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Enter the GRTHM 2008 competition

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National and Regional Poster Competition

A competition as part of the Gypsy Roma Traveller History Month celebrations in June 2008.

flyer coverWe are running a national Art Poster competition for schools/organisations and individuals. The theme is to create an image to celebrate GRT History Month in June.

Click here or on the image to download a flyer with more details of the competition, including the terms and conditions.

The competition involves finding out about the different histories, cultures and languages of Gypsies, Roma and Travellers (GRT) and then combining this into one Art Poster for the competition.

Members of the GRT artistic communities will judge the work and select the most interesting work for exhibition. There will be prizes for the best school/organisation and individual prizes for the best Boy and girl Poster at Early years, KS1, KS2, KS3, KS4 and 16 - 19 and Open for 19+. All these prizes will be awarded at out GRT Achievement Award Presentation in June. The overall winner would have their poster printed and available for purchase from the GRTAS web site.

All this work needs to be done and submitted during the week commencing May 2nd to get work judged and ready for exhibition and printing before June.

This would engage many individuals and schools/ organisations and make them aware of the idea of GRTHM and also encourage them to study more about these fascinating histories.

This could easily be expanded to be a national competition and raise awareness across the country. There could then be local awards and the best going forward for a national award.

Commissioning Art Posters on GRTHM

We have also commissioned a series of quality Art Posters by GRT Artists - Ferdinand Koci, Daniel Baker, Damien Le Bas and Delaine le Bas. These 4 exhibited together at The Second Site show which came to Leeds. Quality Posters will be available for sale to promote GRTHM nationally. These should be ready for early next term so schools can buy these Posters to encourage their own children and young people in the competition above.

Read more about the artists

 

Terms and Conditions

1. Competitions are not open to employees of Gypsy Roma Traveller Achievement Service.

2. Only one entry per person.

3. To enter the competition submit your artwork at A3 Portrait to: Gypsy Roma Traveller Achievement Service Leeds, West Park Centre, Spen Lane, Leeds, LS16 5BE. Artwork must have a competition label attached to the reverse. Your entry must be received by the closing date stated in the competition details. Incomplete entries or those not received by this deadline will be disqualified. We cannot return artwork after competition has finished. Incorrectly completed entries will be disqualified.

4. No responsibility can be accepted for entries that are lost, delayed, damaged or not received for any reason.

5. The winners will be the entrants who are judged to have produced the best artwork for each category in the opinion of the judging panel. One overall winner is also selected. The work of this winner will be reproduced as an A2 poster.

6. The panel of judges for each competition will be comprised of GRT Professional artists from the travelling community appointed by GRTAS and members of the GRTAS team.

7. Winners will be notified by post, telephone or e-mail. The judges’ decision will be final.

8. Winners in all categories can be found by viewing the GRTAS website GRTLeeds.co.uk website after May 16th 2008.

9. By entering the competition the winner agrees to participate in such promotional activity and material as GRTAS may require.

10. The prize will not be transferable to another person. No part of a prize is exchangeable for cash or any other prize.

11. This competition is being run by Gypsy Roma Traveller Achievement Service Leeds, West Park Centre, Spen Lane, Leeds, LS16 5BE as part of the Gypsy Roma Traveller History Month 2008.

12. Any personal information collected will not be used for any purposes other than specifically competition purposes and will not be disclosed to anyone else. The winners’ names may be published on the GRTAS website after the closing date of the competition.

13. GRTAS will award prizes at a prize ceremony as part of Gypsy Roma Traveller History Month in June 2008.

14. GRTAS reserves the right to amend these rules at any time. If we do this we will publish the amended competition rules and/or specific competition rules on the GRTAS website www.grtleeds.co.uk

15. By entering this competition, applicants agree to be bound by the above terms and conditions.