Τhe General Secretariat for Greeks Abroad of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Children’s Art Gallery of Greece in collaboration with the Greek Section of International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) – the Circle of the Greek Children’s Book, are organizing an International Student Painting Competition for the Greek Diaspora, titled “near or far, WE are all ONE”, from 10 April to 5 July 2020.
The competition is an invitation addressed to children of Greeks all over the world to express their feelings through art during this difficult period for humanity, and describe their daily life now that they have to stay at home due to the coronavirus pandemic. There are four categories (for children 6-8, 9-11, 12-14 and 15-16 years old) and participants can use materials of their own choice; valid entries in the competition will be evaluated by the Art Assessment Committee of the Children’s Art Gallery of Greece, which consists of qualified artists and teachers. Prizes will be awarded to the distinguished artworks by age category, as well as honorary diplomas for participation to all students who will take part in the competition, regardless of ranking.
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1. TITLE OF THE PROGRAM:
2. ORGANIZATION: The competition is organized entirely by the General Secretariat for Greeks Abroad of the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Children’s Art Gallery of Greece, in collaboration with the Greek Section of The International Board on Books for Young People – The Greek Children’s Book Circle, who undertake the entire process of implementing the competition, evaluating the artworks, as well as awarding the prizes to the distinguished artists.
5. PAINTING MEDIA: Of your choice. You can use colored pencils, watercolors, oil paints, etc. However, please remember that your work should have vibrant colors and bold shapes so it can be efficiently transferred to digital form. No photos or collages allowed.
7. TYPE OF PROJECT: All artworks must be original, hand-crafted and not computer-aided. Photos or prints of all kinds are not accepted.
8. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS: The moral right (Article 4 Law 2121/1993 [Government Gazette Issue 25, Issue A, 04.03.1993] remains to the intellectual creator of the work.) By entering the competition, the Children’s Art Gallery of Greece is granted irrevocable, unlimited , a worldwide and exclusive license to display, publish, use, edit, adapt, reproduce, distribute, revise, present and create derivative works of the project.The submitted artworks can be used in advertisements and printed materials of the Children’s Art Gallery of Greece for teaching and advertising purposes (It is noted that, as far as copyright is concerned, the Law 2161/1993 “Copyright, related rights and cultural affairs” applies).
9. ASSESSMENT OF PROJECTS: Valid entries in the competition will be evaluated by the Art Assessment Committee of the Children’s Art Gallery of Greece, which consists of qualified artists and teachers.
10. AWARDS: Prizes will be awarded to the distinguished artworks by age category, as well as honorary diplomas for participation to all students who will take part in the competition, regardless of ranking. The right to the prize is not transferred or sold to third parties.
11. DISTINGUISHED PROJECTS: In order to obtain their final distinction in the competition, the high score artworks are sent as a donation to the Children’s Art Gallery of Greece accompanied by a declaration of unconditional acceptance of the present terms by the student’s legal guardian, in order for the authenticity of the artworks to be certified and to participate in any painting exhibitions or other educational and cultural events. Original artworks remain the property of the Children’s Art Gallery of Greece, and are not returned to the sender.
12. PERSONAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT – PURPOSES OF USE: Information on the evaluation and evaluation results of this tender. Send prizes for this contest. Taking all necessary protective measures, any use deemed necessary by the Children’s Gallery of Greece for the fair and safe conduct of the competition. Any private information collected in the contest will not be used for any other purpose. Disclosure of personal information to third parties: Except for the provision of personal information to parties relating to the conduct of this contest, personal information will not be disclosed to third parties without the permission of the person concerned.
13. PUBLICATIONS IN THE MEDIA & THE WEB: Photographic material and videos from the award ceremony of the young artists will be published at the end of the event in the media and on the internet. Consequently, by accepting each invitation and by attending each event of the Children’s Art Gallery of Greece and of the General Secretariat for Greeks Abroad of the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs, you consent to the publication of your children’s photos and videos in the media and on the internet.
14. FREE PARTICIPATION: The participation in the competition has no financial burden on the students, their guardians, the school, the educational organization, the Greek Community or association.
15. Participants may not publish the submitted works or information relating thereto without the prior written approval of the Children’s Art Gallery of Greece. Submissions previously submitted, submissions that have been submitted to other competitions, and submissions that violate third party copyrights will not be accepted.
16. These terms, the Children’s Gallery of Greece reserves the right to change, modify, remove or add part of them at any time and without prior notice.
