Contents

1.Aim1

2.2014 key dates1

3.Eligibility and submission requirements2

3.1 Submission requirements 2

3.2 Selection criteria2

3.3 School guidelines for selecting artworks for submission3

4.Submission of artwork4

4.1 Information required upon submission4

4.2 Communication to schools 5

4.3 Photographing artworks5

4.4 Supporting artist statement7

5.Judging process8

6.Regional exhibitions8

6.1 Opening event8

6.2 Certificates 9

6.3 Exhibiting9

7Online gallery9

8.Regional student workshop10

9.Central exhibition10

10.Regional coordinators11

11. Insurance11

12. Terms and Conditions12

13. Contacts13

13.1 Regional coordinator contact details14

1. Aim

The Creative Generation Excellence Awards in Visual Art program recognises and promotes excellence in senior visual art education and student achievement in visual art throughout Queensland’s state and non-state schools.

Since 1990, the program has helped raise community awareness of the degree of sophistication in concepts, diversity of technical competence, and the high standard of visual art education in Queensland secondary schools.

The program comprises:

  • the submission of three digital photographs of student artwork and supporting information via a secure website
  • judging of all artworks to determine the excellence award recipients
  • regional exhibitions showcasing all eligible, submitted artworks
  • an online gallery of all eligible, submitted artworks
  • regional student workshops for selected students
  • exhibition of excellence awarded artworks at the Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane.

In recognition of the breadth of the visual arts, students working in the mediums of video, film and electronic imaging as well as ceramics, costume and stage design, drawing, environmental design, fibre arts, graphic design, installation, painting, performance art, photography, printmaking, product design and sculpture are encouraged to apply.

The awards offer the only collective exhibition of senior student artwork from each region of the state. It is an initiative that has led to widespread recognition of the excellent work senior art students are producing as well as enabling students and teachers throughout the state to share and appreciate the diversity of artwork being produced in Queensland secondary schools.

2. 2014 key dates

Date / Activity
22 April / Submissions open for the 2014 awards program
23 July / Submissions close
Early August / Judging in Brisbane by teacher and state selection panels
September / Regional exhibitions and opening events
October / Regional student workshops
Mid 2015 / 2015 central exhibition (of 2014 excellence award recipients)

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3. Eligibility and submission requirements

It is a requirement of the program that the school’s visual art head of department and principal where the student is enrolled, endorses the artwork as appropriate and ensures that it is compliant with the following eligibility and submissionrequirements.

3.1Submission requirements

For an artwork to be deemed eligible in the Creative Generation Excellence Awards in Visual Art, the following submission requirements must be met:

  1. Only one work per student may be submitted.
  1. At the time of submitting the student must be in either Year 11 or 12 at a Queensland school offering a visual art subject.
  1. Submitted works must have been produced by a senior visual art student as part of their senior visual art curriculum studies in 2014.
  1. Work submitted must be the work of an individual student, not the combined efforts of a group of students.
  1. A completed and unedited Project Consent Form(

/docs/consent-form-2014.doc)must be submitted by each student to the coordinating teacher before submitting into the awards. Teachers must declare that Project Consent Forms have been completed and submitted to the program manager. Without a completed and unedited project consent form, submissions cannot be completed.

  1. Works must comply with the size restrictions
  • 2D = maximum of 1.8m high x 2m wide
  • 3D = maximum 1.8m high x 2m wide x 2m deep

If a work is larger than the size stipulated above, the work will be withdrawn.

  1. Works requiring power must be tested and tagged by a licensed electrician organised by the exhibiting artist prior to exhibiting at the regional exhibition
  1. Each component of the artwork should not exceed 20kg. Artworks must be able to be lifted and carried by one person.

3.2 Selection criteria

Submitted works must show a standard of work that demonstrates:

  • highly developed imagery and/or iconography with effective and deliberate communication of meaning

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  • expressive and/or innovative aesthetic choices through the control of visual language
  • purposeful and considered manipulation andexploitation of media, techniques and processes
  • application of knowledge and critical understanding of media, techniques and processes that allows a thorough degree of visual and expressive resolution
  • a sustained engagement, which invites further inquiry from the onlooker.

3.3 School guidelines for selecting artworks for submission

Visual art heads of department and principals should consider the following questions before submitting artworks:

  1. Does the work portray our school and ethos for arts education in a way we wish for our school to be viewed?

The principal of the school should be confident the works are deemed appropriate for a schooling initiative.

  1. Is this work suitable for public viewing?

Works must not contain material that may offend others by means of offensive language, images, symbols or otherwise.

  1. Does the work contain hazardous materials?

Works must not contain materials that are unsuitable for a Gallery and/or confined spaces. This includes hazardous or decomposing materials, flammable materials, broken glass, potting mix, untreated food and other items such as water.

  1. Can the work withstand transport to regional and central exhibitions?

Winning works must be able to withstand transport to and from regional exhibitions and to and from Brisbane for the central exhibition and must be exhibit-quality upon arrival.

  1. Has copyright permission been sought?

Students must have the permission of the copyright owner of any work which has been reproduced in their artwork at the time of submission.

Students whose works were inspired by Indigenous symbols or artworks must acknowledge the source or artist in the artist statement.

When using popular/commercial music in DVD submissions, the student’s statement must state this and permission to feature such music must be sought by the school. If permission is not granted, DVD submissions will be presented to the judging panel without sound.

For more information on copyright, visit the Smartcopying website:

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4. Submission of artwork

All Queensland state and non-state schools offering senior visual art are invited to submit up to four students’ artworks to the Creative Generation Excellence Awards in Visual Art.

Submissions close 5pm Wednesday 23 July 2014.

4.1 Information upon submission

The following information is required when submitting each student artwork to the Creative Generation Excellence Awards in Visual Art:

  1. School name and details
  2. School’s visual art head of department contact details
  3. Student name
  4. Artwork title
  5. Artwork description
  6. Artwork medium
  7. Artist statement (100 words maximum)
  8. Artwork weight
  9. Exact dimensions of installed artwork: height, width, depth [1]
  10. Three photographs of artwork or one DVD and one still image
  11. Completed Project Consent Form

When submitting into the awards schools must provide the contact details of the visual art head of department. This person will be known as the school contact teacher and will become point of contact for all submissions. It is important that there is only one contact per school. Parents/guardians will not be contacted directly unless necessary. A teacher may submit student works into the awards. Students themselves are not to submit entries.

A completed and unedited Project Consent Form (

/docs/consent-form-2014.doc)must be submitted by each student to the coordinating teacher before submitting into the awards. School contact teachers must declare that Project Consent Forms have been completed and submitted to the program manager. Without a completed and unedited project consent form, submissions cannot be completed.

To enter into the awards, visit the awards webpage at

To avoid last minute technical delays, it is recommended schools upload their submissions prior to the closing date. A confirmation email will be sent to the school contact teacher once submitted. 4

Please note:

Students involved in the awards are doing so as representatives of the Queensland school they attended when the work was completed. As such, all ongoing reference to the student’s artwork for the duration of the awards program will be made with the inclusion of that school’s full name. Student and artwork details initially submitted cannot be altered once submitted.

4.2 Communication to schools

The school contact teacher's details will be used by the program manager and the regional coordinator.

Examples of communication may include, but are not limited to:

  • notification of ineligible works
  • request for further information or completion of forms
  • looming deadlines, milestones and/or key activities
  • organisation of the regional exhibition
  • further award information and/or notices.

It is expected that the school contact teacherwill inform the principal and other relevant teachers of all key milestones and activities related to the awards for the duration of the program.

4.3 Photographing artworks

Digital images of student artworks are used for the judging process, the online gallery and promotional material relating to the awards and therefore it is important to have an accurate and clear reproduction of the original work.

Schools are responsible for photographing student artwork. When entering your submission, it is a requirement that all photographs meet the parameters outlined below to assist in supplying high quality images. If images are not clear they will not be presented for judging.

Photography requirements

All photographs (and screenshots for works on DVD) must comply with the following:

  • Resolution: minimum 72dpi, maximum 96dpi
  • Image width: minimum 500 pixels, maximum 1024 pixels
  • Image height: minimum 500 pixels, maximum 1024 pixels
  • File size: maximum 5MB (no smaller than 2MB)
  • File type: .jpeg, .jpg or .png

View the Image resize guide for further information on how to achieve the above requirements.

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Techniques to achieve the best photo

Photographers are encouraged to:

  • place the artwork against a clean, light, single-coloured (preferably white) background
  • photograph the works before framing, to avoid reflection from perspex or glass
  • use the best camera available
  • if possible, use a tripod or camera support
  • photograph3D works from different angles
  • ensure the image is sharply focused and fills as much of the frame as possible
  • stand squarely in front of the work. Photographing from an angle will distort the work
  • do not use a flash
  • take a number of photographs using different exposures
  • capture the artwork only (do not take the photo with the artist in shot).

The first photograph must be an

overview shot, showing all pieces

and elements of the artwork as it

would look on display.

For example:

The second and third

shots are to be detailed photographs of selected

sections of the artwork.

For example:

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DVD works

If the artwork is a DVD work, two clearly labelled copies of the DVD must be forwarded by post to the program manager to the postal address below and one screenshot of the production submitted via the secure website.

Holley Wiles

Senior Programs and Events Officer

Community Engagement and Partnerships

Department for Education, Training and Employment

PO Box 15033

CITY EAST QLD 4002

4.4 Supporting artist statement

Each submission must be accompanied by a supporting artist statement, no longer than 100 words. The artist statement must be written by the student, be grammatically correct and approved by the school's visual art head of department.

The statement should explain why the student produced the work, what ideas and skills they used and what the work represents.

Reproduction of any elements of other artists’ works must be referred to in the student statement. Please refer to the copyright sectionon page 3 of this document for more information.

The artist statement will not be proofread by the program manager prior to being presented to judges.

The artist statement accompanying winning works will be published in a catalogue to support the central exhibition. The department will proof the statements and ensure they align with departmental and gallery standards and guidelines. The department will notify the student if the artist statement requires alterations.

In some cases, associated gallery curators, representatives or advisors will also be required

to approve the artist's statement in collaboration with the program manager. Final approval of each artist's statement rests with the program manager who will take into consideration the feedback from all invested parties.

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5. Judging process

The program manager will only present eligible submissions to the judging panel. Student names and schools will not be disclosed to the judges.

The Teacher Selection Panel will convene in early August 2014 and will shortlist up to 150 works from all submissions received.

Following the shortlisting process, the State Selection Panel will:

  • select up to 40 excellence award recipients from the 150 shortlisted works
  • select one student from each region as regional encouragement award recipients
  • select and endorse students to be included in regional student workshops.

Each judging panel is made up of expert panellists, recognised by the Department of Education, Training and Employment as outstanding practitioners, administrators and advocates of the visual arts. The judging process is rigorous and final. No communication will be entered into to seek feedback or justification of outcomes finalised by judges.

There is no requirement for judges to allocate the full quota of awards.

6. Regional exhibitions

All students who submit eligible works are invited to exhibit their works at exhibitions in their region throughout August and September 2014.

The regional exhibitions are a great opportunity to showcase students’ talents, to celebrate student achievements with friends, family and peers,and to announce students who have been selected as award recipients.

Regions may conduct more than one regional exhibition due to the size of the region. Some regions may have to limit the size of an exhibition due to venue restrictions.

6.1 Opening event

Students, their families and school representatives will be invited to attend an official opening of the regional exhibition where the presentation of certificates will take place.

Regional coordinators will communicate exhibition dates and details, delivery specifics and exhibition requirements to the school contact teacher.

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6.2 Certificates

At the regional exhibition official opening event; excellence, commendation, regional encouragement and participation certificates will be presented to students.

  • Certificates of Participation will be presented to students who submitted works, but were not shortlisted.
  • Certificates of Commendationwill be presented to up to 150 students whose works were shortlisted.
  • Certificates of Excellence will be presented to up to 40 excellence award recipients.
  • Certificates of Regional Encouragement will be presented to one student per region (seven in total).

6.3 Exhibiting

For works that require particular arrangements or configurations when exhibited, a photograph or diagram must be provided to the regional coordinator with the artwork. Works submitted must be prepared for hanging, complete with frames (perspex, not glass) and hanging devices. If the artwork is not equipped with appropriate hanging devices it will not be hung.

It is the responsibility of each participating student to organise, pay for and manage the transportation of works to the regional exhibitions. The Department of Education, Training and Employment is unable to provide funds to support this element of the program.

For transportation of works to the regional exhibitions, students should consider the method of transport and the appropriateness of this transport given the fragility of the works. The department cannot be held liable for any loss or damages caused during this process.

7. Online gallery

The online gallery complements the regional exhibitions and displays all eligible works submitted to the awards. The online gallery can be viewed on the awards website at

The online gallery is accessible to the general public soon after submissions close and is an excellent opportunity for everyone to view the outstanding artworks being created by senior visual art students across Queensland.

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8. Regional student workshop

Excellence award recipients and other selected students nominated by the judging panel, will be invited to attend a workshop in their region. Workshop invitations are presented to students along with their certificates at regional exhibitions. Workshops are planned to take place at a central location within the region in October 2014.

The department will meet the cost for each student to participate in the one-day workshop and provide a supervising teacher at the workshop.

It is the responsibility of participating students to organise travel arrangements. Travel subsidies may be available for remote students. Further information regarding travel subsidies will be made available upon confirmation of workshop venues. Travel subsidies will be evaluated individually and must be approved by the program manager.

Students must provide their own lunch and parents/guardians will be required to meet any other costs associated with attending the workshop.

9. Central exhibition

The 2014 award winning works will be exhibited at the Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA) in Brisbane in 2015.

The central exhibition is the pinnacle of the program with students and families invited to attend the official opening of the exhibition.GoMA provides a world class facility in which to view the student exhibition, offering a once in a life time opportunity for many aspiring artists.

It is the responsibility of exhibiting students to prepare their work for exhibition at GoMA.