International Day of Yoga Poster Contest #IDY2023
Icon Shakti is happy to announce the first annual poster making contest for kids and adults on the occasion of the 9th International Day of Yoga (#IDY23).
Contest Results:
Balance Group - 1) First Prize - Akshaya Rengasamy, Second Prize - Netra Jain, Third Prize - Shriya Shankar.
Breathe Group - 1) First Prize - Pujita Jain.
Bliss Group - 1) First Prize - Susan Levy, Second Prize - Aruna Jain, Third Prize - Nimisha Singh.
We are thankful to Raupp Museum of Buffalo Grove Park District for their help in conducting this contest.
We are thankful to our prize sponsors - Best Brains of Buffalo Grove (bestbrainsbuffalogrove.com), VYAYAM (vyayam.com), Amitha Fashions (amithafashions.com), & HUM-USA (hum-usa.org).
Please sign up here for the Free Poster Making Contest before submitting your poster at Raupp Museum : https://forms.gle/HrZz9suAt19aj6hQ6 .
Click to check out our Yoga for Wellness Speech Contest.
Click to sign up for the free Community Yoga and Wellness Walk.
Poster Contest Rules:
1) The contest will be held in three age groups - Balance group ages 8-12 years, Breathe group ages 13-18 years, and Bliss group 18+ years.
2) Topic : Yoga for Wellness
3) Prizes for EACH group - first prize - $50, second prize - $35, third prize - $25, if a minimum of 10 participants are in each group. Only two prizes will be awarded in case of 6 - 9 participants, one prize in case of 3 - 5 participants. In case of less than 3 participants, the participants may be merged with the other nearest age category. Ten selected posters in each age category will be displayed at Raupp Museum in Buffalo Grove June 1-21, and on June 24 during the Wellness Walk.
4) There is NO entry fee for entering this contest.
5) The contest is open to all participants (even out of town / state / country) of the ages specified.
6) Posters may be made in any media, such as, water color, pencil sketches, oil painting, etc. It must be hand-made / drawn / colored. It cannot be computer-generated or printed.
7) Drawing paper / canvas size should be of size 12" * 18".
8) Please add a slogan / phrase / caption to your poster.
9) After signing up for the poster making contest at the link given above, please submit your posters (in person / by mail) at Raupp museum, 901 Dunham Lane, Buffalo Grove, IL, 60089, on Sundays May 14 / 21, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Posters will be returned to contestants after displaying those in the Wellness Walk on Saturday, June 24.
10) Hate-inducing, violence-provoking, derogatory, vulgar, and off-the-topic posters will be disqualified from the contest. Organizers' decision will be final in this respect.
11) Poster will be made by a single person. It is not a group project.
12) Contestants may be required randomly to submit a proof of their birth date (birth certificate or school record).
13) A panel of judges will choose three winners in each category based on criteria such as creativity, content, neatness, uniqueness, aesthetics, and overall effect of the poster. Judges' decision will be final.
14) Winners will be announced on Saturday, June 24 at the 9th International Day of Yoga event at Peterson Pool Park (16652, N. Buffalo Grove Road, Prairie View, IL, 60069) at 10:15 a.m. All are invited to join us for the free community yoga practice and a wellness walk before and after the prize distribution. Please sign up for this free event here: https://forms.gle/AeCR6U29QhSJpfea9 (event is free, registration is mandatory).
15 ) For more information, please write to vidya@vyayam.com or call 1-847-537-4710 (landline).