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<Embracing Nature> Children (9-12) and Youth (13-18) Art Competition at Affordable Art Fair 2023

Children (9-12) and Youth (13-18) Art Competition at Affordable Art Fair 2023

About the competition:

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. 

Competition Details

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

Competition Rules:

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.

Competition Prizes:

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.