January 15, 2008
The deadline for submissions to eXceL is nearly here! If you haven't finished your entry, hurry - submissions will be accepted between January 18-25, 2008 only, at all Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance offices during regular business hours. To find those, visit www.infarmbureau.com and select "Locate Agent." You can choose your county and it will list all the offices, along with the hours they are open. And as Monday, January 21, is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, all our offices are closed that day. Pack your entries carefully - we use a courier to pick up the entries, and while they try very hard to protect your artwork, we need you to do your part and pack it well - lots of peanuts, bubble wrap, newspaper - whatever it takes to keep it safe.

Don’t forget that if your entry is very large, very heavy, or has lots of parts, you should deliver it to the judging site yourself. Entries should fit through a standard single-panel doorway, and we ask that they not exceed 50 lbs in weight.

Video artists, be sure to check out the Really Big Short Film Festival as a possibility, and also check our friends at IndyFilmNews.com to find more competition information. Not only are there lots of chances to win awards and cash, each of these events offer terrific networking opportunities for young filmmakers. And best of luck to all our eXceL entrants who are also competing in the Scholastics.

We'll see your art soon!