THE BIGGEST & THE BRIGHTEST PAKALOG CELEBRATION EVER!

ELIGIBILITY

The art competition revolving around the theme of "Pangarap Noon, Kultura Ngayon" is open to all Filipino painting enthusiasts and professional visual artists alike residing in the Philippines, 18 years old (as of November 20, 2020) and above.

The following are not eligible to join the competition: the Executive Council, family members and constituents of Barangay Santolan (Pasig City), and Officers, club members and families of Pasig Art Club, Inc.

RULES OF ENGAGEMENT

1. Participants are allowed to submit only one (1) entry. Entrants found to have submitted multiple entries will be disqualified.

2. All entries must be an original artwork, wholly conceptualized and executed by the participating artist. Entries which are copied from works of other artists will automatically be disqualified even if rendered in different style, medium, color scheme, or even if other elements have been added.

3. Entries which had already been submitted to other local and international art competitions, or exhibited in both selling and non-selling solo and group exhibitions prior to and during the duration of the contest and other similar shows are not qualified.

4. Actual names of entrants will not be posted on any of the local government’s media channels. Entrants are expected to comply by not posting or sharing their entry on social media or on other media channels that will identify them as the artists who created the works. The identity of the entrant will remain anonymous up until the official announcement in the Awarding Ceremony.

5. Artwork Specifications:

Category: Painting (Open-style Representational)

Size: 3 feet by 4 feet (3ft x 4ft) in either horizontal/landscape or vertical/portrait orientation

Medium:

5. • Oil on canvas, acrylic on canvas, or watercolor on paper.

   • Oil or acrylic on canvas entries : must either be single stretch canvas (framed) or museum/gallery wrapped (unframed).

   • Watercolor entries must have protective glass with 1.5 to 2.0 inches frame.

All entries must have hanging provisions.

6. Guidelines and forms for this competition can be downloaded from https://sites.google.com/view/pakalog-paintingcontest-2020/mechanics

TIMELINE

Dates to Remember

Jan 20, 2021 - Deadline of submission of entries

Jan 21, 2021 - Preliminary judging

Jan 22, 2021 - Announcement of semi-finalists

Jan 30, 2021 - Final judging

Jan 31, 2021 - Announcement and awarding of Winners

JUDGING AND AWARDS

1. CRITERIA FOR JUDGING:

A. 30% Content and Originality (Artwork’s relevance to the theme and originality of artist’s concept)

B. 30% Technique and Creativity (Artist’s talent and mastery of the medium)

C. 40% Overall Impact (Overall Impression and composition of the artwork).

Total of 100%

2. There will be two (2) levels of selection:

• PRELIMINARY SELECTION: A total of 15 entries will be selected as semi-finalists

• FINAL JUDGING: A total of ten (10) finalists will be selected winners from the preliminary selection

• The other five (5) semi finalists that will not make it to the final selection will be given a Certificate of Participation and will be included in the online and actual exhibition.

3. THE SELECTION COMMITTEE

• The Brgy Santolan shall select the chairperson and a panel of jurors composed of accomplished artists, gallery owner, art critic, Santolan Barangay Council and representatives from Pasig Art Club Inc. for the preliminary and final judging of winners based on the above criteria.

• Jurors may decide not to award prizes if the entries do not meet certain artistic and technical requirements.

• The Barangay Santolan reserves the right to withdraw any award and/or cash prize should the participant violate any rules and regulations of the competition.

• The decision of the selection committee shall be final and incontestable four (4) AWARD CATEGORIES AND PRIZES:

AWARDS

First prize PHP 75,000

• Prize Money + Plaque of Recognition;

• The highest award of Pakalog Festival National Painting Contest

Second prize PHP 50,000

• Prize Money + Plaque of Recognition

Third prize PHP 25,000

• Prize Money + Plaque of Recognition

Seven (7) Jury’s Special Awards PHP 15,000 each

• The jury’s special awards will be given to the works highly rated by each judge.

• Please note that the first to third prizes will not be eligible for these awards

• Prize Money + Certificate of Merit

All the winning artworks will be exhibited at Barangay Santolan, Pasig City Office and the Pasig City Museum.

The winners’ names and the winning artworks will be published in art websites, social media platforms, and the pictorial record.

All artworks of the prize winners shall automatically become properties of the Barangay Santolan. The intellectual property rights of the major and minor prize winners shall be given to Brgy Santolan in perpetuity.

All cash prizes are subject to 20% tax per government regulation.

SUBMISSION AND HOW TO ENTER

Guidelines

1. Photograph of the entry must be of the final artwork. Do not physically alter or revise artwork after it has been submitted electronically. Alterations, additions or modifications will disqualify an entry.

2. Do not digitally alter the photograph using Photoshop or any other image editing/enhancing software. Any alteration automatically disqualifies the entry.

3. The Contest Secretariat will not accept submission requirements submitted through a link provided by a third-party file transfer/hosting service e.g. Google Drive, WeTransfer, Dropbox, MediaFire, icloud etc. Requirements must be attached in the e-mail and not embedded in the e-mail body.

4. Successful submission of the Entry Form and the electronic submission of requirements are considered as the official acceptance into the contest.

5. It is the responsibility of the artist to ensure the veracity of all information stated in the entry form as well as the completeness of all required documents. Incomplete documents and false information may and will result in the disqualification of an entry.

6. The entrant must read rules and regulations completely and carefully. Due to the volume of inquiries and entries, the Contest Secretariat may or may not reply or confirm receipt in a timely manner.

HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR ENTRIES