Yang Ming 5Th International Adolescents Painting Competition, 2014

Yang Ming 5th International Adolescents Painting Competition, 2014

1. Themes: The beauty of the sea

(1) A portrayal of the scenery of hometown seas, coasts, rivers, lakes, ports,

fishing villages, bridges.

(2) A portrayal of the scenery of the future of the sea world, global warming in the

world.

2. Qualification of participants:

The competition is open to all adolescents throughout the world, age 4 to 15 years.

3. Entry rules:

(1) Genre: crayons, color pencils, oil painting, watercolors, wood cut painting, collage, etc.

(2) Size: within 39cm x 54cm (Mounting or framing is unnecessary)

(3) Number: one entry each participant

(4) Type: hard copy only

(5) Information: Each entry shall carry the following information in English and Block Letters on the back of painting:

* Full name

* Boy or girl

* Age

* Name of school and address (including contact person and phone number)

* Full home address (including phone number)

* E-mail

* Title of the entry

You may download the identification label from the website of Yang Ming Cultural Foundation (www.ymculture.org.tw), Yang Ming Oceanic Culture & Art Museum (www.ocam.org.tw), Yang Ming Museum of Marine Exploration Kaohsiung (www.mome.org.tw) fill in the details and paste it on the back of painting.

(6) Deadline and delivery place for entries

(a) Deadline: October 12, 2014.

(b) Address: Deliver your entry to the YM office in your region as listed on

www.yangming.com or submit it directly to:

Keelung Municipal Nuan-Shi Elementary School

No.350, Nuannuan St., Nuannuan District, Keelung City 20544, Taiwan (R.O.C.)

(Please mark “Yang Ming 5th International Adolescents Painting Competition” on the envelope)

4. Awards

The scheduled number of prizes:

Gold Medal: 10, with a medal, a certificate, an album of paintings each

Silver Medal: 20, with a medal, a certificate, an album of paintings each

Bronze Medal: 30, with a medal, a certificate, an album of paintings each

Honorable mention: A citation is offered for each and the total number is to be decided according to the number of entries.

The names of prize winners will be posted on the website of Yang Ming Cultural Foundation (www.ymculture.org.tw), Yang Ming Oceanic Culture & Art Museum (www.ocam.org.tw), Yang Ming Museum of Marine Exploration Kaohsiung (www.mome.org.tw) in January 2015.

5. Jury:

Art educators are to be invited to serve as jurors.

Criteria for judgment: Subject presentation, 30%; conception and creativity, 40%; and configuration, 30%

6. Regulations:

(1) Every participant must do his or her painting by himself or herself. Copying, tracing, pirating or improving by others is not allowed. If an entry is being charged of infringing copyright, the participant shall bear the legal responsibility. If the prize has been issued, it will be taken back.

(2) The entries will not be returned. The copyright and publication right of these entries belong to the sponsoring organization – Yang Ming Cultural Foundation. The sponsoring organization has all rights to publish, republish, replicate or use the works of the participants on various publicity materials or media without remuneration. No objection to this is allowed. The works that have won a prize or an honorable mention will become part of Yang Ming’s collection.

(3) For more information, please go to the website of Yang Ming Cultural Foundation (www.ymculture.org.tw) , Yang Ming Oceanic Culture & Art Museum (www.ocam.org.tw), Yang Ming Museum of Marine Exploration Kaohsiung (www.mome.org.tw).