The Central Bank of The Bahamas’ Annual Art Competition and Exhibition

The Central Bank of The Bahamas is proud to announce its Twenty-fourth Annual Art Competition and Exhibition to be held from Monday, 5 November to 7 December, 2007. The Grand opening and Awards Presentation will take place on Wednesday, 7 November, 2007 at 5:30pm.

The objectives of the competition are to identify, recognize and encourage young Bahamians who demonstrate talent in the visual arts.

Requirements For Participation

To qualify, participants must be citizens of The Bahamas age 26 and under, who are not involved in commercial sales of artwork.

Theme

There are no restrictions as to the theme of works to be entered in the competition, however, works reflecting aspects of Bahamian culture and of an experimental nature are encouraged.

Quantity

Each artist must submit only three (3) works in any of the following media:

Sculpture
Drawing
Painting
Print
Collage
Other pictorial presentation

Failure to present the required number of works may result in disqualification from the competition and exhibition.

Guidelines

The entries must meet the following requirements:-

Each entry must be the authentic work of the participating artist.
Repeat entries will not be accepted and artists are encouraged to submit original works completed within the last year.
Artists must demonstrate imagination in concept and in skillful use of materials.
Sculptures must be free standing or mounted on appropriate bases. There will be no restrictions on size and or material used. However, wood, stone and metal will be preferred.
Paintings and drawings must be properly presented and should be framed unless artist chooses to omit it as part of creative process.
ALL WORKS MUST HAVE SCREW EYES AND HANGING WIRE ATTACHED TO THE REAR.
Two-dimensional art works should be no larger than 30” by 40”.

Conditions

All art works selected for exhibition shall remain in the custody of the Bank for the entire period of the exhibition, except for sold pieces which may be removed from the exhibition for distribution.
Artists are requested to indicate whether they wish to sell their work and to submit a reasonable suggested price for each piece. All sales by the Bank, on behalf of artists, will be considered binding.
All works must be collected within 30 days after the end of the exhibition works. Works not collected will be suitably disposed of.

Judging

A panel of judges will select the award winning entries which will be eligible to receive cash prizes.

Scholarships will be awarded to deserving artists based on their overall presentation and the assessment by the judges. The scholarships will be tenable at the College of The Bahamas or any accredited College outside The Bahamas for the study of art.

Special Awards

Governor’s Choice Award - This will be presented to the artist of one piece selected by the Governor of The Central Bank of The Bahamas.
Best Participating School - The recipient of this award will be the school with the best overall participation in terms of the quality of work.
Special Scholarship Award - This award will be given, in addition to the usual scholarship awards, to the deserving individual for completion of a two year Associate’s Degree in Art at The College of The Bahamas.
Most Outstanding Sculpture Award - This award will be presented to the sculptor exhibiting the most promise.

Qualities such as originality of expression, creative use of materials and presentation are among some of the criteria considered. The judges reserve the right to disqualify any entry where there is doubt as to authenticity.

The Central Bank stipulates that award winning entries may become the property of the Bank. Participants therefore enter this competition in agreement that the Central Bank be allowed to display winning pieces in any forum including but not limited to the Central Bank’s website. All other entries will be offered for sale during the exhibition.

Application Forms

Entry Forms may be obtained from the CENTRAL BANK OF THE BAHAMAS, or from the Bank’s website (centralbankbahamas.com) or from local news papers and in the Family Islands at the ADMINISTRATOR’S OFFICE or the DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICES of the MINISTRY OF EDUCATION.

All entries must be delivered to the Central Bank of the Bahamas no later than FRIDAY, 13 October, 2006.

NB:

All entries submitted will be judged, however, only works of the highest quality and presented in accordance with the guidelines will be exhibited. Works not exhibited will be stored only for 60 days after opening of exhibition. The Central Bank of The Bahamas will not be responsible for works left beyond this period.
All sold pieces may be removed from the exhibition after 30 November, 2007.