Competition Entry Steps
Register in a few simple steps
Draw
Do you want to draw something? Express your interest in oceans and climate change through painting!
Scan and take photos
Please scan the artworks and convert them into PDF or high-resolution JPG.
Then take photos with your artworks, don’t forget to Smile and Say Cheese 🙂
Fill out the form
Fill out the form online and upload your artworks and photos.
Competition Guidelines
Please read the following competition rules to avoid impacting your competition eligibility
Target Audience
Domestic and foreign students age 6 to 16 currently attending/enrolled in school with an interest in painting creation are welcomed to participate.
Only one entry per participant is allowed in the International Competition.
Eligibility, Divisions and Formats
Elementary School Division: Students in grades 1-6 (Age 6-12)
Junior High School Division: Students in grades 7-9 (Age 12-16)
*Students who are over 6 year’s old on September 1 are eligible to enter the Elementary School Division.
How it Works
- Preliminary: The artworks that do not comply with the requirements of the competition will be disqualified from the competition. Every entry must comply with the requirements rules to be eligible for the final stage.
- Final: After the artworks are printed out, the panel judges will select Platinum Award (1 participant), Gold Awards (1 participant), Silver Awards (1 participant), Bronze Awards (5 participants), and Honorable Mentions (5 participants). The organizer reserves the right not to give out any awards if the panel judges have decided that none of the entries meet the required award standard.
Artwork Submission / Deadline
All participants must register and upload their pieces through the event website(Here) by May 3, 2021 (05/03/2021).
- All files should be submitted uploaded electronically through the registration website. Only jpg and PDF file formats are accepted, with a resolution of at least 200dpi, and each file must not be great than 10MB.
- If your file is larger than 10MB and therefore cannot be uploaded, please upload a compressed image through the registration website first, and then contact us through painting@taise.org.tw, and we will assist you with your submission.
Finalists Selection Date
The award information will be announced in mid-May.
Submission Requirements
- Participants may only submit ONE entry for the International Competition, respectively. The same artwork cannot be submitted twice.
- The entries in the painting format category shall be drawn on an 8K art-drawing paper (38*27 cm) and shall not be framed.
- Participants may use watercolor, crayons, printmaking, ink painting, colored pens, or any combination of these on paper. Sketches, collage, and 3D artwork are not accepted.
- The use of words in the artwork is strongly discouraged. Avoid posters and comics format artworks. Depict your imagination with patterns and images as forms of expression. For example, you can draw the painful expression of a sea turtle, but you do not need to add words such as, “I’m in pain!”
- No copyrighted environmental material is allowed (e.g. Water Conservation Mark, Green Mark, or Carbon Footprint Label)
- Artworks that have participated in other exhibitions or have won awards in other art competitions cannot be submitted.
Please Be Noted
- All paintings and drawings must be original artwork, and any kind of art reproduction is not allowed.
- Each participant in the National Competition and the International Competition can only submit one entry, and the participant is the sole creator of each artwork, and no joint/group creation is allowed.
- In order to ensure a fair and just competition, participants must enter the division based on the grade at the time of entry. For example, a student in grade 4 at the time of the preliminary stage of the competition is not allowed to participate in Elementary School Division (Coloring pattern or painting format category) with artwork completed in Grade 3. If any discrepancy is discovered, the participant will be disqualified and the won awards cancelled.
- In order to maintain a fair and just competition, entries that do not comply with the individual regulations and any of the regulations in this document will not be counted, accepted, or judged even if they have been admitted to the preliminary stage of the competition. The participant will be deemed disqualified and any award and related personnel rewards, and the award certificates will be revoked.
- For the instructor column of the entry form, fill in ONE teacher from the student’s school (a substitute teacher with a qualified teacher certificate or an acting instructor). If there are no teachers available, please fill the name of the studio or parent (guardian) with remarks in the below column to facilitate the follow-up award offering process.
Standard for Evaluation
Please refer to the table below to increase your chances of winning.
| Criteria | Percentage | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Content Delivery | 50% | How well the submission addresses the annual theme of the competition, of which must include topics such as climate change, marine environment, global warming, energy saving and carbon reduction, sustainable energy, and environmental protection. |
| Creativity and Originality | 40% | Demonstration of artistic voice, originality, and imagination. How well the submission depicts the theme. All paintings and drawings must be original artwork of the participant without plagiarism or resemblance to other works. |
| Craftsmanship | 10% | The aesthetic quality, technique, and skill in the chosen medium, including strokes, lines, and colors presented in submissions. |
Competition Awards
Experts in the fields of environment and art will be invited to make the final selection, and the winning list will be announced on the Sustainable Institute’s website in mid-May.
International Competition
| Awards | Junior High School Division | Elementary School Division |
|---|---|---|
| Platinum Award (1 participant) | US$ 350, Picture Collection Album, Award Certificate, and Instructor Certificate of Appreciation | US$ 250, Picture Collection Album, Award Certificate, and Instructor Certificate of Appreciation |
| Golden Awards (1 participant) | US$ 300, Picture Collection Album, Award Certificate, and Instructor Certificate of Appreciation | US$ 200, Picture Collection Album, Award Certificate, and Instructor Certificate of Appreciation |
| Silver Awards (1 participant) | US$ 250, Picture Collection Album, Award Certificate, and Instructor Certificate of Appreciation | US$ 150, Picture Collection Album, Award Certificate, and Instructor Certificate of Appreciation |
| Bronze Awards (5 participants) | US$ 200, Picture Collection Album, Award Certificate, and Instructor Certificate of Appreciation | US$ 100, Picture Collection Album, Award Certificate, and Instructor Certificate of Appreciation |
| Honorable Mentions (5 participants) | US$ 150, Picture Collection Album, Award Certificate, and Instructor Certificate of Appreciation | US$ 70, Picture Collection Album, Award Certificate, and Instructor Certificate of Appreciation |
| Nomination (11 participants) | Award Certificate, and Instructor Certificate of Appreciation | Award Certificate, and Instructor Certificate of Appreciation |
*The organizer reserves the right not to give out any awards if the panel judges have decided that none of the entries meet the required award standards.
Exhibition of the Works
The original winning artworks of the National and International Competitions will be exhibited at MRT Zhongxiao Fuxing Station Gallery, MRT Zhongshan Station Gallery, National Museum of Marine Science and Technology (NMMST) in Keelung, National Science and Technology Museum in Kaohsiung, and as well as on the event’s official website (virtual exhibition).
The scheduled art exhibition dates are set as follows:
| Region | Type | Location | Exhibition Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Art Exhibition | Virtual (Online) Exhibition | 2021/6/8~ |
| Keelung | Art Exhibition | National Museum of Marine Science and Technology (NMMST) | 2021/7/1～9/30 |
| Taipei | Art Exhibition | Taipei Metro Mall Art Galleries (North side of Zhongxiao Fuxing ) | 2021/3/1～3/31 |
| Taipei | Art Exhibition | Taipei Metro Mall Art Galleries (Zhongshan Metro Mall) | 2021/10/1～10/30 |
| Kaohsiung | Art Exhibition | National Science and Technology Museum | 2021/6/21～8/30 |
Competition Awards Description
★Cash Awards
- The winners, instructor and guardian will be individually notified regarding the cash awarding process. Please provide us with the filled-in identification documents, cash award receipts, bank account details and other relevant information within 30 days after the announcement of awards. The cash awards will be remitted within 75 days after the announcement of the award to the recipient’s account.
- The cash awards of International Competition will be issued in US dollars. Winners (or their guardians) must have a US dollar bank account to receive the cash awards, otherwise they are deemed to have rejected said cash awards. If the winners (or their guardians) are individuals residing in Taiwan, a TWD bank account is acceptable for receiving the cash awards, which will be calculated using the current exchange rate.
- The cash awards are taxable in accordance with the Taiwan provisions of income tax law.
Other income declaration should be filed according to the regulations for a national cash award winner, while a foreign cash award winner is required to pay withholding income tax:
● 10% of the award payment will be withheld if the winner resides in Taiwan for a total (or more than) of 183 days for the given tax year.
● 20% of the award payment will be withheld if the winner stays in Taiwan for less than 183 days for the tax year. - A USD$21 (NTD$600) will be deduced from cash awards as relevant remittance fees. No remittance fees will be required if the winner is residing in Taiwan.
- The winners are responsible for relevant handling fees and taxes, and any other derivative costs deriving from relevant financial procedures of the country or incurred according to the circumstances of the country.
- Participants will be notified when remittance procedures have been completed, but the exact time period in which participants receive cash awards may be affected by the financial procedures of their respective countries.
★Award Certificates and Instructor Certificate of Appreciation
- In order to save energy, reduce carbon emission and protect the environment, the Award Certificate and Instructor Certificate of Appreciation of this competition will be sent electronically starting from 2020. Only students and instructors participating in the award ceremony will be issued hardcopy Award Certificates and Teacher Certificates of Appreciation.
- Electronic copies of Award Certificates and Instructor Certificates of Appreciation will be emailed to the email address listed in the registration process before June 18, 2021 (Friday).
- The details printed on the given certificates will be based on the information filled in at the time of registration. Participants should ensure that information provided during the registration process is correct. If there is an error in the details provided, please report to us within two weeks. and any overdue request will not be accepted.
★Picture Collection Album (Portfolio)
- The collection of outstanding artworks for 2021 will be used to produce picture collection albums.
- A free online digital version of the picture collection album will be available for download.
- It is expected that the Portfolio will be sent (Email a Download Link) to the winning students and their instructor before June 25, 2021 (Friday).
