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Entry Form 2011

W E L O O K AT T H I N G S D I F F E R E N T LY

2011 Credit Union Art Competition - Ireland through my eyes

All entrants to complete this box in block capitals Details of School/College/Club/Clinic/Other Name: Address:

Entrants aged 18 years & over, General Category to complete this box I declare this is my unaided work. Entrants signature: Date:

Entrants aged under 18 years, General Category and Special Category to complete this box. Teacher/Facilitator/Parent/Guardian Declaration I declare that the attached entry is the unaided effort of the entrant/group named above Signature: Date:

Special Category entrants only to complete this box I/we wish to be considered for the Special Category (tick box applicable): Yes No Please tick if Group entry For information, please give note on disability

Physical Disability

Intellectual Disability

Entrants aged under 18 years, General Category and Special Category to complete this box. Parental/Guardian Consent I, , as the parent/guardian of , hereby grant permission to the credit union or to the Irish League of Credit Unions (ILCU) to use photographic images of , in any publicity material relating to the credit union or the ILCU. I understand that photographs may be used by the credit union or the ILCU for distribution to national and local press as well as magazines, internal publications/web material or any social media for example Facebook or Twitter etc. Signature: Date:

In the event that the entrant is a group under 18 years, it is the responsibility of the teacher/facilitator to notify each of the parents/guardians of this. The teacher/facilitator may sign this on behalf of the group.

Please note: Entries will be invalid if not accompanied by this form fully completed. Please attach securely to the back of your artwork.

Rules
2011 Credit Union Art Competition - Ireland through my eyes 1. The competition has two categories General & Special - with the following age groups in each category: 7 years and under 8-10 years inclusive 11-13 years inclusive 14-17 years inclusive 18 years and over Ages as at 31st December 2011. Proof of date of birth may be requested by the credit union. There is a separate section for group entries in the Special Category only. 2. Entries to the Special Category are invited from children and adults with special needs. Entrants must clearly tick on the entry form if they wish to be considered for this category. Entrants in this category are not required to use the theme. 3. The text of the theme does not have to be illustrated on your artwork. We are looking for your interpretation of the theme through your art. 4. All group entries will be judged together no age categories apply. One entry form suffices. 5. Name, address, age, date of birth and school/other details (where applicable) must be clearly printed on the entry form and then attached to the back of the entry. Any entries bearing incomplete entry forms will not be considered. 6. All entry forms and posters must be certified by teacher/facilitator/parent/guardian (under 18, General Category and Special Category), or by the entrant (over 18) as being an unaided and original work of the entrant.

7. All entries must be submitted on A3 (420 x 297mm) or A2 (594 x 420mm). Entries must be Landscape. (Portrait shaped entries will be disqualified from adjudication).

Portrait

Landscape

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8. The entry can be drawn or painted in pencil, charcoal, pen or ink, felt-tip markers, crayon, pastel, water colours, gouache, acrylics, oils, poster colour or collage. Prints done from a lino block, wood block or any other method may also be submitted. No computer aided design (CAD) may be entered. 9. The competition is organised into three stages with the winner in each category being forwarded to the next stage, these being: Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Credit Union Level Chapter Level National Level

Entries must be submitted to the local credit union only no entries will be accepted directly at chapter or national level. 10. It should be noted that once artwork is received by a credit union or at the Irish League of Credit Unions (ILCU), they become the property of the credit union or the ILCU and may be reproduced at the ILCUs discretion and may only be returned at the discretion of the credit union or ILCU. All entries are accepted as original works and the credit union or ILCU is not responsible for any breach of copyright. 11. Entrants may enter the competition only once. 12. The ILCU reserves the right not to award prizes in any category. The decision of the adjudicators is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

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