“Safety Starts With Me” Urban Family Art Competition

By Urban Family, 2020-02-24 15:36:40

Do you enjoy creating art? Do you want to draw for a cause? To support the recent turn of events, we’re asking YOU to show your support for Wuhan and promote health and safety through our first-ever annual art competition. The competition welcomes creatives from all walks of life and across three age categories (3-6, 7-12 and 13-18) to submit an original artwork that demonstrates ability, creativity and imagination, for an opportunity to be exhibited and win! 

HOW TO JOIN?

It’s as easy as 1-2-3!

• Step 1: Create an original artwork demonstrating health and safety, and to support Wuhan through this difficult period. You may use wet or dry mediums, or any materials.

• Step 2: Take three pictures: One picture must feature you in the process of creating your artwork, one picture must be of you holding your artwork, and one picture must be of the artwork itself. Please make sure the pictures are high resolution (at least 1mb or above).

**For extra points, send us a short 1 to 2-minute video of you and your artwork, telling us more about yourself and your original creation**

• Step 3: Email the above to marketing.gba@urbanatomy.com with the subject heading ‘UF Art Competition’. Please include the following details in the body of the email: Full name, age, school (if applicable), contact and address details, one parent’s email and contact details, artwork title, theme selected, materials used and a short description of your submission. Entries with incomplete information will be disqualified.


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PRIZES

Three Reader’s Choice and three Editor’s Choice winners will be chosen from each age category, for a grand total of six winners. Winning submissions will be published in an issue of Urban Family Magazine. Winners may also be given an opportunity to showcase their works at a public exhibition.

IMPORTANT DATES TO NOTE

• Submission due date: March 18. Late submissions will not be accepted.

• Notification of winners: By March 27

COMPETITION DETAILS

• The competition is only open to all students in the Greater Bay Area, aged 3-18.  

• Artwork must be the sole original work and there should be no assistance rendered by anyone else.

• Artists must create the artwork on A3-sized paper (29.7cm x 42.0cm).

• Artists are free to use a single or a variety of wet/dry drawing medium combined.


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JUDGING

The judging panel will comprise of members from the community, who will judge based on the following criteria: Imagination, Technical Skills and Creativity. The judges’ decision is final. UF reserves the rights to disqualify entries that do not adhere to the rules and regulations.

Have a question? Please contact us at marketing.gba@urbanatomy.com.

[Cover image via Pixabay]