Continuing the remarkable success of Juno’s Blank Canvas competitions, Juno is excited to invite artist submissions for our 2025 Limited Edition Seasonal Gin Releases.

Key Details:

• Entries are now open and close Friday 11 October.
• Winners receive $1,000 cash plus the much coveted 4-pack of the 2025 Limited Edition Seasonal Gin – which will include their own bottle featuring the winning artwork.
• You can submit a portfolio, original image or design, or download our template to build your own label.
• More information including a full brief, artwork specs and T&Cs are below.
• To enter, send your entries to blankcanvas@strategycollective.co.nz

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The Theme for 2025: “Having Fun”

In this new chapter, the theme is “Having Fun”.

It’s your task as vibrant members of our creative community to capture this concept in your distinctive style. We want you to vividly illustrate what it means to be “Having Fun” and to seamlessly connect this notion with your chosen season (Summer, Autumn, Winter, and Spring).

Your artistic creation should grace a black background, accentuated by the Juno logo in the elegance of Copper Foil.

For examples of previous winners, click here.

The Brief

Juno’s meticulously hand crafted, small-batch seasonal recipes are masterminded to take our refined gin enthusiasts on a journey brimming with flavour, inspired by the unique spirit of each season.

With our 2025 theme being “Having Fun”, we want you to explore what it means to create that lighter or joyous moment, which allows you to disconnect from the chaos and have fun! This could be the fun you have with the arrival of each season or you can summarise what fun looks like with something that brings you joy.

This visual storytelling should unfold as either a piece of art or portfolio for a bottle label design that celebrates the fun we have in each season – Summer, Autumn, Winter & Spring. Consideration will need to be made for Juno’s foil logos and labelling.

Because we are labelling Gin, we need to comply with the Alcohol Advertising Code. Please find more details here.

The Prize

Winning artists will be rewarded with $1,000 in cash and a much-coveted 4-pack of the 2025 Limited Edition Seasonal Gins, featuring their winning bottle and artwork.

Each bottle will also include acknowledgement of the name of the artist on the back label and we will craft a blog for our website that includes the artist’s bio and photo.

Submitting your Artwork:

Feel free to submit your portfolio or a design for your chosen season. There is no limit to the amount of entries, and you can submit artwork for an individual season or for all of them.

Please share your artwork with us at blankcanvas@strategycollective.co.nz and please ensure to include your name and contact details.

Entries are now open – close Midnight October 11^th 2024. 

Judging to commence October 25^st 2024. 

Winners announced Friday November 1^st 2024.

The cash prize is paid on announcement of the winners and the seasonal release gin pack will be gifted at the end of 2025.

Logos and the season’s name will be added to artwork by Strategy Collective.

Artwork Specs:

If you choose to submit using our label template, you can download this here.

Alternatively, you can either send your portfolio or supply artwork as a high-res PDF with the following specifications:

• 100 wide x 260mm high.
• 3mm Bleed.
• Full Colour.
• Use a Black background.
• Hi-Res PDF – Please no more than 5Mb.
• No text or typography in artwork.
• Art needs to allow for clear reading of the Juno Gin logo and season name.

Your label design is provided with the understanding that:

1. The Artist (yourself) will retain ownership and ultimate rights to the original painting and any of its images (the Art).
2. Juno Gin will be provided the exclusive use of the Art for the period commencing on 01 January 2025 and ending on 01 December 2025 (the Period).
3. The Art will only be used by Juno Gin for the 2025 Seasonal Gin (the Product) and any related marketing material. After the Period, Juno Gin may continue to use the Art in relation to the Product only.
4. Juno Gin reserves the right to display the Seasonal Gin Label as artwork representing a collection of the full year of labels.
5. Where possible and reasonable, Juno Gin shall provide suitable acknowledgement to the Artist as the producer of the Art.
6. During the Period, the Artist will not publicly exhibit the Art, sell the Art, submit the Art for any competitions, or provide the Art to any other commercial parties for use. The Artist retains the right to privately use the Art within the Period; where appropriate and reasonable, acknowledgement to Juno Gin, should be made.
7. The Artist will not be expected to, or be responsible for, pursuing legal action or otherwise, against any parties who use the Art without permission; however, within reason, the Artist will support Juno Gin in pursuing such actions against these parties should Juno Gin choose to do so.
8. Because we are labelling Gin, we need to comply with the Alcohol Advertising Code https://www.asa.co.nz/codes/codes/alcohol-advertising-and-promotion-code/

For further information please get in touch with Dave or Jo James on admin@junogin.com