THE GREEN WORLD 2013
The 18th International Contest of Children’s and Youth’s Artistic Creativity takes place in conjunction with the International Environmental Film Festival - ENVIROFILM 2013. It is organised in cooperation with the European Commission Representation in Slovakia and under the patronage of the Slovak Commission for UNESCO and the European Environment Agency.
Objective
To instil love for nature and the environment into children by creation of habits and skills in their artistic self-expression. Works submitted to the contest should have a creative and motivating character representing the children’s attitude to life and nature.
The topic of the year 2013: My visions for a world I like.
Look out the window! What do you see right now? Are you looking at a lot of buildings, factories, roofs and chimneys, which currently emit smoke? Do you see a lot of cars, buses, people on bikes, or people who rush somewhere? Do you see people gasping for breath and angry with full shopping bags?
Or when looking outside, do you see the beauty in the form of green meadows, forests and clear streams? A landscape with many trees and lots of animals, people who are friendly, nice and helpful to each other? A place where people respect what they have, do not destroy the gifts of nature and what their ancestors left them.
We are not to be blamed for where we live, where we go to school, what neighbours we have. But we can influence our behaviour, our daily relation to nature, to our environment and to our loved ones. It is up to us whether we are happy with what we have, or whether we will enforce better toys, clothes and things, we do not need from our parents.
Surely, you were observing the surroundings when walking with your parents or teachers. Long ago you noticed the places that you like and that quiet you. However, you found also places you would like to change, perhaps because we humans have destroyed them, and you want get them revitalised, cleaned and changed.
Organisation and the course of the contest:
Venue of the exhibition: Banská Bystrica, SNP Museum and City Hall
Date of the exhibition: 3rd - 8th June 2013
Deadline: 28th March 2013
Announcer: Ministry of the Environment of the Slovak Republic
Organiser: Slovak Environmental Agency, Envirofilm n.o.
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 2013.
Categories of the contest:
1. Drawing, painting, graphics and combined techniques
A) Nursery Schools
B) Primary Schools
children ages 10 and under
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
Technical terms of participation:
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. Photographs to be sent 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!
The works will not be returned to the authors! Entering the contest the authors agree with non-commercial use of their works. Awarded works will be displayed at the internet gallery of the Green World in the information portal www.enviroportal.sk and www.envirofilm.sk. At the competitive exhibition of the Green World’s works, during the ENVIROFILM festival, approximately 1, 000 successful young authors will be presented. Some works will be framed and will decorate the premises of the Ministry of Environment of the Slovak Republic, the Slovak Environmental Agency, hospitals and schools.
Prizes:
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
Competing works marked GREEN WORLD please send on the contact adress.