2024-25 Young Artist Competition

Competition Guidance

THEME – The ‘Wonderful Water’ Theme can be interpreted as broadly as the Young Artist wishes and does not need to conform to the dictionary definition. Young people have the widest opportunity to share their creative talents in showing us what this Theme means to them.  

The competition aims to encourage young people to use traditional or contemporary methods of art to:

The competition is open to all schools and college communities and those who are home educated, along with any other young people’s community organisations, for example Scout Groups, Girl Guides etc..

There are three age groups:

• Junior:              up to 10 years old
• Intermediate:   11 to 13 years old
• Senior:              14 to 17 years old

Entrants must not be over the upper age parameter for each group on 31st August 2024. 
CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSIONS – 14th February 2025

Task

To produce one finished 2-dimensional, up to a maximum size of A2, unframed, piece of artwork based upon the theme, ‘Wonderful Water’. 

We welcome artwork in any mediums e.g. pen & ink, paint, collage, print making or digital formats. 

Each entrant MUST provide a brief sentence describing the relationship of the artwork to the theme. This sentence must be entered on the entry form in the applicable place. Failure to do so will mean the entry is ineligible and the entrant therefore disqualified. 

Pieces of artwork that are part of a current educational exam portfolio are not eligible for the competition, due to educational exam board regulations.  Please Note: Artwork which incorporates photographic images of people under 18 years or vulnerable adults must be accompanied by consent forms for the use of those photographic images. Plagiarism or Close Copied Images 

Plagiarism or Close Copied Images

Plagiarised or 'close-copied' images are not permitted in any competition. It is important that we protect the work of creative individuals. Whilst we are all inspired by the work of others, there is without doubt a grey area where inspiration carries over to close copying. For our competitions 'close copying' is where, to a reasonable person, the submitted entry appears remarkably similar in significant important respects to a body of work created elsewhere. We are looking for original pieces, not copies, which match the theme of the competition. Competitors must not use any apps which produce any part of their submission, if detected the entry will be disqualified. 

Judging Criteria

• Technical merit
• Content and composition
• Imagination and style

The judges will not enter any discussion or correspondence regarding their decision; the decision of the judges will be final and not subject to any appeal. 

More Information

CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSIONS – 31st December 2024
To arrange submission of entries contact Robert North below the image

ENTRY FORM - 2024-25-Rotary-Young-Artist-Entry-Form.pdf

Click on the pdf file for more information
2024-25-Rotary-Young-Artist-Information-Pack-v.1.0.pdf