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22 May - 1June /

ATTENTION: TEACHERSR – 12/ARTS LEADERS

DESIGN APOSTERFOR DREAMBIG CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL 2019

The DreamBIG Children’s Festival 2019will be held from 22May – 1 June. Students are invited to participate in a poster design competition where the winning entrant will have their artwork professionally incorporated into a poster for the DreamBIG Children’s Festival 2019.

  • Does your school have keen visual artists?
  • You could use the DreamBIG Children’s Festival 2019 poster competition towards teaching and learning in the Australian Curriculum: The Arts and/or across other learning areas of the curriculum.

The winning entrant will receive:

  • the opportunity to observe a professional designer create the final poster image
  • a $500 gift voucher from a computer store.

WHAT ARE THE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS?

Entries need to meet the following criteria:

  1. The competition is open to South Australian children from Reception to Year 12.
  2. No text, no words and no logos may be used at all in the design.
  3. The artwork must reflect the theme ofOther Peoplefor the next Festival in 2019.
  4. Schools are asked to send in either the best two (2) student entries from each class but no more than 25 entries per school; whichever is the lesser amount.
  5. Preferably, entries are to be submitted as hard copies (no photocopies or scans). However, if an electronic submission needs to be used the image must be provided in full resolution 300dpi at size A4[1]
  6. A4 size only, with no textures added ie no glitter, no glue, no stickers, no felt…
  7. Use of colour, style and techniques
  8. Each entry must be:
  • the students own, original work(no copies, no photocopies, no use of other images (Copyright regulations apply)
  • produced during Term 1, 2018
  • clearly labelled with detailed contact information - the student’s name, year level, school, contact teachers’ name and email address and the school telephone number
  • accompanied with a brief description (about 100 words) of how and why the design fits with the Festival theme, Other People
  • accompanied by a fully completed and signed DECD and Adelaide Festival Centre / DreamBIG Children’s Festival 2019Consent Form (click here for a copy) or download from:

HOW WILL THE WINNER BE SELECTED?

The winning entry will be selected by a panel of festival and education staff.Given the broad age range from which entries are being invited the selection panel will take into account the year level of students. The prize will be awarded to the student whose poster:

  • portrays an innovative approach to the Festival theme Other People
  • complies with the entry criteria.

The winner will be notified early in Term 2, 2018 by a member of the festival team and announced online through the Arts Ambassadors.The winner and shortlisted entries may be published on the DreamBIG Children’s Festivalwebsiteand may also be displayed on the new visual art screens at the Adelaide Festival Centre that are being created as part of the upgrade.

DUE DATE

Entries must be received by 4pm on Friday 13 April 2018 (Week 11, Term 1).

Please note that entries cannot be returned so do ensure you keep a copy for yourself.

Hard copy entries must be clearly labelled and addressed to:

/ / DREAMBIG CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL 2019
22 May - 1June /

Sharyn Schell

Manager Arts Projects (inc DreamBIG)

Education Development Centre

Learning Improvement

4 Milner Street

Hindmarsh SA 5007

DECD Courier:

‘Learning Improvement’

/ / DREAMBIG CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL 2019
22 May - 1June /

NB: The winning image may be manipulated, cropped or altered to suit a range of applications including but not limited to the press, online or print materials. The general integrity of the image will remain although the finished product may not look exactly as originally provided.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Sharyn Schell

DreamBIG Children’s Festival 2019

DECD Manager Arts Projects

Phone: (08) 84635994

Email:

If you are not yet a registered Arts Ambassador please email your details .

[1] Electronic submissions are permissible as large, high resolution files. Such entries may be forwarded using (free) online transfer services available on the internet that enable large files (up to 2GB) to be sent via email. No extra software is required and can be sent from the school internet using your usual email address. For suggestions of suitable transfer services please contact Sharyn Schell.