Visual Arts Centre and Affordable Art Fair 2023 Organizing Committee will jointly organize the < Embracing Nature> Children and Youths 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 Workshop area to join and participate in the art competition.
Dates & Time:
Category A – Children : [ 9-12 years old]
10 Nov 4.15pm-5.45pm
11 Nov 11.30am-1pm, 2pm-3.30pm
Category B – Youths : [ 13-18 years old ]
11 Nov 4pm-5.30pm
12 Nov 11.15am-12.45pm, 1pm-2.30pm
The duration of each competition session is 90 minutes
Registration fee: $35nett/pax
Venue:
Singapore Visual Arts Centre Booth*
3rd Floor, Affordable Art Fair 2023**
F1 Pit Building, 1 Republic Boulevard, Singapore 038975
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.
3 Finalists are shortlisted during each session of the live art competition. They shall receive 1 session professional art course package at Visual Art Centre and a set of art materials worth $30
The top three works of each group will enter the grand finals. And finally, the first, second, and third prize winners of the grand final will be selected.
First Prize:
8 sessions of professional art course at Singapore Visual Art Centre (worth $498) and an acrylic painting material package (worth $100) & Certificate of Achievement.
Second Prize:
4 sessions of professional art course at Singapore Visual Art Centre (worth $268) and an acrylic painting material package (worth $68) & Certificate of Achievement.
Third Prize:
2 sessions of professional art course at Singapore Visual Art Centre (worth $130) and an acrylic painting material package (worth $68) & Certificate of Achievement.
Visual Arts Centre is an exhibition gallery and art studio at Dhoby Ghaut Green supported by the National Parks Board and the National Arts Council.
Since its initiation on 31 January 2016, the Visual Arts Centre Exhibition Gallery has hosted over two hundred international and local art and design exhibitions, boasting a diverse range of art styles and programmes.
Email:
info@visualartscentre.sg
Phone:
+65 6255 0711
+65 6733 2155
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