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Motive Competition
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This contest will run from October 1st through December 31st, 2007, and is open to all children and young adults, ages 18 and under, anywhere in the world. We invite and encourage schools to promote this contest with their students and create a further awareness of the ongoing efforts to remove landmines from the planet.
Entrants can select one of two themes for this art competition. The first is Fragments - a study of small parts that make up a whole. The second choice is Survivors - things or people that survive hardship. The entries should be submitted electronically, and the finalists will be judged by the sculptor Blake, creator of his own Fragments series of sculptures.
As art takes many forms, entrants are encouraged to create a painting, a photograph or image, a sculpture, a poem, or a short story. You may submit as many pieces as you like, but each submission will be considered a single entry in the contest. In the case of a sculpture, please take several photos of the piece, and submit the photos.
Please accompany each submission with a short explanation of the entry in English, for review by the judges.
The contest is divided into two age groups - under 12, and 12 to 18. Prizes are allocated to each age group for first and second place.
Under 12: First place - £100, Second place - £50
12 to 18: First place - £150, Second place - £100
Full contest and privacy details, along with submission information are below:
Motive/No More Landmines Art Contest
Submissible Art Forms:
- Painting
- Poetry and Written Compositions, Short Stories or Essays
- Photography and Digital Art
- Sculpture
Competition Guidelines
- The competition is open to anyone aged 18 and under (must be 18 or younger on December 31, 2007), anywhere in the world.
- Competition entry is free.
- Entrants must create an original artwork related to MOTIVE's specified themes using painting, photography, sculpture or any writing form such as a poem.
- MOTIVE will not be responsible for any loss or damage to any entry and no responsibility will be accepted for entries lost, delayed or damaged through technical problems, computer virus or any other interference. Entry can only be accepted if all details are provided and guidelines followed.
- Each submission is a single entry.
- In order to facilitate scanning and/or photography, the work should not be framed, matted, laminated, or folded.
- All entries are added to our permanent on-line competition gallery.
- MOTIVE may reject entries that it considers inappropriate for any reason.
- The closing date for entries is December 31st, 2007. Only entries received before 5pm GMT on that date will be judged.
- MOTIVE reserves the right to suspend, cancel or modify the competition.
- Entrants acknowledge that their entries may be released or displayed to the public by MOTIVE or any agency connected with the competition and the entrant hereby grants all rights necessary for promotion, publication or display of such entries to MOTIVE. Winners agree to grant Motive or any agency connected with the competition the right to use their name.
- MOTIVE will not be responsible for any misuse of intellectual property by any entrant.
Submission Guidelines
- Competition entries may be submitted digitally via email
- Explanation of the function in English is very important to the judges.
- Submission of entries acknowledges the right of MOTIVE to use them for publication and exhibition.
- For digital files, provide files in CMYK JPG format with a maximum width of 1024 pixels and a maximum height of 768 pixels (72dpi).
- Write the entrant's full name, age, and the title of the competition (eg Fragments 2007) in the submission email.
Winners & Announcement
- A winner and runner-up from each of the two age catagories will be chosen by January 30, 2008
- The winners will be announced on the MOTIVE website once selected
- Artwork of the finalists and winner may be displayed in art exhibitions and may be published in MOTIVE Arts Collection Books.
- Winners will receive a prize depending on age group and placing
MOTIVE. takes the issue of personal data and privacy extremely seriously. As such, we adhere strictly and exceed current Data Protection regulations to ensure that the information you provide us with is safe and only used for the purposes you requested. Please refer to our privacy statement: http://www.motive-art.org/privacy-policy
Please submit your entry to: contest@motive-art.org
Discuss the competition here: http://www.motive-art.org/forum/showthread.php?t=14
