SHE IS MORE Competition for Empowering Women 2019

IIX Foundation invites youth from all over the world to participate in the 2019 competition “SHE IS MORE”, which celebrates and empowers women globally by putting them at the center of artistic works. This competition and exhibition will allow youth of any gender to share their voice and become an advocate for a more inclusive world by creating a personal piece of art celebrating women, which are to be respected and valued because they are more.

Competition Themes

Themes might include:

1. What you dream to become in the future, as a young girl or woman.
2. A woman you admire or is important to you.
3. Celebrating how women can play different roles in everyday life.
4. How people are supporting women.

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Requirements

Individuals from anywhere in the world between the ages of 10 to 18 years old and all genders are welcome to participate. Only one entry per participant is allowed in two categories:

Category 1- Visual Art: Painting, Sketches/Drawings, Photography and other flat art media

1. Participants are invited to submit flat visual art with dimensions not exceeding 30cm x 42cm (A3 Paper Size). Any medium (pastel, watercolor, oil, pencil, crayon, digital art, collage etc.) is acceptable
2. Only flat media will be accepted. Visual art pieces should be submitted as a digital copy via online entry form. Competition finalists may be requested to mail their original artwork to IIX in Singapore for the exhibition
3. Any art displaying nudity, violence or inappropriate content will not be accepted

Category 2 - Performance Art: Song, Music and Dance

1. Participants are to submit a video of no more than 3 minutes in length via the online entry portal
2. Participants can upload a video file via Cloud Sharing platforms (Dropbox, Google drive) or video platforms (YouTube, vimeo, etc) and provide a link in your entry form
3. Participants may also share their video via Facebook Messenger or Telegram

Prize

Prizes will be awarded for the Grand Prize Winner in each age and art category: Visual Art age 10-13, Visual Art age 14-18, Performance Art age 10-13 and Performance Art age 14-18. Grand prize, second place, and third place winners in each category will be recognized at the SHE IS MORE Exhibition Opening Night on May 9, 2019 in Singapore and showcased throughout the exhibition. Winning performance artists who are unable to attend the Opening Night to perform will have their videos played at the event instead. IIX Foundation may also display select non-winning artwork in the exhibition who will receive a certificate of excellence.

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