Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain

Art Criticism

Artist: Piet Mondrian

Art exhibition at SOTA

STAGED ART by 1Fa3.5C

From February 1 at 7:00pm to February 19 at 9:00pm

Sota gallery, SOTA Gallery, Level 2. 1 Zubir Said Drive

WHAT IS ART WORTH?
An exhibition about the art market. 

Works by:
Stephen Black
Soh EeShaun
Yamaguchi Yohei
Daryl Goh
Ng Jean Hui
Clement Sim
Elancharan Gunasekaran
Muhammad Zulfadly
Saifuddin Jalil
Hazel Huang

How do we value art? Different groups of people and institutions, play roles in assigning art values, but can these values be truthful judges of a piece's value? 

The art market has a large influence on the public perception of “value” for artworks, due to the fact that the monetary label in any capitalist society is widely regarded as a highly effective and objective means to judge the total value of an object. Cultural institutions, tasked with missions such as art pedagogy, also frame the aesthetics and thus valuation we associate with work. How then, does an individual critique an artwork from his or her own perspective, and understand an artwork for themselves? Where does the artist stand amidst all of such external factors?

Staged Art is an exhibition created in response to this, and aims to expose the structure of the art market: how artists exist and are influenced by the market’s larger macrocosm and how people choose to judge the value of art. We seek to prompt viewers to examine their own perception of value, whilst highlighting some of these underpinning mechanisms. Some elements of the art market have been appropriated and warped, resulting in an orchestrated presentation of reality. 

(Do come and join this little experiment of sorts; we want you to be part of this ongoing process, through your personal investigation into why you simply love/hate some work)

Punggol Neighbourhood Watch Day Art Competition 2013

Objective

 The objective of the art competition is to draw and design a crime prevention poster for a specified crime.

Eligibility

·      The competition is ONLY open to children aged 6 – 12 years, as of 2 Jan 2013.

·      Each child shall submit ONLY one entry. All drawings are to be completed and submitted on the event day. Entries must consist of original ideas produced wholly by the respective participant(s). Entries which are deemed by the judges to be direct adaptations or plagiarisms of existing materials will be disqualified.

Theme

·      For children aged 6 – 9 years old : “Do not talk to strangers” or “Do not take things from strangers”

·      For children aged 10 – 12 years old : “Bicycle Theft” or “Shop Theft”

Entry Rules

·      All submitted entries must be designed in the provided A4 sized drawing paper.

·      Each participant will be given 2 pieces of drawing paper.

·      Participants are encouraged to bring their own media to create their own poster. They can also use the form of media provided by the organiser, e.g., colour pencils, crayons, however, please note that the colours are limited.

·      Registration starts at 3.45pm and participants shall submit their artwork by 5pm.

·      Participants shall register their interest to punggolcop@gmail.com by 11 January with the following details; otherwise they can register on the event day (27 Jan 2013) at 3.45pm.

• Name
• Age
• School
• Tel No.

Evaluation Criteria

·      The panel of judges will comprise of Ms. Penny Low and Dr. Janil Puthucheary, MPs for Pasir-Ris Punggol GRC and one representative from Punggol NPC.

·      The judges will select 3 winners based on highest score using the following criteria:

          Originality                                                                               : 30%

          Creativity                                                                                : 30%

          Effectiveness of conveying crime prevention message         : 40%

          (e.g.: Is the crime prevention message clear and concise?)

                                                                                              Total    : 100%

·      All decisions and scores made by the panel judges are final.

Prizes

Champion        : Trophy and vouchers worth $75

1^st runner up   : Trophy and vouchers worth $50

2^nd runner up   : Trophy and vouchers worth $25

Rights

1)      Punggol NPC reserves the rights to the winning and selected entries in print, broadcast and electronic media without requiring the permission from the participant.

2)      The winning entries shall remain as the property of the Punggol NPC who reserves the right to use them in any manner deemed fit.

3)      Punggol NPC will not be liable for any copyright infringement on the part of the participants on their entries.

4)      The submission of any entry signifies acceptance of the above rules and regulations. Non-compliance may result in disqualification.

The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds

HeartlanD Beat Art Competition 2013

The HeartlanD Beat Art Competition 2013 is organised in conjunction with the Good Neighbour Award 2013 to further engage the young and youth. This year, the competition is extended to Secondary school students with an additional Category C.

Through the use of art, the competition serves to:
• understand students’ perspective of an Active and Cohesive HDB Community,
• create awareness on promoting better social behaviours, and
• foster bonds and integration in the HDB Heartland Communities.

With the theme “Friends Next Door”, the competition aims to imbue the importance of neighbourly interaction in fostering active and cohesive communities.

Students from all Primary and Secondary Schools are invited to join the competition.

Category A	Category B	Category C
Primary 1, 2 and 3	Primary 4, 5 and 6	Secondary 1 - 5

Artwork Requirements

•	The content of all entries submitted must be related to the competition theme – Friends Next Door.
•	Students are to draw according to the theme and will be scored according to the judging criteria. Inability to draw in line with the judging criteria will result in a lower score during judging session.
•	All entries must be 2-dimensional, pictorial and the artwork must be done on A3-size drawing paper or drawing block paper.
•	Participants are allowed to use different mediums (crayon, water colours, poster paint, etc) in the creation of the artwork.
•	Each entry must be an original and unpublished work of the participant and copyrighted work will not be accepted. The submitted entry shall not have been entered in any other competitions whether locally or internationally.
•	No watermarks, signatures or other identifying marks will be allowed on any entry submitted for the competition. Housing & Development Board (HDB) reserves the right to disqualify any entry bearing such marks.

For more infomation, please click here.

'Fundamentals Against Crime Tactics' (FACT) Poster Design Competition on 2 Feb 2013

Objective
To allow primary school youths, based on their understanding of crime prevention, work in a small group to design their own unique and creative posters.

Date/ Venue
Date: 2 February 2013, Saturday
Time: 8am to 11am
Location: Blk 564 Ang Mo Kio Street 54, Hard court

Eligibility

The competition is open ONLY to Primary 3 to 5 students, enrolled as of 1^st January 2013, in Primary schools located within the jurisdiction of Ang Mo Kio Police Division.

Each school shall submit ONLY one entry. All entries are to be submitted in group of not more than three students. Entries must consist of original ideas produced wholly by the respective participant(s). Entries which are deemed by the judges to be direct adaptations or plagiarisms of existing materials will be disqualified.

Theme

The crime prevention design theme can be revolving around robbery, housebreaking, snatch theft, outrage of modesty, motor vehicles theft, scam, bully, cybercrime, thefts, rioting or gangs, etc.

Entry Rule

• All submitted entries must be designed vertically in A3 size (length of 42cm/420mm by width of 29.7cm/297mm).
•  The poster design must be relate to the theme of the competition. All entries must be accompanied with a crime prevention tagline or slogan (e.g. low crime doesn’t mean no crime).
•  All entries can be designed in any form of hand drawing, colouring, computer graphic, graphic software or any other kind of design methods.
• All entries shall be completed before the competition date and must be brought to the event for judging.
•  A parents/guardians’ consent form will be given to the all participating schools. Students representing the school for the competition event will need to obtain consent from their parents/guardians.
• All participating students shall wear their respective school uniform and be accompanied by a school teacher representative on the event competition date.

Evaluation Criteria

·      The judges will select 10 winners based on highest score using the following criteria:

          Originality: 25

          Innovative: 25

          Creativity: 25

          Effectiveness of conveying crime prevention message: 25

          (eg: Is the crime prevention message clear and concise?)

               Total    : 100

·      All decisions and scores made by the panel judges are final.

Prizes

The ten winners will walk away with the following prizes.

1) Champion                   - $300 Popular Bookstore vouchers + Trophy

2) 1^st Runner up              - $250 Popular Bookstore vouchers + Trophy

3) 2^nd Runner up              - $200 Popular Bookstore vouchers + Trophy

4) Two merit awards         - $100 Popular Bookstore vouchers each

5) Five consolation awards - $50 Popular Bookstore voucher each

 

Copyright and Intellectual Property Issues

·      All submitted entries shall become the property of Ang Mo Kio Police Division and may be used for the purpose of running crime prevention campaigns. The top-winner poster will be showcased in the crime prevention display panel in each of the 9 NPCs in Ang Mo Kio Police Division.

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All submitted entries may be used for the purpose of marketing and promotions by Ang Mo Kio Police Division with or without relation to its products and services as well as events organised or sponsored by them, including but not limited to the competition. Ang Mo Kio Police Division may, in their absolute discretion and in such manner as they deem fit, use the entries or parts of the entries for the said purposes without any reference to or acknowledgement of the participants.