Faber-Castell Sining Award 2008

VISUAL ARTS CATEGORY



CONTEST GUIDELINES:

1. The Faber-Castell Sining Award painting competition is open to all interested Filipino artists of all ages who have not held any solo exhibit.

2. The competition will start on June 15, 2008. The submission of entries will be on September 25 and 26, 2008 at:
UNIGIFTS - Roces Centre, Unit 3, 127 Don A. Roces Ave., Quezon City

3. The Official Entry Forms are available at the following venues:

• National Bookstore branches
(Quezon Avenue, Glorietta, SM North Edsa, SM Megamall)
• The entry forms may also be reproduced.
• Or may be downloaded from www.crownsupplymanila.com

4. The Ocial Entry Forms should be lled up completely and legibly. This should be submitted together with the artist’s 2”x2” ID picture.

5. The competition is open to all themes/subject matter. It may be figurative/representational or abstract/nonrepresentational.

6. All entries must measure 2’ x 3’. Orientation may be horizontal or vertical. Framing is optional. Painting material may be canvass, plywood or paper. All entries should bear provisions for hanging.

7. The medium to be used may be of the following: oil, acrylic and watercolour. It is not required to use Faber-Castell products.



8. Only works dated 2008 are accepted. All entries must be original and have not been exhibited or awarded by any award giving bodies.

9. The entries should be unsigned. Attach the name label at the back of the entry specifying the name of the artist, medium used, size and title of the painting.

10. Entries with incomplete requirements will not be accepted.

11. Winners will be awarded with the following:

Oil Category:
• First Prize P 50,000 cash prize and plaque
• Second Prize P 30,000 cash prize and plaque
• Third Prize P 20,000 cash prize and plaque
• 5 Honorable Mention Awardees P 5,000 cash prize and plaque each awardee

Water-based Category:
• First Prize P 30,000 cash prize and plaque
• 4 Honorable Mention Awardees P 4,000 cash prize and plaque each awardee

Aside from the cash prize, all winners will receive Faber-Castell products.


12. All entries will pass through a screening to be made by a panel of judges. All decisions of the judges SHALL BE FINAL and INCONTESTABLE.

13. The judging will be on October 1, 2008 and the Awarding Ceremony will be on October 15, 2008. The ocial venue will be announced later. Retrieval of artworks will also be announced at a later date.

14. All the winning entries will remain to be the property of the winners.

15. Crown Supply Corporation has the right to use the winning entries in any of Faber-Castell’s advertising and promotional programs.

16. For more inquiries, please call our Marketing Department at 361-7391 or 92, loc. 113 to 115 or email to jebarle@mozcom.com.