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Become a Courage Card Artist

Courage Cards, a greeting card program started in 1958, is conducting an Art Search to find original art for its Holiday and All Occasion card collections. These cards will be sold via a national catalog, web site and through community service retail partners who generously give 100% of the proceeds back to Courage Center, a nonprofit rehabilitation and resource center specializing in programs benefiting people with disabilities.

ELIGIBILITY:
Courage Cards invites artists of all abilities to participate in the annual Courage Cards Art Search.

AWARDS:
Selected artists will receive a licensing fee in addition to national exposure through the distribution of catalogs, promotional pieces, web site, radio and print advertising and the Courage Cards newsletter.

We are currently seeking original artwork with these themes:

HOLIDAY CARD CATEGORIES:

THANKSGIVING
WINTER CITY SCENES
WINTER LANDSCAPE AND WILDLIFE
HOLIDAY TRADITIONS
RELIGIOUS HOLIDAY
MULTICULTURAL AND PEACE

ALL OCCASION CARD CATEGORIES:

BIRTHDAY
THANK YOU
CONGRATULATIONS
LANDSCAPE
FLORAL
WHIMSICAL

HOW TO PARTICIPATE:

1   Click here to download the 2010 Art Search Guidelines and Application

2   Submit entries (slides or color photocopies preferred) with a completed application.

3   To request the guidelines and application via e-mail, complete the following information.

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About Courage Cards:

Courage Cards creates fine art, business holiday greeting cards. Courage Cards are a charity card customized for all your business, corporate and personal needs. Send your customers, clients and business associates a personalized holiday card. Our corporate greeting cards and religious, Christmas cards feature original artwork by acclaimed artists. Holiday cards include city scenes, traditional holiday cards, thanksgiving cards, Xmas cards and religious cards. Choose a front imprint greeting card to showcase your company name and business holiday greeting. Courage Cards can imprint corporate greeting cards with your business name and your company logo, choice of verse or a custom verse, and envelope return address in a variety of inks and foil stamp colors. Courage Cards offers personalized custom imprint, business logos, fast stick envelopes, and much more. Not sure what to give your business customers? Add a donation to any business holiday card purchase. Make a big impact by adding chocolate or nuts to your business holiday greeting card order. Purchase all occasion cards to acknowledge your business associates all year long. Choose from a wide variety of thank you, happy birthday, special event and invitation cards. Show your customers and clients your commitment to community by supporting Courage Center, a valued, trusted charity with a mission to provide services to children and adults with disabilities. Your purchase of Courage Cards will give your customers and clients a favorable impression of your business.