Download - 2013 American Batik Design Competition

RULES AND GENERAL GUIDELINES
To enter this competition please read the following Rules and Guidelines:
1. The American Batik Design Competition is an open competition intended to draw
from among American citizens diverse talents in fabric, graphic art and fashion
design, to put on display new and original designs that allow the American spirit
and values to shine through, while still recognizing uniqueness in the Batik motif.
2. The phrase “American Batik” is a term attempting to illustrate and describe such
creative designs and fashion ideas that remain influenced by typical Indonesian
Batik motifs, and are bound to incorporate two criteria: (a) they have to be
designed by American designers; and (b) they exhibit the American spirit and
values, drawing from its history and folklore.
3. The theme of the competition is “The Spirit of America in the Heritage of Batik”.
The competition encourages the articulation of cultural fusion between United
States’ and Indonesian cultures through batik. It’s aimed at bringing American
stories and spirit to Indonesia and introducing Indonesia’s cultural heritage to the
U.S.
4. All U.S. citizens, 18 years of age (by February 2013) and above, who have an
interest or a background in design ‐‐ professional and amateur fashion, graphic,
and textile design‐‐ are welcome to participate in this competition.
5. Participants of this competition will be asked to create a digital design only. The
designs will be transformed into hand‐made batik cloths (kain panjang) done by
Indonesian batik artists in Indonesia.
6. Winners of this competition will maintain their rights to their designs, but the
organizers will have the right to use the designs for non‐commercial purposes
(e.g. for publication or press releases).
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WHAT TO SUBMIT
7. Each participant is to submit a DESIGN ONLY, not a piece of batik textile.
8. The design submitted must be original and it must never have been published
before. The committee has the right to cancel participation if this is not the case.
9. The batik design must reflect an American context or values (e.g. but not limited
to: American history, traditions or symbols).
10. Design:
a. PDF format only, with a maximum of 10MB, at least 300dpi resolution.
b. Dimension: The final size of the design should reflect the scale of a Batik
cloth/kain panjang or Sarong.
o Dimension for batik cloth/kain panjang is 250cm x 105cm or 98.5
inches x 41 inches
o
Dimension for Sarong is 225cm x 105cm or 88.5 inches x 41 inches
See type of sarong design below:
c. Contents:
o The main motif.
o Other details of the design (e.g. borders and other details).
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o A complete image (final lay out) of the design including the main motif
and other details. The complete image should reflect the scale of a
batik cloth/kain batik or sarong.
Click here to see an example of a design
d. Use CMYK color management, with a maximum of five colors (does not
include white, if white is the base color). Please specify the color series.
(download template here).
11. Conceptual meaning/philosophy of the design
Please provide an explanation of the conceptual meaning/philosophy of the
design and its correlation with American values and spirit (download template
here).
12. Designs will be judged based on:
• Creativity‐‐innovative approach, uniqueness;
• Color range;
• Images;
• Composition;
• Technical feasibility;
• Contextual meaning of American values; and
• Inclusion of Indonesian batik influence.
13. Along with the design, please also submit below items to
batik@embassyofindonesia.org. Maximum size of all attachments in one email is
25MB. Email with attachments more that 25MB will not be able to get through.
• A completed ENTRY FORM (in PDF format) and save it in format:
yourname_batik2013.pdf.
• A short biography (no more than 300 words) in DOC (Microsoft Word) format
(download template here).
• Provide a headshot photo in. High resolution is preferred with maximum of
3MB.
Download check list here.
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IMPORTANT NOTES
14. Designs with religious or political symbols will not be accepted.
15. One participant can only submit one batik digital design. Team participation is
allowed, but will be considered as one participant.
16. Three First Place Winners of the 2011 Competition cannot participate in 2013
Competition and future Competitions.
17. Staff members and their family of the organizers (the Embassy of Indonesia, the
Indonesian Consulate Generals in Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco,
or New York) and their families are not allowed to enter this Competition.
DEADLINE
18. Closing date of submission will be July 12, 2013, 12.00 pm EST.
19. Finalists will be notified and contacted through the email address submitted in
the Entry Form.
20. For other information please contact batik@embassyofindonesia.org.
DISCLAIMER
21. By entering this competition, entrants agree to allow to the Organizers to use any
entry images in print or electronic publication and in press releases sent to
media.
22. Materials supplied as part of this competition will not be returned. Copyright or
patent protection is the responsibility of entrants.
23. All related prize tax will be of the responsibility of winners.
24. The decision by the Judges and Committee is final.
Washington DC, February 2013
Embassy of Indonesia
in Washington DC
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