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The Video Contest: What does the “Dirty South” mean to you? is administered by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA), a state-supported, privately endowed educational institution created for the benefit of the citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Its purpose is to collect, preserve, exhibit, and interpret art, to encourage the study of the arts, and thus to enrich the lives of all.

In celebration of VMFA’s newest exhibition—The Dirty South: Contemporary Art, Material Culture, and the Sonic Impulse—the organization will launch a video submission and public voting contest.

BY ENTERING THE CONTEST, YOU AGREE TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

How to Enter

  • Create an original, 3-minute video that answers the question, “What does the ‘Dirty South’ mean to you?”
  • Entries must be submitted using the following two-step process:
    • Post your video on YouTube.
      • The title of your video should reflect how you would like it to appear on the public voting form.
      • Please include “VMFA Dirty South Contest” in the video description.
    • Submit your video for consideration by completing the contest entry form here (insert link).
  • You are encouraged, but not required, to share your video on social media and encourage your friends to vote using #VMFADirtySouthContest
  • Entries will be accepted starting at 10:00 am EST on June 11, 2021.
  • All entries must be received by 11:59 pm EST on July 23, 2021.

Video Requirements

  • Must be 3 minutes or less.
  • Must be original content.
  • May not use copyrighted material.
  • May not contain offensive language, nudity, or illegal drugs.
  • VMFA may not feature every video entry in the voting portion of the contest and reserves the right to select which videos appear on the voting landing page.
  • Entries that are incomplete or do not adhere to the rules or specifications may be disqualified at the sole discretion of VMFA.

Voting Period

  • Public voting will open at 10:00 am EST on August 6, 2021 and close at 9:00 pm EST on August 20, 2021.
  • To vote, you must complete the voting form here (insert link).
  • A valid email address is required to submit the voting form.
  • One vote is allowed per email address.
  • Information, including email addresses, submitted with the voting form is subject to the Privacy Policy stated here on the VMFA website.

Winning

  • Three winners will be chosen by public voting.
  • The group or individual whose video receives the most votes will be named the first-place winner, the second most votes will be the second-place winner, and the third most votes will be the third-place winner.
  • The winners will be announced in-person at the Summer Breeze event at VMFA on August 27, 2021.
  • The entrants who receive the top 3 highest number of votes will be notified prior to August 27, 2021.
  • The winners do not need to be present in-person at the event on August 27, 2021 in order to win.
  • The winners also will be notified by email prior to September 1, 2021.
  • VMFA has no liability for a winner’s failure to receive notices for any reason, including but not limited to due to spam, junk e-mail, or other security settings or for the winners’ provision of incorrect or otherwise non-functioning contact information.
  • Receipt by the winners of the prizes offered in this contest is conditioned upon compliance with any and all federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
    ANY VIOLATION OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES BY ANY OF THE WINNERS (AT VMFA‘S SOLE DISCRETION) WILL RESULT IN THAT WINNER’S DISQUALIFICATION AS WINNER OF THE CONTEST, AND ALL PRIVILEGES AS WINNER WILL BE IMMEDIATELY TERMINATED.

Prizes

  • The top 3 videos with the most public votes will be projected outside at VMFA during the Summer Breeze event on August 27, 2021.
  • The winners of the contest will receive the following:
    • First Place
      • Public airing at Summer Breeze (8/27)
      • Feature on VMFA Social Media channels
      • The Dirty South Exhibition Catalogue
      • 8 Tickets to The Dirty South Exhibition
      • 2 Individual VMFA Memberships (or 1 Family Membership)
      • Giant Swag Bag
      • Estimated value: $448
    • Second Place
      • Public airing at Summer Breeze (8/27)
      • Feature on VMFA Social Media channels
      • The Dirty South Exhibition Catalogue
      • 4 Tickets to The Dirty South Exhibition
      • 1 Individual Membership
      • Mini Swag Bag
      • Estimated value: $241
    • Third Place
      • Public airing at Summer Breeze (8/27)
      • Feature on VMFA Social Media channels
      • The Dirty South Exhibition Catalogue
      • 4 Tickets to The Dirty South Exhibition
      • 1 Individual Membership
      • Estimated value: $163
    • Actual/appraised value may differ at time of prize award.
  • No cash or other prize substitution shall be permitted except at VMFA’s discretion.
  • The prize is nontransferable.
  • Any and all prize-related expenses, including without limitation any and all federal, state, and/or local taxes, shall be the sole responsibility of the winner.
  • Acceptance of prize constitutes permission for VMFA to use the winner’s name (as provided), likeness, and video entry for purposes of advertising and trade without further compensation unless prohibited by law.

Eligibility Restrictions

  • The contest is open to all residents of the United States.
  • Entrants who are 17 years of age or younger at the time of contest registration must provide the contact information and permission of a parent or legal guardian in order to participate. Parents or legal guardian(s) of the winning video will be contacted again, if needed, to provide approval for sharing the winning video entry on VMFA social media.
  • Each individual may participate in only one video submission, either as an individual or as part of a group.
  • Entrants are not required to purchase tickets, attend The Dirty South exhibition or visit the VMFA in-person to enter.
  • Employees of VMFA are eligible to participate or win in this contest, with the understanding that entries from VMFA employees will not be endorsed by the museum.
  • Entrants agree to abide by applicable federal, state, local laws, and regulations.
  • The contest is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
  • Void where prohibited.
  • By participating, you agree to be fully unconditionally bound by these rules, and you represent and warrant that you meet the eligibility requirements. In addition, you agree to accept the announcement of the winner by VMFA as final and binding.

Rights & Publicity

  • By entering the contest and submitting your video, you understand and agree that VMFA shall have the right, where permitted by law, to print, publish, broadcast, distribute, and use in any media now known or hereafter developed, in perpetuity and throughout the World, without limitation, your entry, your name as provided, and statements about the contest for news, publicity, information, trade, advertising, public relations, and promotional purposes without any further compensation, notice, review, or consent.
  • By entering this contest, you represent and warrant that your entry is an original work of authorship and does not violate any third party’s proprietary or intellectual property rights.
  • If your entry infringes upon the intellectual property rights of another, you will be disqualified at the sole discretion of VMFA.
  • If the content of your entry is claimed to constitute infringement of any proprietary or intellectual proprietary rights of any third party, you shall, at your sole expense, defend or settle against such claims.
  • You shall indemnify and hold harmless VMFA from and against any suit, proceeding, claims, liability, loss, damage, costs (including but not limited to attorneys’ fees, expert witness fees, and court costs) or expense, which VMFA may incur, suffer, or be required to pay arising out of such infringement or suspected infringement of any third party’s rights.

Terms & Conditions

  • VMFA reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the contest should a virus, bug, non-authorized human intervention, fraud, or other cause beyond
  • VMFA’s control corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, or proper conduct of the contest.
  • VMFA reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers or attempts to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the contest or website or violates these Terms & Conditions.
  • VMFA has the right, in its sole discretion, to maintain the integrity of the contest, to void votes for any reason, including, but not limited to: multiple entries from the same user from different IP addresses; multiple entries from the same computer in excess of that allowed by contest rules; or the use of bots, macros, scripts, or other technical means for entering.
  • Any attempt by an entrant to deliberately damage any website or undermine the legitimate operation of the contest may be a violation of criminal and civil laws. Should such an attempt be made, VMFA reserves the right to seek costs (including but not limited to attorneys’ fees, expert witness fees, and court costs) and damages to the fullest extent permitted by law.

Limitation of Liability

  • By entering, you agree to release and hold harmless VMFA and its subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, partners, representatives, agents, successors, assigns, employees, officers, and directors from any liability, illness, injury, death, loss, litigation, claim, or damage that may occur, directly or indirectly, whether caused by negligence or not, from: (i) such entrant’s participation in the contest and/or his/her acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of any prize or any portion thereof; (ii) technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to the malfunction of any computer, cable, network, hardware, or software, or other mechanical equipment; (iii) the unavailability or inaccessibility of any transmissions, telephone, or Internet service; (iv) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or promotion; (v) or electronic or human error in the administration of the Promotion or the processing of entries.

Disputes

  • This contest IS GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES.
  • As a condition of participating in this contest, participants agree that any and all disputes that cannot be resolved between the parties, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this contest, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, exclusively before a court located in the City of Richmond, Virginia having jurisdiction.
  • Further, in any such dispute, under no circumstances shall a participant be permitted to obtain awards for, and hereby waives all rights to, punitive, incidental, or consequential damages, including reasonable attorney’s fees, other than participant’s actual out-of-pocket expenses (i.e. costs associated with entering this contest).
  • Participants further waive all rights to have damages multiplied or increased.

Other Guidelines

  • Odds of winning will depend on the number of submissions received.
  • You are not required to subscribe, comment, like, or view any videos on YouTube in order to participate.
  • In no way is this contest or any content endorsed, associated with, sponsored by, or administered by YouTube or any social media platform on which it is promoted.