http://www.queensplazashopping.com.au/Event/Avant-Garde-Design-2013/Avant Garde Design 2013
The QueensPlaza Avant Garde Design competition is all about unearthing talent in Brisbane and providing students with a valuable prize that will help kick start their careers. Avant Garde Design 2013 will be open to Fashion and Millinery students - with additional points awarded for sustainable entries.
This iconic competition will give fashion students a once in a lifetime opportunity to work alongside one of Australian fashion's most celebrated and successful designers, Akira Isogawa. His Japanese-inspired collections are sought after in every fashion capital in the world.
QueensPlaza will giveaway two internships with Akira as part of this competition. One will be awarded to the most public votes received and the other to the overall best chosen by the QueensPlaza Style Team. The internship is a money can't buy experience - providing invaluable experience with one of the country's most successful designers.
ENTRIES OPEN
11 February 2013
TO ENTER
Download and complete an entry form and submit up to five photographs showcasing the Avant Garde design.
ENTRIES CLOSE
5pm 22 March 2013
PUBLIC VOTE
2 - 21 April 2013
For more details of the competition click here, or view the terms and conditions here.
QueensPlaza Avant Garde Design 2013
Who can enter the 2013 Avant Garde Competition?
Current Students or any person who has completed study in the last 12 months related to fashion design or millinery are eligible to enter this competition. The Competition is open for entries on February 11, 2013 and close on March 22, 2013.
What are the criteria to enter the competition?
Entrants must be enrolled (or were in the past 12 months) in a QLD Education Facility.
Each entrant must send in a minimum of 3 (maximum of 5) semi-professional, high resolution, portrait images showcasing their Avant Garde design. Digital copies are also to be supplied on CD.
Entrants must answer a small questionnaire about themselves and their design, for example - inspiration, an explanation of why their design is Avant Garde, future goals and why they have chosen this path.
The student or past student must provide details of the institute or place of work where they are studying or have recently studied. This must include course organiser contact details.
How are the top finalists from each category selected?
The QueensPlaza team including the creative director, art director, photographer, account manager and marketing team will review the entries and determine up to 15 entries that are the best. The QueensPlaza team will be looking for the entries that demonstrate experimental and innovative ideas, something that is clearly pushing the boundaries of the norm or status quo. Avant Garde represents being ahead of the majority, in a nutshell - a fashion forward individualistic look.
How are the entrant’s photos used by QueensPlaza?
As part of the entry into the competition, the entrant must agree to their images being used for promotional purposes during and after the campaign concludes for a period of up to 12 months. These images will mainly be used, but not limited to, the promotion of the competition, the voting process and publicity for QueensPlaza. Photographers will not be given credit for the photos.
What is the benefit of entering a sustainable design?
Any sustainable design as detailed in the entry form, will be awarded 50 bonus voting points. This could be the difference between the overall winner and coming second. QueensPlaza would like to encourage students to think about sustainable fashion and reward those for further thinking outside the norm.
How is the overall winner determined?
After the finalists have been selected, they will be put to a public vote. This will include a display in centre of the images, as well as on the QueensPlaza website and Facebook page. The public vote online for their favourite design. The public vote will be open from April 2 to 21, 2013. The entrant with the most votes will be named the winner. The QueensPlaza team will also be awarding the best design as chosen by them. This will be based on the design itself and the inspiration as detailed in the entry form.
What are the major prizes?
The QueensPlaza Avant Garde Design Competition will offer the winners a major prize that consists of a two week internship with Akira Isogawa valued at over $10,000 each
QUEENSPLAZA AVANT GARDE DESIGN COMPETITION 2013
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF ENTRY
1) Information on how to enter the Competition forms part of these terms and conditions of entry. Participation in this Competition is deemed acceptance of these terms and conditions of entry.
2) This Competition is being run at QueensPlaza, 226 Queen Street, Brisbane QLD 4000 (the 'Centre') during the Promotional Period.
3) The competition is open for entry at 9:00am February 11, 2013 and closes at 5:00 pm March 22, 2013. (‘Promotional Period’).
4) The promoter of this Competition is Colonial First State Property Management Pty Ltd (ACN 101 504 045) as disclosed agent for the owners of the Centre at Corporate Office, 1341 Dandenong Road, Chadstone Victoria 3148 Telephone: 03 9936 1222 ('Promoter').
5) Officers, employees and immediate families of officers and employees of the Promoter, the associated companies and contractors of the Promoter, retailers at the Centre and any other agencies associated with this Competition are ineligible to enter.
6) The winners of the 2010, 2011 and 2012 Avant Garde student design competitions are ineligible to enter the 2013 competition.
7) Competition open to entrants 18 years of age or over.
Number of entries: Only one entry per person.
9) Entrants must (a) be enrolled in a QLD educational facility; (b) be the original and only person responsible for the avant garde design submitted into the competition; and (c) must be currently studying or have completed study in the last 12 months that relates to fashion design or millinery.Trade Promotion
10) People may enter the Competition by completing the entry form which can be obtained online at
www.queensplazashopping.com.au and attaching a maximum of 5 semi professional, A5 size images along with a digital copy on disc/CD depicting their own avant garde design in either fashion, millinery or sustainable fashion design. Full name, address, phone number and any other required contact details must be stated clearly on the entry form. Details of the entrants’ education facility and course contact must be completed on the entry form for the entry to be valid. All required information and contact details must be stated clearly on the entry form.
11) Fashion Design or Millinery is the only type of entries allowed into the competition.
12) Entries must be posted to QueensPlaza, GPO Box 2464, Brisbane QLD 4001 or emailed to
Camille_Crew@cfsgam.com.au during the Promotional Period.
13) A total number of 15 entrants will be short-listed by a panel of judges nominated by the Promoter (“Finalists”) after the competition closes. The Judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
14) The prize for the Avant Garde Design Competition ‘public vote’ consists of (a) a two week internship with Akira Isogawa valued at $10,000. The Prize for the Avant Garde Design Competition ‘QueensPlaza Team Choice’ consists of (a) a two week internship with Akira Isogawa valued at $10,000. (“the Prize’). The Prize is subject to any written conditions provided with the Prize.
15) The winners of the Competition will be selected by both of the following methods:
a. subject to a public voting process that will start at 9am on April 2, 2013 and conclude at 5pm on Sunday 21 April, 2013. The winner of the competition will be determined by reference to the highest number of public votes for their design. The votes will be tallied at Wunderman, Level 2, 162 Collins Street, Melbourne Victoria on 26 April 2013 at 12noon ESDST.
b. selected by a panel of judges as nominated by the Promoter on 21 April 2013. The most creative and innovative entry, as determined by the judges in their absolute discretion will win. Judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into
16) The winner of the Prize will be notified by mail or email and telephone within two business days of being determined/selected. The name and address of the winner will also be published on the Centre website within two business days of being determined/selected.
17) The Prize must be collected within 3 months from the date of the winner being determined/selected. Failure to collect the Prize within this time will result in it being forfeited and the Promoter may draw/select another winner for the Prize, subject to any approval or directions of a relevant regulatory authority.
18) The Prize awarded may not be exactly as illustrated in displays or marketing for the Promotion.
19) Unless otherwise specified, prizes or any unused portion of a prize, are not exchangeable or transferable and cannot be redeemed for cash.
20) If any prize is unavailable, the Promoter, in its discretion, reserves the right to substitute the prize with a prize equal to the value and/or specification, subject to any written directions from a regulatory authority.
21) The Promoter reserves the right to verify the validity of entries, prize claims and entrants (including an entrant’s identity, age and place of residence) and to disqualify any entrant who submits an entry or prize claim that is not in accordance with these terms and conditions or who tampers with the entry process. An entry that is incomplete, indecipherable, illegible or non-compliant with these terms and
conditions is invalid and will not be accepted or considered. Failure by the Promoter to enforce any of its rights at any stage does not constitute a waiver of those rights.
22) If this Competition is interfered with in any way or is not capable of being conducted as reasonably anticipated due to any reason beyond the reasonable control of the Promoter, the Promoter reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify, suspend, terminate or cancel the Competition to the full extent permitted by law and subject to any approval or directions from a regulatory authority.
23) The Promoter's decision is final and no other correspondence will be entered into.
24) It is a condition of entry that the entrant consents to the Promoter using the entrant’s name, likeness, image and/or voice in the event they are a winner of a Prize (including photograph, film and/or recording of the same) in any media for an unlimited period without remuneration for the purpose of the Competition (including any outcome), and promoting any products and services, distributed and/or supplied by the Promoters in the Centre(s) or otherwise.
25) By entering the Competition, an entrant releases and indemnifies the Promoter (including its officers, employees and agents) from and against all actions, liabilities, penalties, claims or demands the entrant may have against the Promoter or that the Promoter may incur for any loss or damage which is or may be suffered or sustained as a direct or indirect result of an entrant entering or participating in the Competition or winning or failing to win a prize, or using or permitting any other person to use the prize, except for any liability which cannot be excluded by law or which would cause any part of this clause to be void or unenforceable.
26) Authorised under permit numbers: not applicable
Privacy, Spam Act and Do Not Call Register Act Statement:
The Promoter collects the entrants’ personal information to assist it in promoting the Centre and the retailers of the Centre and to process the competition entries. By entering the competition, unless otherwise advised, each entrant also expressly consents to:
(a) the Promoter (or any of its related companies) contacting an entrant by any means (including by electronic message or by telephone) to let the entrant know about goods, services or promotions which the Promoter considers may be of interest to the entrant;
(b) the Promoter (or any of its related companies) disclosing the entrants’ personal information to other persons or entities who may:
(i) assist the Promoter in promoting the Centre and the retailers of the Centre or running competitions (including by sending electronic messages or telephoning the entrant on the Promoter’s behalf); or
(ii) use that information, in any media, for their own marketing, promotional or publicity purposes (and each entrant expressly consents to such persons or entities contacting the entrant by electronic message or by telephone in relation to goods or services),
without any further reference, payment or other compensation to the entrant. The express consent referred to in this Statement continues until the withdrawal of that consent is effective (as set out under applicable law).
Entrants’ personal information may also be disclosed to State Lottery agencies and the winners’ names published as required under the relevant lottery legislation. All personal details of the entrant will be stored at the offices of the Promoter. A request to access, update or correct any information should be directed to that office.
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