Fax for Peace Fax for Tolerance accept entries until 28th February 2009

fax for peace fax for tolerance 30th November 2008 · 28th February 2009
Who & How
It is open to students of all grades and types of schools and to professional artists from all over the world. They are required to submit one or more works developing the themes of PEACE, TOLERANCE, fight against any form of racism and of defense of human rights. Each competitor may take part in two ways:
1 FAX [number fax ++39 0427 40898] or E-MAIL JPG format max 1,5 Mb [e-mail: istsuperiore@faxforpeace.it] one or more pictures or works of visual art;
2 send SHORT FILMS AND CARTOONS of maximum 5 minute lenght that could also be broadcast in compressed format to the following e-mail address [istsuperiore@faxforpeace.it]. The videos can be realized in the most common formats (AVI, MPEG, REAL VIDEO, QuICkTIME, VIDEO FOR WINDOWS ecc.) but they must not exceed 8 Mb of space.
When
Works from each competitor (individual artist, student or class) will be accepted starting from Sunday November 30th 2008 at 8.00 a.m. until Saturday February 28th 2009 at 12.00 p.m..
Exhibition
On each work it is necessary to indicate full name, name of school and grade/ class (if students), telephone and fax number and/or E-mail address, city, country.
The works will be exhibited as they are received in an “in progress” exhibition which will open on SuNDAy 30th NOVEMBER, 2008 AT 17.00 A.M. at the Istituto Superiore di Spilimbergo (Via degli Alpini n.1, Spilimbergo, Pordenone, ITALIA). Works must be sent within the 28th February 2009, expiry date at the latest.
Students will also have to specify school address and class attended.
Competitors implicitly authorize the school to reproduce and use their works in the catalogue and with different media for no-profit activities.
The organization cannot be held responsible in case of theft, damage or loss of the works. Works will not be returned or retransmitted to their authors. THE EXHIBITION WILL CLOSE ON MARCH 31st, 2009. A catalogue will be printed reproducing a wide selection of the works received and will later be sent to all competitors free of charge.
The jury
The jury of experts in communication, art critics and representatives of the school world will select 6 works among those received within the expiry date, according to their development of proposed themes and their effectiveness.
Prizes
The following six prizes, will be awarded according to categories:
* best work - Nursery and Primary Schools: E 300;
* best work - Low Secondary Schools: E 300;
* best work - Secondary High Schools: E 300;
* best work - Video or cartoon: E 300;
* best work - Artists: E 300;
* special best work awarded to a satirical or humorous drawing inviting consideration upon human and civil themes dealing with the initiative: E 500;
* special prize, supported by the President of the Italian Republic consisting in a medal, awarded to the school named for the overall quality of the works sent and the relevant importance of the didactic project submitted.
info
Istituto Superiore via degli Alpini, 1 - 33097 Spilimbergo (Pordenone) Italia
tel ++39 (0)427 40392 - fax ++39 (0)427 40898 e-mail: istsuperiore@faxforpeace.it