Concept and Guidelines - ASEAN-PH Digital Art Contest 2022
Concept and Guidelines - ASEAN-PH Digital Art Contest 2022
Concept and Guidelines - ASEAN-PH Digital Art Contest 2022
RATIONALE
Thus, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) of the Philippines,
which belongs to the culture sector under the ASCC pillar, is iterating the
implementation of The ASEAN-Philippines Digital Art Contest 2022, with the
theme, ASEAN A.C.T.: Addressing Challenges Together. The project is also being
held as part of the Philippines’ annual celebration of the ASEAN Month.
In line with Cambodia’s 2022 chairmanship theme, this year’s contest aims to
showcase the best of the expressions of Philippine amateur and professional artists
in digital art in promoting ASEAN awareness by highlighting the cultural uniqueness
and identity being shared by the citizens of ASEAN amidst the ongoing global health
crisis, climate change, rivalries between major powers, protectionism, territorial
disputes, trade wars and technology rivalries, and other traditional and non-traditional
security threats. As such, the aforementioned theme is considered relevant as the
region navigates through the unprecedented effects of the crisis that continue to
threaten not only the general well-being of its citizens but also the condition of the
economy.
The process of the contest will be done online, from submission of entries to the
selection and announcement of winners.
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GUIDELINES AND MECHANICS
Requirements
All entries must be created with digital technology and presented in various formats of
stand-alone digital art image, such as, but not limited to:
• Graphic Poster
• Web Comic
• Fractal/Algorithmic Art
• Data-Moshing
• Dynamic Painting
• 2D Computer Graphics
• 3D Computer Graphics
• Pixel Art
• Digital Photography
• Photo-painting
• Manual Vector Drawing
• Integrated Art / Mixed Media and Hybrid Painting
• Raster Painting
• Computer-Generated Painting
The following are the prescribed categories in relation to the context/meaning of the
digital art output relevant to the whole ASEAN region (instead of just national):
ELIGIBILITY
• The contest is open to all Filipino citizens residing in the Philippines and
overseas, aged 18 and above, to submit original creative outputs inspired by the
theme ASEAN A.C.T.: Addressing Challenges Together.
• Contestants are limited to individual amateurs or professionals with valid
government ID or Philippine passport (for Filipinos overseas) and Tax
Identification Number (TIN). No submissions from groups or companies will be
accepted.
• Members of the NCCA Secretariat and the NCCA National Committee on Visual
Arts and their relatives up to the second degree of consanguinity are excluded
from joining the competition.
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RULES AND REGULATIONS
• Entries should be in high resolution JPEG format, with dimensions of 2700 x 3600
pixels and 300 dpi, or 9 x 12 inches with optimal printing resolution. Maximum file
size is 10MB. Images can be in portrait or landscape orientation.
• Each entry must be a static digital image that is an original creation by the
participant.
• Each entry must be accompanied by a brief artist’s statement of no more than 150
words.
• The following entries will be disqualified:
SUBMISSION OF ENTRIES
2. The submission of entries will begin at 12:01 AM on 01 July 2022 and will close
at 11:59 PM on 12 August 2022 (PHT). Late submissions will be automatically
disqualified as indicated on its electronic time stamp.
3. Applicants must fill out and upload the required details in the Google Entry Form
link: https://forms.gle/qcDKS1Du7T4GnNx28. The guidelines of the competition
and other necessary information with regard to the activity including the
downloadable link of the Copyright Release Form are also indicated in the
abovementioned link.
4. Participants must follow the strict compliance for Naming and Labeling convention.
An entry file should be indicated as follows:
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5. Artworks for submission should be UNSIGNED.
7. Competition participants are not allowed to post their digital artwork entry in social
media or other online channels before and after submission, prior to the
announcement of winners. Entries who have been found to violate this rule will be
disqualified.
8. By submitting an entry, the contestant agrees to all of the competition rules and
mechanics, including the decision of the jury. This includes treating the organizers
and fellow entrants with courtesy and respect.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
● Every Contestant affirms that his/her submission is his/her own original work,
has not been copied from others or from previous designs, including his/her
own, and does not violate the intellectual property rights of any other person
or entity.
1. The winners will be selected by a panel of judges, whose decision will be final.
2. Entries will be judged according to the following merits:
• Originality of the work concept (25%)
• Relevance to the Theme and Interpretation (25%)
• Unity of Composition of Elements (25%)
• Technical Proficiency and Creative Use of Digital Media (25%)
Total Rating: 100%
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PRIZES
To select the most outstanding work based on merit, the contest will have a two-stage
selection of winners from regional finalists to national winners.
DISCLAIMER
1. The NCCA is not responsible for lost, late, misdirected, incomplete, illegible, or
otherwise unusable entries, including entries that are corrupted due to computer
virus, poor internet connectivity or electronic device problems.
2. If fraud or technical failure is determined at any time by the Commission, the
NCCA reserves the right to cancel, revoke, or modify the competition and award
the prize by alternate means, including after the submission window shall have
been closed, and even after the announcement of winners or awarding of prizes
shall have been made.
3. If any winner is proven to have violated any of the competition rules and
guidelines, he/she will be required to forfeit the award and return the prize money,
even if the determination was made after it shall have been awarded.