design that has already been submitted to Threadless.
You may only submit up to three designs during the duration of the promotion.

Who are the judges?

The selected design(s) will be chosen by a panel of Judges including Threadless staff and a representative from the promotion sponsor(s).

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