<Embracing Nature> Children and Teenagers Art Competition at Affordable Art Fair 2023

Visual Arts Centre and the Affordable Art Fair 2023 Organizing Committee will jointly organize the < Embracing Nature> Children and Teenagers Art Competition from 10th November to 12th November 2023, during the exhibition period of Affordable Art Fair 2023.

This shall be a creative art competition conducted “live”, where participants are provided with a theme and some references and provided with 90minutes to create their own artwork. The theme is “Embracing Nature”, and students may explore and freely interpret this theme to create a drawing, painting or mixed medium 2D piece of artworkwith the art materials provided. Engaging their creative thinking skills and putting their drawing and painting skills to the test! 

Students are provided with a standard A4 paper size, drawing materials and markers – pencils, penliners, coloured markers; watercolour painting materials; acrylic painting materials. 

Registered participants for the art competition will be seated at the Visual Arts Centre Art Studio area to join and participate in the art competition. 

< Embracing Nature> Children and Teenagers Art Competition starts accepting registrations from now on. 

Competition details and rules are as follows:

Theme: Embracing nature

Competition format:
Improvise on the spot and complete the participating paintings within the designated time (90 minutes)

Briefing before art competition: 10 minutes 

Professional art teachers from the Singapore Visual Arts Centre will provide competition reminders and guidance on-site, and will also provide some reference pictures. Despite this, participating students still need to have their own original ideas and be able to independently complete composition, painting and finally submit a complete work.

Date & Time:
10th November 2023, 2.30pm-4pm Children 6-9 years old
11th November 2023, 11.30pm-1pm Children 10-11 years old
12th November 2023, 11.30pm-1pm Teenagers 12-16 years old

The duration of each competition session is 90 minutes.

Drawing materials:

All painting materials used in the competition are provided by the Singapore Visual Arts Centre.

The panel of judges:

Professional art teachers at Singapore Visual Arts Centre and Organizing Committee Members of Affordable Art Fair 2023.

Prizes:

The panel of judges shall judge the works of the top three contestants for each age category. The selected top three contestants of each group shall receive 1 session of professional art course at Visual Art Centre and a set of acrylic painting materials (a canvas, a set of acrylic paints and a set of brushes). 

The top three works of each group will enter the grand finals. And finally, the first, second, and third prize winner of the grand final will be selected. 

First Prize: 
12 sessions of professional art course at Singapore Visual Art Centre and an acrylic painting material package (a canvas, a set of acrylic paints and a set of brushes) .

Second Prize: 
8 sessions of professional art course at Singapore Visual Art Centre and an acrylic painting material package (a canvas, a set of acrylic paints and a set of brushes) .

Third Prize:
4 sessions of professional art course at Singapore Visual Art Centre and an acrylic painting material package (a canvas, a set of acrylic paints and a set of brushes) .

Competition group:
Children (6 years old to 9 years old)
Children (10 years old to 11 years old)
Teenagers (12 years old to 16 years old)

Competition Location:
Singapore Visual Arts Centre Booth* 

3rd Floor, Affordable Art Fair 2023**

F1 Pit Building, 1 Republic Boulevard, Singapore 038975

*All registered participants of  < Embracing Nature> Children and Teenagers Art Competition should have a valid entry pass to the Affordable Art Fair 2023.

**Entry pass is required to enter the Affordable Art Fair 2023.

Registration fee: $35

Parents are welcome to actively sign up for their children. This is definitely a big stage to showcase the talent and talent of painting art, allowing children to express their creativity on the spot in the Affordable Art Fair 2023 exhibition. From now on, click on the link below to register. For more information about the competition, please call or whatsapp 6255071/67332155 or email info@visualartscentre.sg.