‘Together in Art for a Better Future’ National Youth Competition (on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child by the UNGA)

Organisers:

‘13 Centuries of Bulgaria’ National Endowment Fund

UNICEF Bulgaria

 

On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child by the UN General Assembly, the ‘13 Centuries of Bulgaria’ National Endowment Fund jointly with UNICEF Bulgaria is launching a National Youth Competition for Digital Drawings entitled ‘Together in Art for a Better Future’. Pupils aged from 14 to 19 years may participate. The main idea of the competition is for young people to express in their works their commitment to the fate of children with disabilities and their desire, through art, to help them integrate and secure equal opportunities for a better future for all.

The Convention on the Rights of the Child is the most widely ratified human rights treaty that has helped to bring about a positive change in the lives of millions of children around the world. According to the Convention, children must be allowed to grow, learn, play, develop and flourish with dignity during childhood. In Bulgaria, we also mark the anniversary by placing a particular focus on children with disabilities, many of whom still lack an environment that helps them reach their full potential.

At the beginning of the new, 2019/20 school year, we invite you to join in the competition. Each pupil can present their creative vision of what childhood their classmates, friends, and all children and young people with disabilities would wish to enjoy. We believe that the freedom that art gives will not only inspire many remarkable artworks, but also be an inspiration for and a source of ideas for our entire society, of how we can help disabled children enjoy a happy childhood and develop their full potential.

 

Participants: We invite 8 national secondary schools and schools with a profile in the field of visual arts to participate in the competition, under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture. Pupils in forms 8 to 12 in the respective school should create digital artworks on the set topic.

List of schools included in the competition:

  1. Iliya Petrov National School of Fine Arts, Sofia
  2. Tsanko Lavrenov National Secondary School of Art, Plovdiv
  3. Academician Dechko Uzunov National School of Plastic Arts and Design, Kazanlak
  4. Dimitar Dobrovich National Secondary School of Art, Sliven
  5. Luke National School of Applied Arts, Sofia
  6. Venko Kolev National School of Applied Arts, Troyan
  7. Tryavna National Secondary School of Applied Arts, Tryavna
  8. Professional Secondary School of Applied Arts, Smolyan

 

Organisation and stages:

  1. Each educational institution shall announce and organise the competition at a local level at the beginning of the 2019/20 school year, selecting the competition jury, nominating artworks and awarding 5 prizes, respectively for 1st place, 2nd place and 3rd place, and 2 incentive prizes. The participation of at least one pupil on the jury is recommended.
  2. Each educational institution shall nominate 5 awarded works. NEF ‘13 Centuries of Bulgaria’ shall provide a prize fund of:

First Prize: 300 BGN

Second Prize: 250 BGN

Third Prize:  200 BGN

The jury may also award two incentive prizes with no financial award.

The creators of all the winning works shall receive certificates of participation and books from the series ‘Contemporary Bulgarian Art. Names.’, a publication of the ‘13 Centuries of Bulgaria’ National Endowment Fund.

  1. All awarded works shall be collected and displayed in a general exhibition in one of the halls of the National Palace of Culture in Sofia. During the opening of the exhibition (20 November 2019), the prizes shall be awarded to the competition winners.
  2. After the opening of the exhibition (on 26–27 November), a series of workshops for children with disabilities will be organised. The competition winners will be invited to lead the workshops, and share their skills and knowledge with the children.

 

Time frames:

  1. 16 September: announcement of the competition to pupils.
  2. 18 October: deadline for submission of works.
  3. 25 October: selection and announcement of the winners and online submission of their works to the NEF ‘13 Centuries of Bulgaria’. Format pdf – 70 x 50 cm
  1. 20 November: exhibition and awarding of winners.
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