International Day of Yoga Poster Contest #IDY2024
Icon Shakti is happy to announce the second annual poster making contest for kids and adults on the occasion of the 10th International Day of Yoga (#IDY2024).
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 - VYAYAM (vyayam.com), Balodyan (balodyan.com), VYANJAN (vyanjan.us), and Art4Hearts (art4hearts.net)
Please sign up here for the Free Poster Making Contest before submitting your poster at Raupp Museum : https://forms.gle/oerNGjw6uiRgTgAV8 .
Click to check out our Yoga for Universal Harmony Speech Contest.
Click to sign up for the free Community Yoga Practice.
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 Universal Harmony
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 1-20, and on June 22 during the International Day of Yoga Community Practice event.
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, from Sunday May 12 to 19, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Museum is closed on Friday / Saturday).
Posters will be returned to contestants after displaying those at the Community Yoga Practice on Saturday, June 22.
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 22 at the 10th International Day of Yoga event at Mike Rylko Community Park (1000, N. Buffalo Grove Road, Buffalo Grove, IL, 60089. All are invited to join us for the free community yoga practice before the prize distribution. Please sign up for this free event here: https://forms.gle/2aSaxsyoidxSxrjr8 (event is free, registration is mandatory).
15 ) For more information, please write to vidya@vyayam.com or call 1-847-537-4710 (landline).
16) Content ideas for your poster design: Use imagery that effectively conveys the message of universal harmony. This could involve depictions of diverse people practicing yoga together, yoga on the background of peaceful natural landscapes, or symbolic representations of unity and connection.