Brief & Rules
DESIGN ART OLYMPICS
1. The Brief
For the 2022 competition, a mask or headpiece which can be worn must be designed for the characters listed below.
There are FIVE characters. The artist may select one, two, three, four or all five of these characters for whom to design a mask.
KING LIGER the Furry Feline and/or
MNISI the Rainbow Bird and/or
LUK-E the Loony Lunar Moth and/or
ACHERNAR the Unicorn and/or
HURTLE the Turtle
a. ONLY ONE mask per character may be entered.
b. An artist may enter a maximum of FIVE entries: ONE mask for EACH of the characters.
c. A rationale must be submitted for EACH mask.
d. If the artist choses to make a mask for THREE characters, then THREE rationales must be submitted.
e. The rationale for each entry will automatically be paired with that entry on the website.
f. Whether submitting one, two or five entries, ALL the entries will be entered on the same Entry Form, for 1 registration fee of R20 per entrant.
g. ALL PHOTOS must be between 4 and 24 Megapixels in resolution.
Mask: a covering for all or part of the face to establish a character clearly.
The mask must be securely wearable on a person’s head neck and shoulders, fitting snugly yet comfortably.
The mask must be modelled and photographed with the artist wearing it.
The mask must be constructed in a manner that causes no harm to anyone and does not present a danger to anyone constructing, modelling or exhibiting it.
At least 80% of the mask(s) must consist of recycled materials. All attachments, fastenings such as glue, string, elastic bands, are the responsibility of the artist.
Artists may record short videos not exceeding 2 (two) minutes in length while creating their masks for showcasing, should they become finalists; these videos may be showcased on The Rainbow’s Child RAINBOW WARRIORS YouTube channel to further promote awareness of ecological education, subject to the discretion of the management. Only videos that are clear and edited will be so used.
Learners and facilitators (educators/supervisors) must view www.therainbowschild.com for an introduction to the characters in order to create a mask(s) that obviously and easily identifies the chosen character(s).
The facilitator is a supervising adult (headmaster of school, chief librarian, recreation centre director, art teacher, or home-school educator, etc).
2. Dates & Prizes
- Prizes donated by MTN will be awarded for 1 winning entry in each category
- Dates: From launch date 1 March 2022 until final entry date of 31 July 2022
- Register&Enter: registration & payment deadline is 15 June 2022.
3. Who May Enter
b. Proof of the artist’s age must be provided as per his/her birth certificate number OR his/her Identity Document number.
c. Entries may be created by an artist OR a group of artists, but only one entrant’s name and details may be entered on the Entry Form.
d. Should a group win the competition for a character’s mask, only one prize will be awarded to the group, and members must share this one prize.
4. A Completed Entry Form must Consist of (A) and (B)
a. The registration, where the facilitator must supply his/her contact details and details of the institution. A confirmation email with all details, rules, Terms and Conditions pertaining to the competition will be sent to the facilitator.
b. The entry of the artists and their artworks. After receiving the conformation email, the facilitator must complete all the prompts and validations when registering artist(s) on the website. On the entry form the facilitator must submit, on behalf of the artist:
The artist’s name and Identity Number OR birth certificate number.
Photograph(s) of the mask(s) modelled by the artist.
Rationale(s) explaining the artist’s design(s). (See How to Submit)
Please click here to register.
5. Info Required & Before Starting the Upload
a. The registration, where the facilitator must supply his/her contact details and details of the institution. A confirmation email with all details, rules, Terms and Conditions pertaining to the competition will be sent to the facilitator.
b. The entry of the artists and their artworks. After receiving the conformation email, the facilitator must complete all the prompts and validations when registering artist(s) on the website. On the entry form the facilitator must submit, on behalf of the artist:
The artist’s name and Identity Number OR birth certificate number.
Photograph(s) of the mask(s) modelled by the artist.
Rationale(s) explaining the artist’s design(s). (See How to Submit)
Please click here to register.
6. How and when to submit your entry/entries
ALL Entries must be submitted digitally on the therainbowschild.com website ONLY, for the first round of selection.
Entries may commence at any date after the launch of the competition.
The deadline for all entries is 31.07.2022.
An ENTRY NUMBER will be generated automatically for each artist who submits a mask photograph and a rationale on the Entry Form at therainbowschild.com
ALL the entries from all the entrants will be judged BY ENTRY NUMBER ONLY – NOT the entrant’s name. In this manner, fairness is secured.
The Facilitator registers all the entries, then enters uploads photograph(s) and rationale(s) of character mask (s) number(s) 1-5 as selected.
The Facilitator submits the entry(ies) for an artist under ONE registration fee of R20 per entrant. The total amount for all entries will be calculated per number of artists entered by an institution. This fee is payable online in real time via PayFast when you register or after login via topup.
ONLY the Facilitators of the 2nd round Finalists will be contacted, by email/telephone, for the 2nd round of adjudication.
7. Organisers, Public Voting & Judging Process
Requiem for the Living (RFTL) NPO is the registered legal entity operating on behalf of the holder of all intellectual property (IP) rights in The Rainbow’s Child, which is a DALRO registered work in Grand Rights. (DALRO = Dramatic and Literary Rights Organisation, South Africa).
7.2 Adjudication, Public Voting and Prizes
The decisions of the appointed adjudication panel for The Rainbow’s Child DesignArt Olympics are final, and correspondence in this regard will not be entered into. Prizes donated by MTN S.A. Foundation will be awarded for 1 winning entry in each category.
8. Participation in Semi-Final Round: Requirements
Semi-finalists must store their constructed masks carefully.
A semi-finalist form will be supplied via email to the facilitator responsible for the entry/entries which reach the semi-final round, with the notification of semi-finalist status of the entry/entries.
Facilitators are responsible for ensuring that mask entries are transported safely to MTN in Johannesburg for the final round of adjudication.
Facilitators of these entries will be supplied with MTN’S physical delivery address.
The masks of Semi-finalists must be delivered to the HEAD OF ART, ROEDEAN SCHOOL, PRINCESS OF WALES TERRACE, PARKTOWN, JOHANNESBURG no later than 4pm on 20 September, 2022. NO LATE DELIVERIES WILL BE ACCEPTED.
For the delivery to MTN:
Facilitators must supply the names, names, addresses and telephone numbers and most importantly the ONLINE ENTRY NUMBER of each semi-finalist mask entry, on the semi-finalist form provided.
Semi-Finalists must provide the organisers with a head-and shoulders (Hi-Res 300 DPI) photograph of themselves in portrait (vertical) format for publication. This clearly labelled photograph should be sent via email to reqliving.org@gmail.com, with the entrant’s full details including their ONLINE ENTRY NUMBER.
The masks need to be packaged securely and sent from the PEP stores outlet closest to school the artist attends. The packaging of masks and the delivery thereof to PEP Stores for delivery to MTN remains the sole responsibility of the school/entity entering the artists.
Works should be of such a nature that they can be easily packaged, transported and exhibited. The selection panel and/or organisers reserve the right to refuse works that are difficult to hang, install or handle.
9. DesignArt Olympics Exhibition and Public Voting
The winner in each category will be chosen from the semi-finalist entries physically present at the exhibition. These winners and their winning entries will be featured in media reports and online platforms of RFTL NPO and MTN.