2013 Kenvention Competition

Welcome all conventioneers to our 2013 Competition. If you have been dressing, displaying, creating, and crafting for your Ken® & friends at home, we want you to showcase your dolls and creations at our 2013 Competition.

Our judging will be conducted by a rousing popular vote by all registered conventioneers. We will award a first and second place award in each category, as well as an overall People’s Choice Award.

Competition Official Rules:

1. Please refer to our schedule for the location and drop off time.

2. Each registered conventioneer may enter as many categories as they wish with a limit of one entry per category.

3. Only Mattel dolls may be entered in competition.

4. Each conventioneer must provide sturdy stands/easels for their entries.

5. Entries must be placed before the drop off period closes, in accordance with our schedule. There are no exceptions without previous permission from the competition chairperson.

6. Collaborations are permitted by registered conventioneers. Please understand that only one ribbon/prize will be awarded per entry, not for each member of a collaborative group.

7. We will provide security during all viewing times. Prizes will be awarded during the Saturday dinner event.

8. You must submit your entry form by the primary deadline of August 30, 2013, and no later than the final deadline of September 20, 2013.

9. Please submit your entry form early and prior to the due date. We want to ensure a smooth event for all conventioneers.

Please remember to return entry form by September 20, 2013

2013 Competition Sign-Up FORM

Categories

A. Vintage Dolls & Outfits (Single doll must be placed in sturdy stand):

1. Vintage Ken® or male friend doll dressed in a 1961 – 1965 vintage outfit appropriate to the doll.

2. Mod Ken® or male friend 1965 – 1976 doll dressed in a 1965 – 1976 outfit appropriate to the doll.

B. Mix & Match (Single doll placed in a sturdy stand and limited to hand held props that relate to the theme. No furniture permitted):

1. Ken® In Fashion - Dress your favorite Ken or Mattel vinyl Male doll (1990 – 2013) (no Silkstone™ permitted) in the Fashion Avenue® of your choice from 1995 – 2004.

2. Back In Black - dress Ken®/friend in an outfit using/featuring at least one visible outfit piece in black.

C. Single Doll Creation (Single doll placed in a sturdy stand and limited to hand held props that relate to the theme. No furniture permitted):

1. In Disguise - Ken® is on a secret mission, who is he? (Jason Bourne, Jim Phelps, Ethan Hunt, Fletch, etc.)

2. Scare Me - Customize Ken® and his outfit in nightmarish fashion (Freddy Kruger, Jason, Frankenstein, Dracula, Creature from the Black Lagoon, etc.)

D. Diorama Creation (Must feature at least one Ken® or Male Mattel friend. Total space of diorama must not exceed 30” wide by 24” deep. No height or doll count restrictions.):

1. Whodunit - create a diorama featuring a mystery novel, one of television or movies' greatest detectives, or a suspense movie scene of your choice.

2. The Haunted Mansion – create an interior room or exterior you would find at a haunted house.

3. Oktoberfest - (any fall festival including harvest time, county fair, German Oktoberfest, apple picking, Halloween, Homecoming, etc.)

E. Artwork (to be no larger than 8” x 11.5”, framed or matted no larger than 10” x 13” and placed in an upright position with an self-supporting easel. Need not be professionally framed).

1. Photography - Born In The USA - display an 8" x 10" photo of Ken® in an American city, setting or landmark.

2. Drawing - Profiles In Ken® - display your original drawing of Ken®/Friend's profile. (any era Ken®/friend)

Questions? Contact Contemporary Competition Chair, Madison Plendl at: meplendl@talstar.com