http://www.wetlandcare.com.au/Content/templates/news_detail.asp?articleid=812&zoneid=1WetlandCare Australia National Art and Photography Competition 2011
To celebrate World Wetlands Day 2011 on February 2, WetlandCare Australia is hosting its 4th annual Australia-wide art and photography competition, offering categories for children and adults.
The Competition
The categories in the competition have been designed to give as many people as possible the opportunity to submit entries. The categories are:
* NSW Catchment Management Authorities Open Art
1st Prize: $1500 + Art Supply kit
* Central West Catchment Management Authority Children's Art Senior (ages 12-17)
1st Prize: $1200 + Art Supply kit
* Murray-Darling Basin Authority Children's Art Junior (ages 4-11)
1st Prize: $1200 + Art Supply kit
* NSW Department of Environment Climate Change and Water Open Photography
1st Prize: $1200
* WetlandCare Australia Children's Photography (ages 4-17)
1st Prize $600 + Steve Parish book pack
All artworks and photographs must be the original work of the entrant, and provided on paper, unframed and up to A3 in size.
All categories of the competition are acquisitive; reproductions of the winning entries of the WetlandCare Australia National Art and Photography Competition may be used by WetlandCare Australia to promote wetlands, and the work of WetlandCare Australia.
Competition theme
The theme of the 2011 competition is: Forested wetlands: their importance and wise use
For more information, and direction to resources about Forested Wetlands and the Wise Use concept, you can download the WetlandCare Australia Fact Sheets on these topics:
Forested Wetlands
Wise Use of Wetlands
World Wetlands Day
World Wetlands Day falls on February 2 each year.
It is an international event declared by the United Nations to commemorate the signing of the Ramsar Convention to protect and preserve wetlands around the world.
World Wetlands Day is an excellent opportunity to undertake activities focused on raising awareness of the values and environmental benefits of wetlands, both locally and globally.
The theme for World Wetlands Day 2011 is Wetlands and Forests
If you are interested in gaining more information on World Wetlands Day and the Ramsar Convention, see
www.ramsar.org Wetlands are essential, not only as an intrinsic component of balanced ecosystems and sustainable catchments, but also because they provide services to human society and biodiversity generally. The solutions our planets' needs require creativity and new ideas - a great opportunity to link art and the environment!
Enter now!
Further information and conditions of entry (including the Rules of the Competition) for the WetlandCare Australia National Art and Photography Competition 2011 is located with the entry forms for the respective categories.
Please print out and fill in the entry forms and post them with your artwork and photographs. If you are under 18, don't forget to get an adult to sign your application.
Click here to download a print-friendly version of the ART entry form
Click here to download a print-friendly version of the PHOTOGRAPHY entry form
The competition closes on December 3 2010. Winners will be notified on December 22 2010 and awarded their prizes on February 1 2011 at an official awards ceremony at the CSIRO Discovery Centre in Canberra.
The winning works from the 2010 competition can be viewed in the online gallery. Click here to see the gallery
Post all entries to: WetlandCare Australia
WWD 11 ART
PO Box 114
Ballina
NSW 2478
Australian Competitions Club
