Released on = July 4, 2006, 10:16 pm

Press Release Author = www.RalphMcQuarrie.com

Industry = Entertainment

Press Release Summary = Official Ralph McQuarrie Website announces call for entires
for 1st Annual International Art Competition. $1000US Grand Prize.

Press Release Body = The Art of Ralph McQuarrie web site is announcing a Call for
Entries to all illustrators, designers and budding artists alike to submit their
best, original works to the Art of Ralph McQuarrie International Art Competition.
Academy Award winning designer Ralph McQuarrie is best known for his unforgettable
work on the Star Wars Trilogy. Entries for the competition will be accepted
starting July of 2006 with the final deadline in March of 2007. Winners will be
announced in May of 2007 on the official Ralph McQuarrie website. Submission
guidelines, prizes, and official rules can be found at www.RalphMcQuarrie.com.

Submissions will be evaluated and judged by our featured judges - Ralph McQuarrie
and Doug Chiang. In addition to the his work on the Star Wars Trilogy, Mr.
McQuarrie's other films include Close Encounters of the Third Kind, E.T., Raiders of
the Lost Ark, and Cocoon, for which he received an Academy Award. As a
contemporary to Ralph McQuarrie, Production Designer Doug Chiang continued that
excellence on such films as the Star Wars Prequels, Forrest Gump, Polar Express, War
of the Worlds and received both an Academy Award and British Academy Award for his
work on Death Becomes Her.

"I've received so many requests to evaluate artists portfolio's that I thought this
would be a great way to gain exposure for the incredible work that is out there,"
says Mr. McQuarrie. The contest will accept works in conventional and digital
formats.

The Art of Ralph McQuarrie International Art Competition is dedicated to showcasing
new and talented graphic artists and designers. If you think you've got what it
takes to be an award-winning, cinematic designer, then visit the official website at
www.RalphMcQuarrie.com.


Web Site = http://www.RalphMcQuarrie.com

Contact Details = www.RalphMcQuarrie.com
contact: Steffan Schulz
steffan@ralphmcquarrie.com