Septembre 2012 - Shannon

Regional Christmas Card Contest; It’s
time to register!
Shannon, July 23 r d , 2012 – Time flies! The MRC Jacques-Cartier has
already announced the participation rules for the 2012 edition of the
Regional Christmas Card Competition. Get your brushes out!
Categories
• Initiated artists; not making a living from their art, the artist paints on a regular basis and derives a gain, either by selling their work, by
teaching art or by participating in exhibitions;
• Casual artists; artists painting out of pure joy, without economic gain;
• Young talent; must be 15 to 19 years old;
• Teens; must be 11 to 14 years old;
• Budding artists; for younger children between 5 and 10 years old.
Only residents of La Jacques-Cartier and students of young talent, teens and budding artist categories who attend school on the MRC’s territory are
eligible.
Details about the Paintings
• Only paintings on wooden frames are permitted;
• Framing is optional;
• Must not measure less than 8 inches x 10 inches and more than 24 inches x 36 inches;
• Acrylic, watercolour, gouache, oil, pastel and mixed mediums are allowed;
• For watercolours, the usual medium associated with this discipline is accepted.
Eligibility Criteria
• The artwork must represent a winter or Christmas scene;
• The creation should never have been previously entered in this contest;
• Only original works of art will be accepted;
• No reproduction or modification of an existing artwork will be permitted;
• Although not mandatory, judges will consider an artwork representing its territory
Artwork that does not meet these requirements will be automatically rejected, but will still be part of the temporary exhibit following the competition.
Special Conditions
• The artwork is loaned to the MRC Jacques-Cartier from the day submitted until the end of the temporary exhibit of The Regional
Christmas Card Competition;
• The MRC Jacques-Cartier reserves the right to use an image of the artwork submitted to promote the contest whenever deemed necessary;
• The participant authorizes the MRC Jacques-Cartier to publicly exhibit the artwork;
• Neither the MRC Jacques-Cartier, nor the Municipality where the artwork was submitted are liable for damages caused by transportation,
storage or display of the said artwork;
• The artwork must be adequately protected for transportation;
• The art work must be clearly identified on the back (name, phone number, category, title and medium used).
• By entering the The Regional Christmas Card Competition, the participant agrees to all conditions of participation.
Prizes
Cash prizes of 150$ to 250$ will be awarded to the winners:
Initiated artist: 250$ Casual artist 250$ Young Talent (15-19 yrs): 200$ Teen : 200$ Budding artist (5-10 yrs) :150$
Furthermore, an additional 250$ will be awarded for the winning artwork to be illustrated on the MRC Christmas card. Finally, a special draw for the
“most appreciated work of art” will be awarded 150$ along with a participation prize, valued at 50$.
All artwork will be presented in a temporary exhibit. The winners and their award winning artwork will also be advertised in local and regional media,
in addition to being broadcast in the permanent virtual exhibit presented on the site www.culturejacquescartier.com .
Submitting your artwork
All artists must submit their artwork before October 17 th , 2012 to the Jacques-Cartier MRC at 60, rue St-Patrick, Shannon.
An award evening will be held in November, the place and the date will be confirmed later.
The Jacques-Cartier MRC is composed of municipalities to north of the Québec City, including Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Fossambaultsur-le-Lac,
Lac-Saint-Joseph, Shannon, Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Lac-Delage, Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury, Lac-Beauport and Sainte-Brigitte-de-
Laval.
Source: Information and registration:
Marie-Josée Labbé
Stéphanie Laperrière
Communication agent
Cultural development agent
mjlabbe@mrc.lajacquescartier.qc.ca
slaperriere@mrc.lajacquescartier.qc.ca
(418) 844-2160, poste 302 (418) 844-2160, poste 227
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