Children’s 5 - 12 Art Competition & Exhibition
World Environment Day 2011
Forests: Nature At Your Service
The City of Sydney's Pine Street Creative Arts Centre plans specific events and exhibitions each year which provide opportunities for children to participate in and display their valuable and unique creative expressions to a wider community audience. The showcase children's event in the Pine Street calendar is the WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY Children's Art Competition and Exhibition.
Open to entries from children aged 5 - 12 years old, this annual competition and exhibition encourages environmental awareness through the arts, with the aim of educating children and their families to integrate sustainable actions into their everyday lives. World Environment Day is not just about recognizing our environment but also about encouraging people to 'think and be green'.
2011 Competition Theme
World Environment Day is presented by the United Nations Environment Program.
Forests: Nature At Your Service
Forests provide services that are essential to maintaining our quality of life. Even in urban areas, trees and other vegetation are vital in promoting biodiversity, regulating the effects of climate change, improving water quality, and maintaining soil fertility.
Create an artwork that reflects on this theme - you could even explore the concept of the 'urban forest', depicting the biodiversity of the City. You could create an artwork describing a local native species of plant, tree, animal, insect or bird that lives in your backyard or school yard, and how you share this space.
Download
- Competition Entry Form / Brochure | PDF 466Kb
Submissions
Submissions close Friday 20 May 2011.
Exhibition Launch
Artworks will be displayed and winners announced at the official exhibition launch:
When: Saturday 4 June 2011 from 1:30pm, official announcement of winners will take place at 2:00pm.
Where: Pine Street Creative Arts Centre, first floor Gallery, 64 Pine St Chippendale.
The exhibition will run from 3 - 12 June 2011, Monday to Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm.
Categories
- Open to primary school aged children. The competition age groups are 5 – 7, 8 – 9 and 10 – 12 years.
Prizes
- Each individual age category winner will have the choice of either a collection of fine art materials, or an art course at Pine Street Creative Arts Centre. Check out our website for full program details.
Entry Formats
Each child is permitted to enter 1 artwork only.
No appropriated imagery, all work must be wholly original. Digital files must not exceed 10 megabytes.
Digital Category
- An A4 printable image or photograph (300 dpi Jpeg or Tiff)
- A short animation (2 meg 72 dpi giff)
- A short film (5 meg AVI, Mpeg, MP4, or Quicktime file)
Submission of works that include photographic images of children must include a “Use of Image” form, completed and signed by the parent or guardian of the child/ren. Please click here to download the form. ( MS Word 346Kb)
Fine Art Category
- Size A3 (420 mm x 297mm), either in portrait or landscape.
- Recommended materials: acrylic paint, charcoal, dry or greasy pastels, water colour or collage on canvas or 180 gsm art paper.
Deadlines
- Fine Art Category: Work must be posted or delivered to Pine Street Creative Arts Centre (64 Pine Street, Chippendale, NSW 2008) by 5pm, Friday 20 May 2011. Please provide a self addressed, stamped mailer if you want the artwork posted back to you at the conclusion of the exhibition
- Digital Category: All entries must be emailed to Bess O'Malley by 5pm, Friday 20 May 2011. bomalley@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au
More Information
For more information, please contact:
Bess O’Malley
Children’s Program Coordinator
Pine Street Creative Arts Centre
Tel: 02 9245 1503
Email: bomalley@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au
or
www.pinestreet.com.au/childrens/worldenvironmentday
Avoid, Reuse, Recycle... find out how at www.zerowaste.org.au
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