Global Goan Children
Art Competition
Press Release
17 July 2007
Friends of Goa and Global Goan Associations, in partnership
with Goa-based Gallery Attic have announced `Global Goan Children
Art Competition 2007' to celebrate World Goa Day, commemorated
on August 20 worldwide.
The Art competition is a first-of-its-kind art event which
will be held simultaneously in the UK, USA, Canada, Australia,
Africa, Macau, Portugal, Brazil, Pakistan and India in an
effort to assimilate and create awareness for young global
Goans towards environment and cultural preservation of Goa.
The art competitions will be held and coordinated in each
country by Goan Associations on the theme: Environment and
Culture Preservation of Goa.
Competition will be judged in 7-14 years category in mixed
media formats. Three winners will then be decided by an eminent
panel of judges, while the final exhibition of winning entries
of all participating countries will be held at Casa de Goa,
Lisbon. Last date for submission of entries will be August
30.
Participants are requested to write their full name, birth
date including year, home address/phone number, name of a
school and grade, school address including country code name/phone
number and fax number/email address in block letters.
The other conditions are as follows:
Title of entry and brief description of the meaning of the
painting attested with signature of your parent/teacher/guardian.
Entry must be certified as being original and unaided work.
Entries not fulfilling the above information will be disqualified.
Artwork should be restricted in size to A3 dimension.
Each participant may enter up to three pieces of artwork.
Entries should be submitted in flat format and should remain
within the specified size guidelines.
Framed entries will not be accepted.
Paintings that have already been shown elsewhere or accepted
for another contest will not qualify for this Competition.
Please do not include any words in the paintings.
Only hard copies of paintings will be accepted. E-mail entries
will not be accepted.
The decision of the Judging Panel will be final and no correspondence
will be entered regarding decision.
Artwork received will not be returned. All entries will remain
the property and copyright of the organizers of the Competition.
Organizers will not accept liability for loss or damage to
any work submitted.
Winning artwork may be used in publicity campaigns.
Entries received after August 30 will be considered invalid.
Three best judged artworks in each participating country
will be submitted to Casa de Goa, Lisbon for the overall global
Goan youth painting contest.
Participants have been requested to Gallery Attic, 36-40,
1st floor, Alfran Plaza, Above Maneck Gem, Near Don Bosco
School, Panaji, Goa 403001.
More details may be sought from Ethel Da Costa (Over-all
Global Coordinator) Email: <ethel_trudes@yahoo.com>
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