Transit Spaces, Our Vibrant Places" Art Competition​

SECTION 1: COMPETITION DETAILS

“TRANSIT SPACES, OUR VIBRANT PLACES” ART COMPETITION 2024

Challenge

Create a visual masterpiece that showcases your ideas for transforming a public transport node of your choice into an engaging environment. The artwork should reflect the elements you would like to include to make such spaces more enjoyable and inviting.

From colourful murals to interactive installations, creative seating areas, you can include anything you can imagine injecting life into the space, all while keeping the commuters moving!

Looking for inspiration? Here are a few ideas to ignite your creativity:

• Bus Stop: Dress it up with vivid colours or turn it into a life size juke box, filling the air with soothing background music

• Bus Interchange: Imagine floors that light up with every step, turning your walk into a light show extravaganza!

• MRT Station: Walls with motivational quotes to help us stay inspired as we navigate the hustle and bustle of everyday life.

Let your artwork inspire a future where daily commutes are turned into exciting adventures for millions of commuters every day!

Competition Details

Date: 1 June 2024 to 15 September 2024

Theme: “Reimagine our Public Transport Nodes as Vibrant Spaces”

Age: 7 to 12 years old

Prize: Top 3 winners will each win an iPad. Selected art pieces will also be featured at various public transport nodes.

Guiding Questions for Participants:

1. What fun activities, features, design elements would you include to make our bus stops, MRT stations or bus interchanges fun and inspiring places for commuters?

2. What makes a space feel lively and vibrant? Think about colours, lighting, decorations, or even sounds! How can you use these elements to transform your dream public transport stop?

3. Imagine yourself as an Eco Warrior on a mission to encourage more to get around using public transport. How would you design your dream stop to convince commuters to choose the bus and train as their preferred modes of travel?

4. As transient spaces, public transport nodes must ensure smooth traffic flow for all commuters. How will you design a transit space that gets commuters where they need to be, while keeping everyone engaged at the same time?

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

• Artwork must be physically executed on an A4-sized (210 x 297 mm) paper.

• Artwork must be two-dimensional, i.e. drawings, paintings, comic art etc.

• Artwork must be accompanied by an artist statement, no longer than 100 words.

• Artwork must be scanned in 300dpi or higher and saved in PNG/ JPG/ PDF format for submission online via FormSG (www.go.gov.sg/smg-artcompetition-2024) by 15 September 2024.

Participants are advised to keep their original, physical artworks intact until at least 31 March 2025. If your artwork has been shortlisted and/or selected to be featured at our public transport nodes, you may be requested to deliver or mail in your work to the Singapore Mobility Gallery.

SECTION 2: TERMS & CONDITIONS

SUBMISSION

1. The Competition is open to the public except for the immediate family members of LTA staff.

2. The Competition is only open to children aged between 7 and 12 years old as of 31 December 2024.

3. Only submissions received via the specified FormSG link from 1 June 2024, 00:00 (SGT) to 15 September 2024, 23:59 (SGT) will be accepted.

4. Late submissions will not be accepted and entries with incomplete submission information will be automatically disqualified. No appeals will be entertained.

5. You are required to provide the following documents and information as part of your submission via the specified FormSG link:

a. A clear, high-resolution scanned image of your artwork in .png/ jpg/ pdf format only. You may refer to Section 5 of this Competition Kit for details on how you can scan and save your pieces as high-resolution files.

b. Title of artwork

c. Artist statement (100 words max.)

6. Participants must submit an original artwork created based on the theme of the Competition.

7. Participants are prohibited from submitting any works that have been generated using artificial intelligence (AI). Any artwork found to be partly or wholly generated using AI will be immediately disqualified.

8. Participants must execute their artwork in a physical format on an A4-sized (210 x 297 mm) paper.

9. Participants are free to use any drawing medium for their works. This includes, but is not limited to, colour pencils, coloured ink, water colours, paints, charcoal, crayons etc.

10. Artworks should not be framed, and no relief or collage artwork will be allowed.

11. By participating in the Competition and providing your original artwork (e.g., photo, video, text, digital artwork etc.), you agree to grant the Land Transport Authority (LTA) a perpetual, non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to use your original artwork for any purpose that LTA deems appropriate.

12. Participants are advised not to dispose of and retain their physical original artworks after the competition closes until at least 31 March 2025 in the event LTA requires them for professional high-resolution digitisation for the purpose of archiving, large-format display of the work at various public transport nodes, or any such purpose that LTA deems appropriate.

13. If an artwork is selected for any of the purposes stated in paragraph 12 above, LTA will contact the relevant participants responsible for creating the artworks to deliver/ mail in their artworks to the Singapore Mobility Gallery. All postage or delivery costs will be wholly borne by the sender. LTA may retain any such artwork for display at any public transport node or venue for as long as LTA deems appropriate.

JUDGING

1. Judging of the submissions will be conducted by a panel convened by LTA consisting of LTA partners and/or staff with different expertise within the organisation.

2. Your artwork should be an original creation that shows your idea(s) to transform our public transport nodes (MRT station, bus interchange, bus stop) into vibrant spaces that not only ensures smooth traffic flow for all commuters but enhances their commuting experience.

3. All submitted artworks will be judged according to:

a. Adherence to theme (Does the artwork follow the theme of the competition?);

b. Creativity and originality (Does the artwork display a creative interpretation of; the theme?)

c. Technical skill (Does the artwork demonstrate the skilful use of art tool(s) medium(s)?); and

d. Visual impact (Does the artwork convey a message or evoke emotion?)

4. Only 20 entries will be shortlisted; the top three winning entries will be selected from the shortlist.

5. The shortlisted artworks and winners will be announced and notified in November 2024 (or any such time as may be specified by LTA) and through any medium as deemed appropriate by LTA, including the Singapore Mobility Gallery webpage under ‘What’s On’ tab.

6. The shortlisted entries will be displayed at any time as may be specified by LTA and showcased at various public transport nodes across Singapore.

7. All 20 shortlisted artists will receive Certificates. The top three winners will each be awarded Certificate of Achievement while the other winners will each receive a Certificate of Merit. Only the top three winning entries will receive prizes.

GENERAL

1. LTA reserves the right to amend these Terms & Conditions at any time without prior notice. All such amendments will be posted on this page, and your continued participation in the Competition will constitute your agreement to the amended Terms & Conditions.

2. By participating in the Competition, participants consent to the collection, use and/or disclosure of their personal data by LTA, and/or its service providers or partners for the purposes of the Competition, which may include, (i) announcement of the shortlisted artists and prize winners on LTA’s media platforms, including the Singapore Mobility Gallery webpage; (ii) contacting the shortlisted artists and prize winners regarding the collection/distribution of their respective Certificates and/or prizes.

3. LTA shall also not be liable for any damage or loss of any kind caused as a result (whether direct or indirect) of your participation in this Competition or any purported breach of these Terms & Conditions.

4. These Terms & Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with Singapore law, and you agree to submit any dispute to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Singapore courts.

For more information on the competition and submission details, please refer to the competition kit on the website: http://www.go.gov.sg/artcompkit2024