The Shankar's International Children's Competition (SICC) 2010 is now open for submission of paintings / drawings / written work, from children all over the world.
Background of the competition: (taken from www.childrensbooktrust.com/sicc.htm)
K. Shankar Pillai (July 31, 1902—December 26, 1989) was a famous cartoonist. He brought out a political magazine called ‘Shankar’s Weekly’. Under the auspices of this magazine, a competition called the Shankar’s International Children’s Competition was organized in 1949. It invited paintings and writings from children in India. Children sent about 3,000 entries. The following year the competition was thrown open to children from all over the world.
Today, the competition has grown and about 1,60,000 entries are received from over 130 countries. The entries are judged by an international jury. The prizewinning entries are compiled in a volume called the ‘Shankar’s Children’s Art Number’.
The prizes are given away at a ceremony conducted entirely by children. The chief guest at this function is the President, Vice-President or the Prime Minister of India. Being very fond of children, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru gave away the prizes in all SICC functions held between 1949 and 1963.
Rules:
1. The competition is open to children from all over the world. They should have been born on or after 01 January 1994.
2. There is no entry fee.
3. Competitors are free to choose the theme/subject they are interested in, or like most, for their paintings / drawings / writings.
4. Each entry should be certified by the parent/guardian/teacher as the original, unaided work of the competitor done during 2009. Entries should be an individual effort and NOT a combined work.
5. Every entry should carry the following information in English and in Block Letters, at the back of the painting/drawing or at the end of the written work:
* First Name
* Last Name
(Please do not give expanded names)
* Boy or Girl
* Date of Birth
* Nationality
* Full postal address
* Subject / Title of the entry
6. No entry will be returned. The copyright of all entries will rest with SICC.
7. All packets should be pre-paid / adequately stamped and mailed directly to reach:
Shankar's International Children's Competition
Nehru House
No. 4, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg
New Delhi 110 002 India
8. Entries sent by air cargo will not be accepted.
9. The last date for receipt of Indian entries is 31 December 2009, whereas for foreign entries it is 28 February 2010.
Rules for Paintings / Drawings:
10. The drawings can be in any medium. Computer printouts / lino-cuts / batiks will not be accepted.
11. The size of each entry should not be less than 30 x 40 cm.
12. A competitor may submit any number of entries. They should not be mounted / framed.
Rules for Written Works:
13. Only entries in ENGLISH will be considered. Translations from other languages do not qualify for the competition.
14. Entries may be in the form of poems, plays, short stories, essays, descriptive writing, and the like.
15. A competitor may submit any number of entries. They should be in a neat handwriting or typed.
Prizes:
16. The entries will be judged by the organizers with the help of a jury. The judges' decision will be final.
17. The following prizes are offered:
i) The President of India's Gold Medal for the best painting / drawing.
ii) The Shankar's Award for the best written work.
iii) 18 Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Gold Medals for the next best paintings / drawings / written work.
iv) About 400 Silver medals and 400 prizes.
18. Results will be announced in August 2010. Prize winners will be informed individually by post.
19. The best entries will be published in Shankar's Children's Art Number, Volume 61. Selected entries will also appear in the monthly magazine for children, Children's World.
20. All competitors are entitled to a copy of the Art Number, Volume 61, at a concessional price (given below). They can reserve their copies by mailing the attached coupon.
Concessional Rate:
USD20.00 / Euro10.00 / British Pound12.00 for foreign participants.
Rs.100.00 for participants from India.
Coupon:
Shankar's International Children's Competition
Nehru House
No. 4, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg
New Delhi 110 002 India
I wish to reserve a copy of Shankar's Children's Art Number, Volume 61, at the concessional rate. I am remitting ..................... by bank draft / money order in favour of Shankar's International Children's Competition.
(In BLOCK LETTERS)
Name: ........................................................
Address: ....................................................
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Note: The High Commission of India, Kuala Lumpur, is in no way connected with this competition. This posting in the blog is just to create awareness of this competition, so as to help develop the creative skills in your children, or children you know.
