General Rules & Regulations for 2nd SXAA International Children’s

Online Painting Competition – 2021 (2nd SXAA ICOPC -2021)

1. THE COMPETITION WILL BE HELD IN FIVE CATEGORIES :

CATEGORY ‘A’: CLASS/GRADE I & II
CATEGORY ‘B’: CLASS/GRADE III, IV & V
CATEGORY ‘C’: CLASS/GRADE VI & VII
CATEGORY ‘D’: CLASS/GRADE VIII, IX & X
CATEGORY ‘E’: CLASS/GRADE XI & XII
TOPIC: CLASS/GRADE I TO V (CAT A & B) - “CELEBRATING FRIENDSHIP ”
CLASS/GRADE VI TO XII (CAT C, D & E) – SHOW “POSITIVITY” IN THE
PAINTING AND ALSO GIVE A SUITABLE “TITLE”

2. THE SCHEDULE OF EVENT IS AS BELOW :

REGISTRATION : LATEST BY 30 SEPTEMBER 2021 (UTC+05:30 HRS.).
ENTRIES UPLOAD: LATEST BY 30 SEPTEMBER 2021 (UTC+05:30 HRS.).
DISPLAY OF E NTRIES ON FACEBOOK PAGE: TILL 05 OCTOBER 2021 (UTC+05:30 HRS.).
RESULT ANNOUNCEMENT : 10 OCTOBER 2021
3. THE COMPETITION IS INTERNATIONAL .

4. STUDENTS OF CLASS I TO XII OF AGES BETWEEN 5 TO 18 YEARS MAY REGISTER. O NLY ONE ENTRY PER PARTICIPANT IS ALLOWED .

5. IN EACH CATEGORY 1ST, 2ND, 3RD AND THREE PROMISING AWARDS WILL BE GIVEN BY THE JURY . A VIEWER’S CHOICE AWARD
WILL ALSO BE GIVEN TO THE ENTRY WITH THE MOST ‘ LIKES’ ON THE FACEBOOK PAGE . ALL AWARDS WILL BE GIVEN IN CASH.
THE 1ST, 2ND, 3RD PRIZE WINNERS IN EACH CATEGORY WILL GET RS. 3,000/-, RS. 2,000 & RS. 1000/- RESPECTIVELY . VIEWER’S
CHOICE AWARD WINNER WILL ALSO GET RS. 3,000/-.

6. THERE IS NO SPECIFIED MEDIUM FOR PAINTING AND PARTICIPANTS ARE EXPECTED TO EXPR ESS THEIR CREATIVE AND ARTISTIC
TALENTS BY ANY MEDIUM THEY MAY LIKE .

7. THE DECISION OF JURY COMPRISING OF EXPERT JUDGES SHALL BE FINAL AND BINDING .

8. REGISTRATION IS F REE . REGISTRATION IS TO BE DONE FIRST TO GET REGISTRATION ID AND ENTRIES MAY BE UPLOADED
THEREAFTER WITH FILENAME IN THE FORMAT “REG .ID”_”C AT”. JPG. FOR EXAMPLE , IF A PARTICIPANT OF CLASS III WITH
REGISTRATION ID “SXAAICOPC0001” WILL UPLOAD HIS ENTRY WITH FILE NAME “SXAAICOPC 0001_B. JPG”.

9. PARTICIPANTS MAY ONLY SUBMIT THEIR OWN ARTWORKS THAT THEY HAVE PERSONALLY PAINTED . WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO
DEMAND PROOF THAT IS THEIR ORIGINAL ARTWORK CREATED SOLELY BY THEM OR WE MAY ASK TO SEND THE SAME BY POST TO
US.... IF IT' S NOT THEN THE ENTRY WILL BE DISQUALIFIED .

10. BY ENTERING THIS ART COMPETITION, PARTICIPANTS ARE GRANTING US A NON -EXCLUSIVE PERPETUAL LICENSE TO REPRODUCE
IMAGES OF YOUR ARTWORK ON OUR WEBSITES , NEWSLETTERS , AND SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS ETC . WITH CREDIT AND LINKS TO
YOU, OF COURSE . WE MAY CROP IMAGES FOR FORMATTING PURPOSE AND FOR USES SUCH AS DISPLAY ON WEBSITE ,
FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM ETC.

11. DIGITAL IMAGE FILES TO BE UPLOADED MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING SPECIFICATIONS :
(A) FILES MUST BE IN JPG FORMAT & (B) FILES MAY NOT EXCEED 1MB.
12. BY ENTERING THIS ART COMPETITION , PARTICIPANTS AGREE TO ABIDE BY ALL RULES . ANY VIOLATION OF COMPETITION RULES
MAY RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION BY THE JUDGES . PLEASE, NO WHINING.

13. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. NEEL MANI RANGESH

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EVENT DIRECTOR