THE GREEN WORLD 2014
The 19th International Contest of Children’s and Youth’s Artistic Creativity takes place in conjunction with the International Environmental Film Festival - ENVIROFILM 2014. It is organised in cooperation with the European Commission Representation in Slovakia and under the patronage of the Slovak Commission for UNESCO and of the European Environment Agency.
Objective
To instil love for nature and the environment into children, pupills and students by creation of habits and skills in their artistic self-expression. Works submitted to the contest should have a creative and motivating character representing their attitude toward life and nature.
The topic of the year 2014: PLACE FOR PEOPLE
Cities and municipalities are public spaces, where we meet, work, walk or relax. There are squares, parks, streets, and buildings, neighbourhood units, parking areas and shops. They represent a sort of “anthill“, which at first glance is dominated by concrete human creations and the characteristic traffic noise. When we walk along the streets not once we are delighted by seeing an old patulous tree, lined alley at the village entry or a pedestrian zone in the square. It seems as if there is no space for nature, but in fact the opposite is the true! Public spaces fulfil many functions. City parks and school gardens act as “green lungs“, which “inhale“ dust, dirt and noise. Squares are becoming open galleries and theatre stages and as well streets are changing into corridors that support ecological forms of transport, various art forms and different ways of spending leisure time. People are increasingly realising the importance of these areas and therefore are more actively trying to influence their appearance.
Walk along the streets of your city or municipality and observe its public spaces – place for people. How do they appear or how should they appear according to you? What stories are occurring there? What did they look like in the past and why were they created? How are people using them nowadays and how do they treat them? What means of transport are people using within them? What issues are they facing? Do you have your favourite place and what does it mean for you? Express to the people your feelings, experiences or suggestions for your place by brush, pencil, charcoal or camera and join international art competition.
Organisation and the course of the contest:
Organiser: Slovak Environmental Agency, Envirofilm n.o.
Announcer: Ministry of Environment of the Slovak Republic
Deadline: 28th March 2014
Date of the exhibition: 19th - 24th May 2014
Venue of the exhibition: Museum of the Slovak National Uprising
There are no preliminary rounds to this international contest. The works should be submitted together with the entry form directly, in person or by mail, to the Slovak Environmental Agency in Banská Bystrica before 28th March 2014.
1. Drawing, painting, graphics and combined techniques
A) Nursery Schools
B) Primary Schools
children up to10 years old
children ages 11 to 15
C) Primary Art School
I cycle (15 years old and under)
children ages 10 and under
children ages 11 to 15
II cycle (over 15 years old)
D) Special Schools
children ages 10 and under
children ages 11 to 15
E) Secondary Schools
2. Children’s animated cartoon
A) Primary Schools
B) Primary Art School
C) Secondary Schools
3. Black-and-white and colour photography
A) Primary Schools
B) Primary Art School
C) Secondary Schools
In the category drawing, painting, graphics and combined techniques the works must not be rolled up or folded. Please do not send works that are three-dimensional, glazed or framed. Following information needs to be given on the reverse side: author’s name, age, home address and school address, work title, year of origination (not more than 1 year old), name of the teacher and the address of the organisation submitting the work. Do not affix the stamp of the school/organisation at the reverse side of the drawing, because it devalues the drawing. Maximum format is A0 size. No limitations apply to the techniques used. In case of pastel colours it is necessary to fix the pastel. Do not send drawings on CD carriers.
Films for the animated cartoon category send please on Betacam, miniDV, DVcam or DVD and fill in the attached entry form. Works that are not made by the animation technique will be excluded from the contest (PowerPoint presentations).
In the category black-and-white and colour photography the author’s classic photographs and digital photographs can be submitted in the max. number of 5 pieces (1 student), minimum format 13 x 18 cm, maximum format 30 x 40 cm. Photographs awarded in other contests, photographs with controversial authorship and photographs contravening basic principles of morality and ethics will be excluded from the contest.
Following data must be given on the reverse side of the photograph: author’s name, age, address, title of the shot, e-mail address, tel. number, the address of the organisation submitting the work and the name of the teacher. Do not affix the stamp of the school/organisation at the reverse side of the photography, because it devalues the photography.
Do not send photos on CD carriers.
Classic photographs
Colour and also black-and-white photographs can be submitted to the contest. Minimum format is 13 x 18 cm, maximum format is 30 x 40 cm. Send photographs without passe-partout and frames. DO NOT SEND negatives with photographs.
Digital photographs
Digital photographs for the competition must be sent either as classic photographs made on a photosensitive material or printed by an ink jet printer on photographic paper for ink jet printers. Minimum format is 13 x 18 cm and maximum format 30 x 40 cm.
Submitted works must comply with requested technical conditions (film base, format, quality). Competing works without duly filled in data or delivered after the deadline will not be admitted for the contest! Competing works marked GREEN WORLD to be sent the address on the back of flyer.
The works will not be returned to the authors! By sending works to the contest, the author agrees with their future use for educational, promotional, exhibitory and edifyng activities organised by Slovak Environmental Agency.
The Main Prize of the Green World, awarded by the European Commission Representation in Slovakia
Prizes in each category
The Prize of CH.B. Parks´ Environmental Foundation, Florida, USA
The Prize of the European Environment Agency, Copenhagen
The Prize of Jury
The Prize of Radio and Television of Slovakia
Slovak Environmental Agency
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